Regarding the "complete elimination" of Japanese players in the top 8 of the men's singles table tennis at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, Chinese women's table tennis legend Deng Yaping pointed out that they "were too overjoyed after winning against China in the team event."

According to Chinese sports media Migu Sports, Ms. Deng surmised, "For the young Japanese players, winning against the Chinese national team in the team event was, to some extent, unexpected." She then questioned, "Before the match, they thought every day about how to beat China. After actually winning, they couldn't control their emotions and expressed excessive joy. If you express too much joy, how are you going to fight in the next day's match?"

Furthermore, she said, "What is a veteran? It is the ability to control one's emotions freely. What does it mean to be experienced? It means not to go overboard even when happy, and not to get too depressed even if things don't go well. In other words, you must control your emotions properly. When it's time to rest, it's important to return quickly, rest, and sleep. In my opinion, Matsushima Sora was too excited. It's only natural that he wouldn't have the stamina for the next day's match."

Also, regarding China's Lin Shidong, who defeated Matsushima, she observed, "The loss in the team event actually brought out Lin's fighting spirit. In fact, he has skill, but he needed some kind of stimulus to recover from rock bottom. If you don't fight boldly when there's no turning back, you'll lose. With no escape route, Lin's fighting spirit was ignited."

Furthermore, regarding Tomokazu Harimoto, she analyzed the cause of defeat, stating, "He showed very excellent play in the team event, but there was a significant difference in his performance in singles. He had prepared sufficiently against China and was mentally ready to fight boldly against China. His mentality was different in today's singles match. He hadn't researched Iran's Alamiyan that much." (Translation/Editing: Kitada)