[Finals Recap] Nojima T.League 2025-2026 Season
The Nojima T.League 2025-2026 season concluded with Kinoshita Meister Tokyo winning the Men's Final and Kinoshita Abyell Kanagawa winning the Women's Final after a historic 4-hour match.
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Nojima T.League 2025-2026 Season Concludes
◆ March 27 (Fri)
・Men's Final
Kinoshita Meister Tokyo 3-0 Kanazawa Port
Winner: Kinoshita Meister Tokyo
Playoff MVP: #17 Lin Yun-Ju
KM Tokyo becomes champion for the 5th time; Kanazawa misses 'third time's the charm'
The men's final was a match between KM Tokyo and Kanazawa Port. Despite being a weekday, cheering squads from both teams gathered, and the match took place amidst loud cheering.
In the first match (doubles), KM Tokyo deployed their ace pair Lin Yun-Ju and Yang An, who had a 5-0 record in the regular season, while Kanazawa fielded a new pair, Hiromu Kobayashi and Jang Woo-jin. The match featuring players from Japan, South Korea, China, and Chinese Taipei, known as top-tier doubles experts, unfolded at an extremely high level. KM Tokyo took the first game, riding their regular-season momentum. In the second game, the Kanazawa pair turned things around, showing strength in forehand smashes and rallies to take the game 11-5. In the final game, both teams used their timeouts, and it was a tight battle up to 9-9. Ultimately, Lin Yun-Ju's counter and block sealed the deal, giving KM Tokyo the lead.
In the second match, Yuta Tanaka, whose order was disclosed beforehand, faced off against the rising star Ryusei Kawakami, who had previously defeated Tanaka in domestic selection matches. Tanaka, showing an unprecedentedly aggressive style alongside his signature defensive prowess, took the first game. Kawakami, who commented, 'At first, I was so nervous my feet wouldn't move at all,' saw Tanaka take an early lead in the second game as well. However, from there, Kawakami showed remarkably few mistakes for a 16-year-old and staged a comeback, evening the game count. Tanaka won the third game by showcasing excellent serve placement and a versatile backhand. Yet, Kawakami took the fourth game by outlasting Tanaka in rallies and showing superior on-table techniques in a closely contested battle, pushing it to a full-game match. In the final game, Kawakami displayed his signature two-hand strokes, reaching match point at 10-7. Tanaka fought hard with shots that forced net-ins, but fell just short. Kawakami, praised by acting head coach Kai Wang as having a 'shocking speed of growth,' earned his first playoff victory, putting KM Tokyo one step away from the championship.
The third match was a world-class showdown between KM Tokyo's Lin and Kanazawa's Jang. From the first game, it was a display of the world's highest level of play in every aspect, including physical strength, technical prowess, and a fair play spirit shown by Jang, who voluntarily conceded a point on a questionable call. Lin, who gained the upper hand in serve-receives, took the first game and carried that momentum to take the second. In the third game, Jang scored points with forehand drives, but Lin, who never handed over the flow of the game, secured a straight-sets victory. KM Tokyo claimed their 5th championship, their first in two seasons.
◆ March 28 (Sat)
・Women's Final
Nissay Red Elf 2-3 Kinoshita Abyell Kanagawa
Winner: Kinoshita Abyell Kanagawa
Playoff MVP: #16 Miwa Harimoto
Women's Final was the longest fierce battle in history, lasting '4 hours and 2 minutes'
The women's final was a match between the regular season's 1st place Nissay Red Elf and the semifinal winner Kinoshita Abyell Kanagawa. 3,145 spectators witnessed this fierce battle.
For the first match (doubles), Nissay deployed the Asuka Sasao/Anne Uesawa pair, who had a 5-match winning streak, while KA Kanagawa fielded the Miwa Harimoto/Miyu Nagasaki pair, who won the All Japan Championship this year. A fierce battle unfolded from the first game of the first match, tangling up to 20-18. While it seemed the Nissay pair had grasped the momentum by winning this first game with good combination play, the second game...
◆ March 27 (Fri)
・Men's Final
Kinoshita Meister Tokyo 3-0 Kanazawa Port
Winner: Kinoshita Meister Tokyo
Playoff MVP: #17 Lin Yun-Ju
KM Tokyo becomes champion for the 5th time; Kanazawa misses 'third time's the charm'
The men's final was a match between KM Tokyo and Kanazawa Port. Despite being a weekday, cheering squads from both teams gathered, and the match took place amidst loud cheering.
In the first match (doubles), KM Tokyo deployed their ace pair Lin Yun-Ju and Yang An, who had a 5-0 record in the regular season, while Kanazawa fielded a new pair, Hiromu Kobayashi and Jang Woo-jin. The match featuring players from Japan, South Korea, China, and Chinese Taipei, known as top-tier doubles experts, unfolded at an extremely high level. KM Tokyo took the first game, riding their regular-season momentum. In the second game, the Kanazawa pair turned things around, showing strength in forehand smashes and rallies to take the game 11-5. In the final game, both teams used their timeouts, and it was a tight battle up to 9-9. Ultimately, Lin Yun-Ju's counter and block sealed the deal, giving KM Tokyo the lead.
In the second match, Yuta Tanaka, whose order was disclosed beforehand, faced off against the rising star Ryusei Kawakami, who had previously defeated Tanaka in domestic selection matches. Tanaka, showing an unprecedentedly aggressive style alongside his signature defensive prowess, took the first game. Kawakami, who commented, 'At first, I was so nervous my feet wouldn't move at all,' saw Tanaka take an early lead in the second game as well. However, from there, Kawakami showed remarkably few mistakes for a 16-year-old and staged a comeback, evening the game count. Tanaka won the third game by showcasing excellent serve placement and a versatile backhand. Yet, Kawakami took the fourth game by outlasting Tanaka in rallies and showing superior on-table techniques in a closely contested battle, pushing it to a full-game match. In the final game, Kawakami displayed his signature two-hand strokes, reaching match point at 10-7. Tanaka fought hard with shots that forced net-ins, but fell just short. Kawakami, praised by acting head coach Kai Wang as having a 'shocking speed of growth,' earned his first playoff victory, putting KM Tokyo one step away from the championship.
The third match was a world-class showdown between KM Tokyo's Lin and Kanazawa's Jang. From the first game, it was a display of the world's highest level of play in every aspect, including physical strength, technical prowess, and a fair play spirit shown by Jang, who voluntarily conceded a point on a questionable call. Lin, who gained the upper hand in serve-receives, took the first game and carried that momentum to take the second. In the third game, Jang scored points with forehand drives, but Lin, who never handed over the flow of the game, secured a straight-sets victory. KM Tokyo claimed their 5th championship, their first in two seasons.
◆ March 28 (Sat)
・Women's Final
Nissay Red Elf 2-3 Kinoshita Abyell Kanagawa
Winner: Kinoshita Abyell Kanagawa
Playoff MVP: #16 Miwa Harimoto
Women's Final was the longest fierce battle in history, lasting '4 hours and 2 minutes'
The women's final was a match between the regular season's 1st place Nissay Red Elf and the semifinal winner Kinoshita Abyell Kanagawa. 3,145 spectators witnessed this fierce battle.
For the first match (doubles), Nissay deployed the Asuka Sasao/Anne Uesawa pair, who had a 5-match winning streak, while KA Kanagawa fielded the Miwa Harimoto/Miyu Nagasaki pair, who won the All Japan Championship this year. A fierce battle unfolded from the first game of the first match, tangling up to 20-18. While it seemed the Nissay pair had grasped the momentum by winning this first game with good combination play, the second game...