(SP) TUNISIA-RADES-WTT CONTENDER-MEN'S DOUBLES

(SP) TUNISIA-RADES-WTT CONTENDER-MEN'S DOUBLES

(220807) -- TUNIS, Aug. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalists Harimoto Tomokazu (1st R) and Kizukuri Yuto (2nd R) of Japan pose for photos with silver medalists Zhao Zihao (1st L) and Xue Fei of China during the awarding ceremony after the men's doubles final at the World Table Tennis Contender Tunis 2022 in Rades, Tunisia, Aug. 6, 2022. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)

(SP) TUNISIA-RADES-WTT CONTENDER-MEN'S DOUBLES

(SP) TUNISIA-RADES-WTT CONTENDER-MEN'S DOUBLES

(220807) -- TUNIS, Aug. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Zihao and Xue Fei (L) of China compete during the men's doubles final against Harimoto Tomokazu and Kizukuri Yuto of Japan at the World Table Tennis Contender Tunis 2022 in Rades, Tunisia, Aug. 6, 2022. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)

(SP) TUNISIA-RADES-WTT CONTENDER-MEN'S DOUBLES

(SP) TUNISIA-RADES-WTT CONTENDER-MEN'S DOUBLES

(220807) -- TUNIS, Aug. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Zihao (2nd L) and Xue Fei (1st L) of China compete during the men's doubles final against Harimoto Tomokazu and Kizukuri Yuto of Japan at the World Table Tennis Contender Tunis 2022 in Rades, Tunisia, Aug. 6, 2022. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)

(SP) TUNISIA-RADES-WTT CONTENDER-MEN'S DOUBLES

(SP) TUNISIA-RADES-WTT CONTENDER-MEN'S DOUBLES

(220807) -- TUNIS, Aug. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Zihao and Xue Fei (R) of China compete during the men's doubles final against Harimoto Tomokazu and Kizukuri Yuto of Japan at the World Table Tennis Contender Tunis 2022 in Rades, Tunisia, Aug. 6, 2022. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)

Table tennis: Men's doubles champions at Japanese c'ships

Table tennis: Men's doubles champions at Japanese c'ships

Tomokazu Harimoto (L) and Yuto Kizukuri celebrate after winning the men's doubles final at the Japanese national table tennis championships in Osaka on Jan. 19, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Table tennis: Men's doubles final at Japanese c'ships

Table tennis: Men's doubles final at Japanese c'ships

Tomokazu Harimoto (R) and Yuto Kizukuri celebrate after defeating Yuki Matsuyama and Masaki Takami 3-2 in the men's doubles final at the Japanese national table tennis championships in Osaka on Jan. 19, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Table tennis: Men's doubles final at Japanese c'ships

Table tennis: Men's doubles final at Japanese c'ships

Tomokazu Harimoto (R) and Yuto Kizukuri celebrate after defeating Yuki Matsuyama and Masaki Takami 3-2 in the men's doubles final at the Japanese national table tennis championships in Osaka on Jan. 19, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Table tennis: Men's doubles final at Japanese c'ships

Table tennis: Men's doubles final at Japanese c'ships

Tomokazu Harimoto (R) and Yuto Kizukuri play in the men's doubles final at the Japanese national table tennis championships in Osaka on Jan. 19, 2019. Harimoto and Kizukuri defeated Yuki Matsuyama and Masaki Takami 3-2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Harimoto-Kizukuri pair come up short in China Open final

Harimoto-Kizukuri pair come up short in China Open final

Japan's 13-year-old Tomokazu Harimoto (R) and 17-year-old partner Yuto Kizukuri play against their compatriots Jin Ueda and Rio Olympic team silver medalist Maharu Yoshimura in the men's doubles final at the China Open in Chengdu, China on June 25, 2017. The Harimoto-Kizukuri pair lost 1-3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Harimoto-Kizukuri pair come up short in China Open final

Harimoto-Kizukuri pair come up short in China Open final

Japan's Jin Ueda (C) and Rio Olympic team silver medalist Maharu Yoshimura (L) react to the crowd after winning the men's doubles at the China Open in Chengdu, China on June 25, 2017. They defeated the Japanese pair of Tomokazu Harimoto and Yuto Kizukuri in the final. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo