Oh Junsung vs Hiroto Shinozuka | Extended Highlights | MS SF | #WTTYokohama 2026

He's riding the wave of the home event. Smiling and willing to engage. And it's either going to be Tomokazu Harimoto or Sora Matsushima in the final. How both youngsters deal with the nerves of this moment in this situation. Nerves? What nerves? That's the thing about this guy. He could go the other way, i.e. he might not turn up, but when he does, he brings his game. Brought some defense as well. And at the moment, got him this seven-point lead. With flair to him. And he's got a shot-making ability that is absolutely leaving his opponent flat-footed right now. Yeah, we saw Tomokazu Harimoto, his teammate. Oh, lads. It's an exhibition. How good was that? Chun Sung loves it back there. Shimizuka saying, OK, let me hit my way into form here. Let's get the party started in Yokohama. Well done. Disguised as well. The deception of that ball. Difficult to explain how hard it is to do what he's just done. Take all the pace off the ball and go across the outside. So he gets there. His progress towards that first game was held up slightly. But in the end, that has been an utterly dominant start to this semifinal by the 20-year-old. Oh, Chun Sung takes the first. Shimizuka is such a canny player. He won't mind this at all. Because ultimately, you're in the upper. Now I ask you, from Chun Sung's point of view, how sustainable is this policy of going back off the table? And then, of course, he's got that backhand switch. Oh, Chun Sung is having a bit of fun with this. Looking to make it a two-game lead. Oh Chun Sung is dealing with the pressure of this moment better than his Japanese opponent for now. Back for another finisher from Oh Chun Sung. He's finding angles on this table that don't exist. Oh, brilliant. Not that time though. He made one incredible... He's never getting near that. He's just got to watch and enjoy. Puts that away perfectly. Just what he needed really, just to remind himself what he's been about in this match. We've seen it a couple of times from him this week. Yeah, not this time. There's another point. He's back in the match. Has he got a blip in him? Has he got a little wobble here in him? He heard you, John. Receiving well. It's very much how that backhand game develops. He was spreading the play so well. Happened to Shin Yu Bin as well yesterday, didn't it? Big time. Not necessarily. Did a job a year and a bit. As you can see here, embodied in, Shinozuka are doing well. I think it's clear that Sora and Tomo are fighting for that chance. But now he's in trouble because it's a four-point gap. He went for a bit of finesse, took the pace off it, but it invited that beauty from Shinozuka. I think the question is, Shinozuka, did he pick... And there he is, no harm done. So good against speed. Made a few mistakes and Jun Song just tosses it up to his backhand. He's on the way and Shinozuka's got to put the brakes on somehow. As many balls on the table as you can. Coach's advice followed. Everything right. Hiroto, Shinozuka. He played the point perfectly, commanded the table. And he does it. 4-1 Oh Jun Song against Hiroto Shinozuka. It's the man with no seating in this Champions Tournament in Yokohama that does it. He marches on to the final. Nobody saw it coming. Only him, maybe. 11-4, 11-4. A blip in the middle, 11-7. And he gets it done.