So, all my blathering about doubles is meaningless because men's and women's doubles are no longer a thing! Wow, I have not been keeping up with table tennis development.
Instead of doubles, it's now a team event, which means three out of five athletes need to win their singles match. Hm...I can't tell if this favors or disadvantages China.
In other Olympic news, China won two more swimming golds! So...Tokyo's shitty Olympic Village housing is basically improving China's chances at some of their weaker sports, because it's fucking with the usual dominance by other nations.
Eh, you win some, you lose some, I guess.