Day 1 Match 3 Report – Mima ITO vs. Miyu KATO
Match 3: Mima ITO (JPN) 3-4 Miyu KATO (JPN) (11-4, 4-11, 10-11, 4-11, 5-1*, 5-1*, 4-5*)
Higher-ranked Mima Ito almost pulled off victory on FAST5 games but failed by a narrow miss on her final shot against her fellow Japanese. The 18-year-old Ito won the first game easily then proceeded to drop the next three, as Miyu Kato stepped up with more variation in her game while Ito found her shots missing the mark. The FAST5 offered redemption for Ito as she could still win the match by taking three consecutive games. She won the first two easily but fell behind in the final game. Fighting back from 2-4 down, Ito took the match to a deciding point but a good serve from Kato earned her a memorable win at the T2Cavern.
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