I think there was a delay in starting the matches. Sometimes they actually overshoot the scheduled time. Hope that's the case today.
this is the first time I am watching a badminton tournament on Astro (NHK). Haha.. normally I can only watch badminton tournament on Astro Super Sports. Meanwhile, I am looking at the TS live score of WSX v. Saina. XD
Ha ha, I got two cable boxes. They have other national tournaments on NHK too. I have watched gymnastics, track and field, swimming, baseball and others.
LOL, I think the rest of the BCers are watching the less exciting match. LD_rules! should be waking up soon. Maybe he will also become a Japanese-crazy fan too .
OMG! Yours is live? Mine is a recorded match. I'm only in the middle of the second game . Hope they extend the programme. The next show in NHK is dog and cat cafe. Cute, but I think I prefer badminton.
No, yours is NHK World, the international version. All the programmes are in English. Mine is NHK. Most of the shows are in Japanese, so I have a real problem understanding them. I prefer your version, but they don't have it here. If your match has really ended, then I'm really surprised that the Japanese version is lagging behind the rest of world.
Congratz to Maeda/Hirata, they successfully defend their title they won last year by beating the same opponent Ikeda/Shiota. Maeda/Hirata bt Ikeda/Shiota 18-21, 27-25, 21-19