Abe was teamed up with Kyoko Akita in the large ball mixed doubles table tennis category, fashioning eight wins and one loss in the event.
The team of Kimiko Koike and Sumio Yamamoto ended up first in the game, scoring 9-0.
Budhi Gurung and Su Yong dong of Saipan landed third with their 7-2 win-lose record.
Abe was part of the three-member team of Japan 1, which received the silver medal in the large ball team round robin competition.
Japan 1 got 4-1 record, besting Saipan’s 3-2 win-lose card.
The members of Saipan’s table tennis team for the large ball category were Gurung, Yong dong, and Jean Shi.
Abe is among 11 Japanese table tennis players who arrived in CNMI to compete in the said table tennis matches on Tinian.
Abe is a 10-time singles champion in the large ball table tennis tournament in Japan.
The 53-year-old Japanese ping pong champion is also a former bronze medalist in the Asian Games in New Delhi, India in 1982.
The 10th Marianas Friendship Table Tennis Cup & 1st Large Ball Tournament used large ball (44mm) and regular ball (40mm).
The event is held bi-annually – once on Saipan, and once on Tinian.
