Men · JPN
Tomokazu Harimoto
World No. 2 ▲1
- World ranking
- No. 2, 6,963 points
- Age
- 23 (born 27 June 2003)
- Birthplace
- Sendai, Japan
- Height
- 178 cm
- Plays
- Right-handed, Shakehand
- Style
- Attacker
- Club
- Okayama Rivets (T.League)
Overview
Latest results
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Men's singles, Final | Patrick Franziska | W 4-22-11, 11-9, 11-13, 11-8, 11-4, 11-4 |
| 8 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Men's singles, Semi-final | Lin Yun-Ju | W 4-311-9, 12-10, 8-11, 7-11, 11-6, 9-11, 11-8 |
| 7 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Men's singles, Quarter-final | Dang Qiu | W 4-011-6, 15-13, 11-6, 11-5 |
| 6 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Lim Jonghoon | W 3-111-6, 8-11, 11-4, 11-4 |
| 3 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Vladimir Sidorenko | W 3-011-6, 11-8, 11-7 |
Latest news
- Tomokazu Harimoto climbs to world No 2 behind Sora Matsushima as Satsuki Odo breaks into the women's top 10
- Leaf blower keeps Patrick Franziska's lucky shirt dry on run to two WTT Champions finals
- Japan take half of the 2026 WTT Champions singles titles as China's men end the series without one
- WTT Champions Frankfurt finals: Hina Hayata retains her title as Tomokazu Harimoto beats Franziska
Honours
21 titles and gold medals on record, including Olympic Games, World Championships, World Team Championships.
All honours →News
- International
Tomokazu Harimoto climbs to world No 2 behind Sora Matsushima as Satsuki Odo breaks into the women's top 10
The first ranking after WTT Champions Frankfurt puts two Japanese men at the top, lifts Lin Yun-Ju back to fifth and Patrick Franziska to 11th, and leaves Wang Manyu's lead among the women untouched.
- International
Leaf blower keeps Patrick Franziska's lucky shirt dry on run to two WTT Champions finals
The world No 15 would not change out of the blue shirt he was winning in, and says his battery is empty after back-to-back finals.
- International
Japan take half of the 2026 WTT Champions singles titles as China's men end the series without one
Miwa Harimoto beat a Chinese player in all three of her finals, and no Chinese man has reached a semi-final since Wen Ruibo's run in Chongqing in March.
- Day 6 review
WTT Champions Frankfurt finals: Hina Hayata retains her title as Tomokazu Harimoto beats Franziska
Japan won both singles titles on the final day as Hayata beat Odo 4-2 and Harimoto ended the home hopes of Franziska with three straight games.
- Day 6 preview
WTT Champions Frankfurt finals day preview: Hayata meets Miwa Harimoto as Franziska chases a German first
Japan have five of the eight semi-finalists, while Patrick Franziska and Sabine Winter carry German hopes into the last day.
- Day 5 review
WTT Champions Frankfurt day five review: Franziska knocks out Matsushima as Winter beats Chen Yi
Two Germans are in the semi-finals after Franziska beat the world No 1 12-10 in the sixth game, while Japan have five of the last eight and China none.
- Day 5 preview
WTT Champions Frankfurt day five preview: Winter meets Chen Yi as Matsushima plays Franziska
Four Germans play in the quarter-finals, Miwa Harimoto and Chen Xingtong meet again after the Yokohama final, and Wen Ruibo carries China's hopes against Lin Yun-Ju.
- Day 4 review
WTT Champions Frankfurt day four review: Verdonschot knocks out Calderano as Winter beats Han Ying
The 21-year-old wildcard beat the sixth seed on a service fault at 12-11 in the fourth, Franziska came from two games down against Duda and four Germans are in the quarter-finals.
- Day 4 preview
WTT Champions Frankfurt day four preview: Han Ying meets Sabine Winter as Franziska plays Duda
The last 16 finishes with two all-German matches, the two Harimotos in the afternoon and Kaufmann, Mittelham and Verdonschot all trying to reach the quarter-finals.
- Day 3 review
WTT Champions Frankfurt day three review: Wen Ruibo knocks out Wang Chuqin as Duda beats Jang Woojin
The 19-year-old beat the fourth seed in under 24 minutes, Hana Goda and Satsuki Odo set up a quarter-final, and Sora Matsushima and Dang Qiu are through.
- Day 2 review
WTT Champions Frankfurt day two review: Han Ying beats Wang Yidi as Germany win all six matches
The 43-year-old defender beat the third seed in straight games, Kaufmann, Verdonschot, Winter and Mittelham also won, and Lim Jonghoon came from two games down.
- Day 2 preview
WTT Champions Frankfurt day two preview: Wang Yidi and Hayata start as six Germans play
Kaufmann, Winter, Mittelham and Ovtcharov are among the home players in action, and Wang Chuqin finds out on Wednesday whether he plays Wen Ruibo or An Jaehyun.
- Day 1 review
WTT Champions Frankfurt day one review: Wang Chuqin returns with a win as Miwa Harimoto survives
Wang Chuqin beat Anders Lind in his first match for more than a month, Sofia Polcanova took the women's favourite to a decider and Truls Moregard and Shin Yubin withdrew.
- Day 1 preview
WTT Champions Frankfurt day one preview: Wang Chuqin returns as Miwa Harimoto and Matsushima start
The world's top three men all play on Tuesday, and Miwa Harimoto, now the women's favourite, opens the tournament against Sofia Polcanova at 11am UK time.
- Day 3 preview
WTT Champions Montpellier day three preview: Miwa Harimoto and Calderano start as the last 16 begins
The first round ends in the afternoon, and the evening brings Moregard, Matsushima, Chen Xingtong and the defending champion Wang Yidi into the last 16.
- Day 2 review
WTT Champions Montpellier day two review: Gauzy knocks out Harimoto as Wang Manyu escapes
Alexis Lebrun and Flavien Coton both lost from two games up, and Kuai Man needed extra points in the decider to beat Wales's Anna Hursey.
- Day 2 preview
WTT Champions Montpellier day two preview: Wang Manyu, Alexis Lebrun and five French players in action
Thirteen more first-round matches are played on Wednesday, with the women's top seed facing the new African champion and Alexis Lebrun leading five French players into the arena.
- International
Asian Championships 2026: Harimoto and Chen Yi win singles titles as China and Japan share the honours
Harimoto came from two games down to beat Li Tianyang, Chen Yi swept Miwa Harimoto, and Japan's women came from 2-1 down to beat China in the team final.
Results
Recent matches
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Men's singles, Final | Patrick Franziska | W 4-22-11, 11-9, 11-13, 11-8, 11-4, 11-4 |
| 8 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Men's singles, Semi-final | Lin Yun-Ju | W 4-311-9, 12-10, 8-11, 7-11, 11-6, 9-11, 11-8 |
| 7 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Men's singles, Quarter-final | Dang Qiu | W 4-011-6, 15-13, 11-6, 11-5 |
| 6 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Lim Jonghoon | W 3-111-6, 8-11, 11-4, 11-4 |
| 3 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Vladimir Sidorenko | W 3-011-6, 11-8, 11-7 |
| 28 Oct 2026 | WTT Champions Montpellier 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Simon Gauzy | L 0-313-15, 7-11, 6-11 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Zhou Qihao | L 0-39-11, 8-11, 9-11 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Park Ganghyeon | W 3-211-6, 11-8, 7-11, 5-11, 12-10 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's singles, Last 64 | Jonathan Groth | W 3-29-11, 7-11, 11-2, 11-9, 11-9 |
| 13 Sep 2026 | WTT Champions Macao 2026Men's singles, Semi-final | Truls Moregard | L 3-413-11, 6-11, 11-6, 10-12, 8-11, 11-9, 14-16 |
| 12 Sep 2026 | WTT Champions Macao 2026Men's singles, Quarter-final | Zhou Qihao | W 4-111-5, 11-4, 11-8, 6-11, 11-8 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | WTT Champions Macao 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Anders Lind | W 3-011-3, 11-6, 11-6 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | WTT Champions Macao 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Mak Tin Ian | W 3-011-2, 11-2, 11-2 |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Europe Smash - Sweden 2026Men's singles, Final | Félix Lebrun | L 1-45-11, 8-11, 11-5, 9-11, 9-11 |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Europe Smash - Sweden 2026Men's singles, Semi-final | Sora Matsushima | W 4-311-6, 7-11, 11-4, 6-11, 9-11, 11-8, 11-6 |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Europe Smash - Sweden 2026Men's singles, Quarter-final | Alexis Lebrun | W 4-011-9, 11-7, 13-11, 15-13 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | Europe Smash - Sweden 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Shunsuke Togami | W 3-214-12, 7-11, 12-10, 9-11, 11-9 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Europe Smash - Sweden 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Yukiya Uda | W 3-011-5, 11-9, 11-5 |
| 12 Aug 2026 | Europe Smash - Sweden 2026Men's singles, Last 64 | Manav Thakkar | W 3-011-9, 11-8, 11-6 |
| 9 Aug 2026 | WTT Champions Yokohama 2026Men's singles, Final | Oh Junsung | W 4-17-11, 11-7, 11-4, 11-8, 11-7 |
Official results from World Table Tennis. Times are UK dates.
Season by season
| Year | Singles | Won-lost | Win % | Titles | Finals | Doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55 | 41-14 | 75% | 2 | 4 | – |
| 2025 | 61 | 46-15 | 75% | 4 | 7 | 16-8 |
| 2024 | 58 | 42-16 | 72% | 2 | 5 | 37-9 |
| 2023 | 23 | 15-8 | 65% | 0 | 0 | 12-4 |
| 2022 | 20 | 14-6 | 70% | 2 | 3 | 16-2 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3-2 | 60% | 0 | 1 | 5-2 |
WTT and ITTF events from 2021, main draw and qualifying, walkovers left out. Team-event matches are listed under recent matches but not counted here.
Head to head
Singles against the players met most often.
Where the ranking points come from
6,963 points from 8 counted results (ITTF world ranking, week 46, 9 November 2026). A player's best results over 12 months count; each drops off a year after the event.
| Event | Result | Points | Drops off | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025 | Winner | 1500 | Counts | 14 December 2026 |
| Europe Smash - Sweden 2026 | Runner-up | 1400 | Counts | 23 August 2027 |
| WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026 | Winner | 1000 | Counts | 15 November 2027 |
| WTT Champions Yokohama 2026 | Winner | 1000 | Counts | 16 August 2027 |
| World Team Championships London 2026 | Runner-up (team) | 663 | Counts | 17 May 2027 |
| ITTF-ATTU Asian Championships Tashkent 2026 | Winner | 500 | Counts | 1 November 2027 |
| WTT Champions Macao 2026 | Semi-final | 450 | Counts | 20 September 2027 |
| ITTF Men’s & Women’s World Cup Macao 2026 | Quarter-final | 450 | Counts | 12 April 2027 |
| WTT Champions Chongqing 2026 | Semi-final | 450 | Not counted | 22 March 2027 |
| WTT Champions Doha 2026 | Semi-final | 450 | Not counted | 18 January 2027 |
| Singapore Smash 2026 | Last 16 | 380 | Not counted | 8 March 2027 |
| United States Smash 2026 | Last 16 | 380 | Not counted | 12 July 2027 |
| China Smash 2026 | Last 16 | 380 | Not counted | 18 October 2027 |
| ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup Haikou 2026 | Runner-up | 350 | Not counted | 15 February 2027 |
| ITTF Mixed Team World Cup Chengdu 2025 | Runner-up (team) | 205 | Not counted | 7 December 2026 |
| WTT Star Contender Doha 2026 | Last 16 | 115 | Not counted | 25 January 2027 |
| Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 | Quarter-final | 90 | Not counted | 11 October 2027 |
| ITTF-ATTU Asian Team Championships Tashkent 2026 | Semi-final (team) | 63 | Not counted | 1 November 2027 |
| WTT Champions Montpellier 2026 | Last 32 | 15 | Not counted | 8 November 2027 |
From World Table Tennis's ranking records.
Honours
Honours
At the majors and Grand Smashes
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | Not held | R64 | Not held | QF | Not held | R32 | Not held | 0 |
| World Team Championships | Not held | Not held | SF | Not held | – | Not held | F | 0 |
| World Cup | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | SF | QF | QF | 0 |
| WTT Finals | – | F | F | – | F | W | – | 1 |
| Singapore Smash | – | Not held | R64 | R16 | R16 | R32 | R16 | 0 |
| Saudi Smash | – | Not held | Not held | Not held | R16 | Not held | Not held | 0 |
| China Smash | – | Not held | Not held | Not held | R16 | R64 | R16 | 0 |
| United States Smash | – | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | F | R16 | 0 |
| Europe Smash | – | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | R16 | F | 0 |
W won, F final, SF semi-final, QF quarter-final, R16 last 16 and so on; Grp group stage, Q qualifying, – did not play or no record, Not held: no event that year. Singles, except the World Team Championships, which show the team's finish in years the player played or won a medal. Full results from 2019 from World Table Tennis's records; earlier years show medals only.
Olympic Games 1
- Bronze 2021 Team
World Championships 2
- Silver 2023 Mixed doubles
- Silver 2021 Mixed doubles
World Team Championships 2
- Silver 2026 Team
- Bronze 2022 Team
World Cup 2
- Bronze 2024 Singles
- Silver 2019 Singles
WTT Finals 1
- Winner 2025 Singles
Continental and multi-sport 4
- Gold 2026 Asian Championships singles
- Gold 2026 Asian Games team
- Gold 2024 Asian Championships singles
- Gold 2022 Singles ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup
WTT tour 15
- Winner 2026 WTT Champions Frankfurt singles WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026
- Winner 2026 WTT Champions Yokohama singles WTT Champions Yokohama 2026
- Winner 2025 WTT Champions Yokohama singles WTT Champions Yokohama 2025
- Winner 2025 WTT Contender Zagreb singles WTT Contender Zagreb 2025
- Winner 2025 WTT Contender Muscat doubles WTT Contender Muscat 2025
- Winner 2025 WTT Star Contender Doha singles WTT Star Contender Doha 2025
- Winner 2024 WTT Star Contender Bangkok singles WTT Star Contender Bangkok 2024
- Winner 2024 WTT Star Contender Bangkok doubles WTT Star Contender Bangkok 2024
- Winner 2024 WTT Contender Tunis singles WTT Contender Tunis 2024
- Winner 2024 WTT Contender Tunis doubles WTT Contender Tunis 2024
- Winner 2024 WTT Star Contender Ljubljana doubles WTT Star Contender Ljubljana 2024
- Winner 2024 WTT Contender Zagreb doubles WTT Contender Zagreb 2024
- Winner 2023 WTT Contender Antalya doubles WTT Contender Antalya 2023
- Winner 2022 WTT Contender Tunis doubles WTT Contender Tunis 2022
- Winner 2022 WTT Contender Zagreb doubles WTT Contender Zagreb 2022
Other 1
- Gold 2018 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals singles
Club
Clubs
- Okayama Rivets · T.LeagueCurrent
Club matches
T.League: 112-29 in singles, all seasons on record.
| Date | League | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 2026 | T.LeagueOkayama Rivets 3-1 T.T Saitama | Yuto Kizukuri | W 3-011-4, 11-8, 11-10 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | T.LeagueOkayama Rivets 3-1 Shizuoka Jade | Yuto Abe | W 3-011-2, 11-9, 11-10 |
| 22 Aug 2026 | T.LeagueOkayama Rivets 4-0 Kinoshita Meister Tokyo | Kazuhiro Yoshimura | W 3-29-11, 11-8, 5-11, 11-6, 11-6 |
| 15 Feb 2026 | T.LeagueOkayama Rivets 3-1 Ryukyu Asteeda | Hayate Suzuki | W 3-18-11, 11-3, 11-9, 11-8 |
| 20 Dec 2025 | T.LeagueOkayama Rivets 3-1 Ryukyu Asteeda | An Jae-Hyun | W 3-111-8, 10-11, 11-10, 11-7 |
| 23 Nov 2025 | T.LeagueOkayama Rivets 3-2 Kinoshita Meister Tokyo | Sora Matsushima | L 2-37-11, 11-6, 11-4, 5-11, 8-11 |
| 23 Nov 2025 | T.LeagueOkayama Rivets 3-2 Kinoshita Meister Tokyo | Sora Matsushima | W 1-011-8 |
| 22 Nov 2025 | T.LeagueOkayama Rivets 3-1 T.T Saitama | Kakeru Sone | W 3-011-7, 11-5, 11-10 |
| 15 Nov 2025 | T.LeagueOkayama Rivets 3-2 Shizuoka Jade | Shin Ishiyama / Asuka Machi with Hibiki Tazoe | L 1-211-9, 8-11, 10-12 |
| 15 Nov 2025 | T.LeagueOkayama Rivets 3-2 Shizuoka Jade | Yuito Honma | W 3-011-5, 11-9, 11-5 |
| 18 Oct 2025 | T.LeagueOkayama Rivets 3-2 Kinoshita Meister Tokyo | Kazuhiro Yoshimura | W 3-26-11, 11-7, 10-11, 11-4, 11-8 |
| 18 Oct 2025 | T.LeagueOkayama Rivets 3-2 Kinoshita Meister Tokyo | Yan An | W 1-014-12 |
| 5 Oct 2025 | T.LeagueOkayama Rivets 3-1 Kanazawa Port | Kenta Matsudaira | W 3-011-10, 11-6, 11-9 |
| 4 Oct 2025 | T.LeagueOkayama Rivets 3-1 T.T Saitama | Kakeru Sone | W 3-011-10, 11-2, 11-3 |
| 14 Sep 2025 | T.LeagueOkayama Rivets 3-1 Shizuoka Jade | Tonin Ryuzaki | W 3-011-10, 11-8, 11-10 |
| 13 Sep 2025 | T.LeagueOkayama Rivets 1-3 Kinoshita Meister Tokyo | Ryoichi Yoshiyama | W 3-28-11, 10-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-8 |
| 31 Aug 2025 | T.LeagueOkayama Rivets 3-1 Ryukyu Asteeda | Hayate Suzuki | W 3-011-9, 11-6, 11-7 |
| 24 Aug 2025 | T.LeagueOkayama Rivets 0-4 Kanazawa Port | Jang Woojin | L 0-39-11, 5-11, 7-11 |
| 3 Aug 2025 | T.LeagueOkayama Rivets 0-4 T.T Saitama | Kakeru Sone | L 1-37-11, 11-8, 10-11, 7-11 |
| 23 Mar 2025 | T.LeagueRyukyu Asteeda 1-3 T.T Saitama | Kakeru Sone | W 3-211-5, 8-11, 11-8, 13-15, 11-7 |
Official results from the leagues: the Tischtennis Bundesliga and the T.League.
Results, rankings and playing details from World Table Tennis. Biography, clubs, equipment and championship medals from en.wikipedia.org, allabouttabletennis.com, checked 6 November 2026.