Bernadette Szocs vs Satsuki Odo | WS R16 | #WTTFrankfurt 2026

And it's Satsuki Yodo to begin. The power from Soch, that was an impressive winner that just... got to feel as though whoever can play a powerful ball wide will definitely have the advantage here. One, ball. Spoken to a few fans, introduced early on in this first game. Very artistic, flamboyant service, isn't it? One, three. And she backs them both up to take it to the skin of her opponents. Tough cookie. Nice parallel shot. Unreal defence, but Bernadette Soch having absolutely none of it. And she swats it home. On fire. One, two, three, four. Oh, turning on the table. Oh, turning on the table. Oh, turning on the table. Oh, turning on the table. Six. One. One. Head to the table. Two, six. Uno. There's also a Romanian international. Three. Six. She began playing table tennis. She began playing table tennis. You have to try and receive. Seven. Seven. Seven. Seven. Satsuki Yodo, the former World Youth Champion, we also saw her at the China Smash before that where she was beaten by Chen Qingtong 3-0 in the round of 16, oh what a shot, oh that's lights out there, the beautiful delicate shot she played from down low was So classy. Look at that. Scooping shot. She kept it swing off the angle. Beautiful. Can she level? Topspin on the serve. Bit of fortune for Bernie. Played a blow and the Romanian came out on top. Heavy hitting on the third ball. That is a highly impressive opening. Also a world finalist in women's doubles last year with her best friend Paul Canova, who we saw beaten by Miwa Harimoto in match one of the first day. Taking a lot of work here from Satsuki to plot her way to victory in a single point. Calm that time though. Rapid attack from Satsuki. That's too good, too drilled. Six, love. Off edge of the racket. Crickets. Seven. Love. Comes down a different beast altogether here in game two. One, seven. But Soch refuses to be shown. She received so much better this game, and that must have surprised Bernie, because of how many points she won outright. Seven. With a Tomahawk serving game that the Japanese Pocket Rocket has made. Yep. Waits for it. Six-point lead. Eight. Three. There's another punch from Soch. Four. And again, it's the backhand of Bernie. Strawberry, oh we saw a bit of flair there from Satsuki. Canceling the top spin while bending it wide and that is a much better game there. She should be winning a star contender title here and there. Can she? Oh One, two, three. Still to this day, her best ever title. She was actually the first Japanese woman to win a champions title. Satsuki Yodo, champion's title's on the bounce. Meanwhile, the player that Odo beat in the Montpellier final two years ago. One, five. Four-point lead here for the Japanese. Showing some frustration, inevitably. One, six. Sinks lower there to add topspin to the ball. Beautiful technique. Six, two. Way to go before she can try and level this, though, Bernie. Seven, two, three, seven. The champion's Macau. She was looking to become a little bit more three-dimensional as a player. Nine, three. And I'll tell you what. Like she was catching a cricket ball. Chop block. Nine, four, four, ten. And it's a whopping six. And that's two games in a row from Satsuki Yodo. She's got into this calmly and confidently. This has been a nice focused performance here. One. If you're Hannah Goddard. Hannah Goddard. We haven't seen any chowing into the eyes of her opponent. And we haven't seen her make it a catfight, really. It's been a clean game from Bernadette Soch. Maybe now we'll see a bit of this mental warfare in this must-win game. Good push, but the forehand goes well long, and it's a timeout here in between sessions. What an icon. Sorry about the coin toss as well between Chuchin and Raybote. Four, two, one. It is hard, though, when you're staring down Bernie on receive. Edge of the table. That's a great receiver, hacking that ball. You can't engage with the constant pace all the time. The European player here, the legend, Bernie Soch in trouble. Great effort. Satsuki Yodo trying to construct another skyscraper here in the banking capital. Wide of the edge and it's 4-8. Japan's talented young Satsuki Yodo. Six match points. 11-4. Game and match to Satsuki Yodo.