Hayasuke Togami/Daito Shinozuka lie down in the men's doubles final of the 2025 World Table Tennis Championships, and Japan ended with at least 2 silvers and 2 bronzes

In the men's doubles quarterfinals of the 2025 World Table Tennis Championships in Doha, the Japanese pair Hayasuke Togami/Daito Shinozuka defeated the Egyptian pair Albeali/Abdel Aziz in straight games to reach the semifinals. So far, the Japanese team has locked up the third doubles medal of this World Table Tennis Championships after the mixed doubles Maharu Yoshimura/Satsuki Oto won the silver medal or above, and the women's doubles Miwa Zhangmoto/Miyu Kihara won the bronze medal or above. In addition, Ito's reach for the women's singles semifinals also secured at least one bronze medal.

Japanese pair Hayasuke Togami (right) / Shinozuka Daito

In the first game, Hayasuke Togami/Daito Shinozuka made a light blow error, for example, they were behind for a while, but they caught up from 9-10 and finally reversed 12-10, and then in the second and third games, the Japanese team overwhelmed the Egyptian pair and did not give the opponent a chance to fight back, so they won a complete victory. So far, Hayasuke Togami has won his second medal in men's doubles after the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships in Houston with Yukiya Uda. Shinozuka Daito won his first medal at the World Championships.

Hayasuke Togami/Shinozuka Otobu were originally scheduled to face the French pair Brazzawilder/Dole in the semi-finals, but the French pair waived due to injury, and in this way, Togami/Shinozuka went straight to the final.