In the quarterfinals of the women's singles at the 2025 World Table Tennis Championships in Doha on the 23rd local time, Japan's 24-year-old Misei Ito defeated the world's No. 4 Chinese star Wang Yidi 4-1 in the total number of games, not only suspending the 7-game losing streak, but also advancing to the women's singles top 4 stage of the World Championships for the first time, at least guaranteeing a bronze medal, which will also be the first singles medal in her career. Misei Ito cried happily after the game, saying that she was so happy.

Mimato Ito, ranked No. 9 in the world

Mimato Ito, ranked No. 9 in the world, only had a 2-10 record against Wang Yidi before. Ito defeated Wang Yidi 6-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-8, 11-9 today, and entered the women's singles semi-finals of the World Championships for the first time in her career.

Japanese media "Daily" reported after the game that Ito Misei said, "I'm really happy, I haven't been able to defeat (Wang Yidi) before, and it's really great to win on the big stage of the World Championships." And I'm very happy to be able to win a medal on my own. Ito choked up and burst into tears when she was interviewed after the match, "This is my first medal [in singles at the World Championships], so I'm really happy. Moreover, the medal won by beating the Chinese player turned out to be so happy. ”

Mimato Ito, ranked No. 9 in the world

Because Japanese ace Hina Hayada won the bronze medal in the women's singles at the 2023 World Championships, Ito said, "I told myself that I could do it, and I went into the tournament with that mood." I'm really happy to keep my promise. It is worth mentioning that Ito won the bronze medal in the women's singles at the 2025 Macau World Cup and reached the semifinals of the 2025 World Table Tennis Championships in Doha, which means that she has reached the women's singles podium of the world's three major tournaments twice this year.