Table tennis: Hayata, Ito prevail in all-Japan semifinal at worlds

Hina Hayata and Mima Ito became the first Japanese women's doubles pair in 48 years to reach the table tennis world championship finals with a victory over compatriots Honoka Hashimoto and Hitomi Sato on Saturday.Hayata and Ito, who claimed bronze at the last worlds in 2017, beat their third-seeded countrywomen 4-2 in Budapest to secure a silver medal. Hashimoto and Sato received a bronze for reaching the all-Japan semifinal.The top seeds admitted they were out of synch until the fourth game but claimed the final three to prevail 11-9, 10-12, 14-16, 11-5, 11-5, 11-7."We weren't quite compos…READ FULL ARTICLE