Thailand Open Masters Games　久しぶりの国際卓球交流・タイオープンマスターズ初参加・初優勝

投稿日: 2023-02-17 更新日: 2023-02-18

Wonderful friendship and championships at the Thailand Open Masters Games!! スポーツを通した国際交流はいいですね！！

“We are the champions” in the team event of men 60’s, and I also got the gold medal in the men’s singles in the same category. At the final match of the team event, I was the last player losing by 0-2 games. People in the hall was excited and cheering up the Thai player who was about to defeat a Japanese opponent. It was a matter of a pure luck that a tide of the game changed. My coming back to get 3 consecutive games brought a champion trophy of men’s team event to Japan team. There is a short movie of the game and prize award ceremony of our game below (in the middle of the movie at aroung 5:00 min)

Similarly, the goddess of victory kissed my racket in the thrilling games of 3-2 with Hong Kong player and the final with our team mate, Tachibana, in the men’s singles.

With or without a trophy, it was a wonderful moment of life that has brought instantaneous and natural friendships among players from different corners of Asia including Thai, Hong Kong, Myanmar, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Korea, China and Japan.

I would like to express our heartfelt thanks to our Thai friends, particularly, Van-san and Charlie san, as well as the organizers of Thai TT Association for their love to sports and extraordinary hospitality. Last but not least, my sincere appreciation goes to Kahara (華原）san for leading us, and Nishida (西田） and Tachibana（立花）kun for their great company. We all are looking forward to the next gathering of table tennis friends without border.