Hina Ishii completed a triple crown in women’s singles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles at the 2026 Western Australian State Closed Championships. Daiki Shimojo collected two gold medals, one silver and one bronze, while Shingo Matsuda competed in four singles categories and took two matches to a deciding fifth game.
The championships took place at the TTWA Centre in East Victoria Park in late August, with individual events held from 28 to 30 August. Here we look back at Hina, Daiki and Shingo’s results using the official draws published by Table Tennis Western Australia (TTWA).
Hina: a triple crown across singles and doubles
Hina won all three events she entered. In women’s singles and women’s doubles, she completed every played match without dropping a game.
| Event | Result | Final |
|---|---|---|
| Open Women’s Singles | Gold | Won 4-0 against Nikitha Balram |
| Women’s Open Doubles | Gold with Audrey Chuhan Jin | Won 3-0 against Nikitha Balram / Xin Ru Hannah Chan |
| Mixed Open Doubles | Gold with Daiki Shimojo | Won 3-2 against Jasmine Wu / Yonis Yihang Xu |
Women’s singles: three wins, twelve games to nil
After an opening-round bye, Hina beat Karen Pon in the quarter-finals and Pei Shan Jhao in the semi-finals, both 4-0. She maintained that form in the final, defeating Nikitha Balram 4-0 (11-2, 12-10, 11-2, 11-7). Across her three matches, she won twelve games without reply to claim the title.
Women’s doubles: gold with Audrey
Partnering Audrey Chuhan Jin, Hina beat Sarah Li / T. Wild 3-0 in the semi-finals before facing Nikitha Balram / Xin Ru Hannah Chan in the final. They won 3-0 (12-10, 14-12, 11-7), taking both opening games at deuce before closing out the title.
Hina also won Mixed Open Doubles alongside Daiki, with their final going all the way to a fifth game. That match is covered in the mixed doubles section below.
Daiki: two doubles titles and two singles medals
Daiki won both the men’s and mixed open doubles titles, then added podium finishes in two singles events to complete a four-medal campaign in the individual competitions.
| Event | Result | Final or semi-final |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Open Doubles | Gold with Yi Zhong Jaryl Wong | Won final 3-0 against Ivan Jin Wen Chan / Luka Harfouch |
| Mixed Open Doubles | Gold with Hina Ishii | Won final 3-2 against Jasmine Wu / Yonis Yihang Xu |
| Mixed Open Singles | Silver | Lost final 1-3 to Yonis Yihang Xu |
| Open Men’s Singles | Bronze | Lost semi-final 3-4 to Yi Zhong Jaryl Wong |
Mixed Open Singles is a singles competition in which men and women play in the same draw. It is a separate event from mixed doubles.
Men’s doubles: gold without dropping a game
Daiki partnered Yi Zhong Jaryl Wong in the Men’s Open Doubles. After a first-round bye, they beat Holger Klee / David Smith in the quarter-finals and Chamidu Priyasad / Henrique Yamane in the semi-finals, both 3-0.
They maintained that record in the final, beating Ivan Jin Wen Chan / Luka Harfouch 3-0 (11-8, 11-9, 11-2). Across their three played matches, Daiki and Jaryl did not drop a game.
Mixed doubles: a five-game final with Hina
In Mixed Open Doubles, Daiki teamed up with Hina Ishii. They won their quarter-final and semi-final 3-0 before facing Jasmine Wu / Yonis Yihang Xu in the final.
The teams traded games to reach 2-2. Daiki and Hina then took the decider 11-4 to secure the title 3-2 (11-3, 9-11, 11-6, 7-11, 11-4). Together with his men’s doubles title, this gave Daiki two doubles gold medals at the championships.
Men’s singles: bronze after a seven-game semi-final
Daiki reached the Open Men’s Singles semi-finals with wins over Harry Jiang (4-0), Ivan Jin Wen Chan (4-1) and Chamidu Priyasad (4-0).
His semi-final opponent was his men’s doubles partner, Yi Zhong Jaryl Wong. Trailing 1-3, Daiki won the fifth and sixth games to force a decider. Jaryl took the seventh, leaving Daiki with bronze after a 3-4 defeat. Jaryl went on to win the final and the men’s singles title.
Mixed singles: silver after three straight-game wins
Daiki beat Mohit Kapoor, Greg Letts and Sidney Win Shwe, all 3-0, to reach the Mixed Open Singles final. Against Yonis Yihang Xu, he took the opening game 15-13, but lost the next three to finish runner-up after a 1-3 defeat.
Shingo: four singles events and two deciding-game battles
Shingo competed across age-group, rating-based and open singles categories. Although he finished outside the medals, both his Under 1300 Singles and Mixed Open Singles matches went to five games.
| Event | Round reached | Match result |
|---|---|---|
| Over 40 Men’s Singles | Round of 16 | Lost 0-3 to Irwan Budiarto |
| Under 1300 Singles (rating-based) | Round of 32 | Lost 2-3 to Bradley Johnston |
| Open Men’s Singles | Round of 32 | Lost 0-4 to Yi Zhong Jaryl Wong |
| Mixed Open Singles | Round of 32 | Lost 2-3 to Dan Holwerda |
Rounds are taken from the official knockout draws. Shingo received an opening-round bye in Over 40 Men’s Singles and Open Men’s Singles before playing in the rounds listed above.
Under 1300: a two-game lead and deuce in the decider
Shingo won the opening two games against Bradley Johnston, both 11-6, to build a 2-0 lead. Bradley levelled the match, and the fifth game reached deuce before Shingo narrowly lost 11-13. The final score was 2-3 (11-6, 11-6, 7-11, 8-11, 11-13). Bradley went on to earn bronze in the event.
Mixed singles: another five-game contest
Against Dan Holwerda, Shingo recovered from losing the opening game to win the second and third 11-9, moving ahead 2-1. A close fourth game went to Dan 14-12, followed by the decider 11-8. Shingo’s match ended 2-3 (6-11, 11-9, 11-9, 12-14, 8-11).
His Open Men’s Singles draw brought a meeting with eventual champion Yi Zhong Jaryl Wong, while his Over 40 Men’s Singles opponent was Irwan Budiarto, completing a varied weekend of competition.
Following Team Japan’s silver
Hina, Daiki and Shingo had already helped Team Japan finish runner-up in the teams event. The individual competitions added a triple crown for Hina, four medals for Daiki and several close contests for Shingo. Thank you to TTWA, the players, officials, volunteers and everyone who supported the championships.
Read our earlier report: Team Japan claims silver at the 2026 WA State Closed Championships.
Official results and photos
- TTWA: 2026 Western Australian State Closed Championships
- Saturday results: age-group and rating-based events
- Sunday results: open events
- Day 4 championship photo album by Tom Atkinson
This report is based on the official results published by TTWA. Photo credit: Tom Atkinson. Published 31 August 2026.