原岛智和表示，日本在一场惊心动魄的决赛中击败了长期统治亚运乒乓球项目的中国队，从而摆脱了自己的“自卑情结”。
Tomokazu Harimoto said Japan had overcome its inferiority complex after ending table tennis powerhouse China’s 32-year run as Asian Games men’s team champion in a nail-biting final.
自1994年以来，中国队每届亚运会都夺得该项目的金牌，但这次日本队凭借松岛翔在关键比赛中的出色表现（以3-2击败了王睿博），成功夺得了冠军。
China had won gold in the event at every Games since 1994 but it was dethroned by Japan after Sora Matsushima beat Wen Ruibo in the decisive match to win 3-2.
原岛智和本人也入选了日本队阵容；他的父母均出生于中国，他的母亲曾代表中国参加过世界锦标赛。
The Japan team also featured Harimoto, whose parents were both born in China and whose mother once represented the country at the world championships.
“我们能够战胜他们，证明我们之前确实缺乏信心，”原岛智和说；他的妹妹美和则效力于日本女子乒乓球队。
“That we beat them was proof that we had lacked confidence before,” said Harimoto, whose sister Miwa plays for Japan’s women’s team.
“我很高兴，但仔细分析比赛过程，我们的表现和结果其实都很正常，”他补充道，“我们只是终于获得了之前一直缺失的信心。”
“I’m happy, but looking at the actual contest, there was nothing unusual about the way we played or the outcome. “We just managed to attain the one thing we’d been missing — confidence.”
中国队虽然派出了世界排名第一的王楚钦参赛，但他的队友林世东和王睿博的排名分别为第八和第十五。
China’s team featured world No. 1 Wang Chuqin but his team-mates Lin Shidong and Wen are respectively ranked eighth and 15th in the world.
日本队则有两名排名前五的选手：第三名的松岛翔和第四名的原岛智和。
Japan had two top-five players in No. 3 Matsushima and No. 4 Harimoto.
“中国队过去拥有六七名实力强劲的选手，因此他们的统治地位能够持续十年甚至二十年，”原岛智和分析道，“现在我们也有两名选手进入世界前五，所以才能取得这样的胜利。”
“China used to have six or seven strong players, that’s why their era lasted 10 or 20 years,” said Harimoto. “Now with two of us in the world top five, Matsushima and I can win like this.”
在击败王楚钦、将比分扳平至2-2后，原岛智和实在不忍心坐在替补席上观看决赛；他说：“我觉得还是不回去比较好……有点像是一种‘迷信’。”
Harimoto could not bring himself to watch the final match from the team bench after beating Wang to level it at 2-2. “I thought it was better not to go back, a bit like a superstition,” said Harimoto.
“如果我当时在替补席上，松岛翔可能会注意到我；他可能不会在意，但我自己会感到不安。”
“If I was on the bench, Matsushima would see me. He probably wouldn’t mind, but I minded.”
王楚钦曾在首场比赛中战胜松岛翔，但在与原岛智和的比赛中以0-3落败。
Wang won the opening match against Matsushima but lost 3-0 against Harimoto.
这位中国选手表示：“从心理上来说，我遇到了很多问题；也许我们在追求更好的表现时有些慌乱，导致了一些失误。”
The Chinese player said: “Psychologically, I ran into problems“. “Perhaps we panicked a little in trying to be better, and rushed some shots,” he said.
虽然中国队在女子团体赛中成功复仇（以3-0击败日本队），但男子队的失利让中国球迷感到非常失望，他们纷纷在社交媒体上表达了自己的愤怒。
China got their own back in the women’s team final, beating Japan 3-0. But the men’s defeat left a bitter taste in the mouths of Chinese fans, who vented their anger on social media.
“尽管这支男子队拥有最好的资源和最好的训练条件，但他们仍然存在人员流动频繁以及人才短缺的问题，”一位用户写道；“根本没有人能够脱颖而出、成为球队的核心力量，”另一位用户则表达了同样的担忧。
“The men’s team, despite enjoying the best resources and treatment, suffers from lack of continuity and a talent gap,” one user wrote on“There is no one coming through,” wrote another.