Nozomi Okuhara ( 奥原希望 )

[chris-ccc]

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Let's start a thread for Nozomi Okuhara.

Nozomi Okuhara surprised everyone when she, participating as a qualifier, won the 2011 Austrian International Challenge Womens Singles title. She won all her matches without losing a game.

http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sp...335FDD&draw=26

Nozomi's current BWF ranking is around 80th-90th. A year ago, she was below the 300th.

http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/pr...D-633D35E87B4D

Today, at the 2011 Indonesia GP Gold tournament, Nozomi will be facing an experienced INA player, Maria Febe KUSUMASTUTI in Round 1 (in about 2 hours' time).

Let us follow Nozomi Okuhara's progress.
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[suetyan]

Name: Nozomi Okuhara （奥原希望）
Date of birth: 13 March 1995
Place of birth: Nagano prefecture
School: Nishinadai Junior High School (Nagano) ---> Omiyahigashi High School (Saitama)[Currently 2nd grade in high school]
Players that she respects: Ai Goto, Kaori Mori

[phil-mm]

Name: Nozomi Okuhara （奥原希望）
Date of birth: 13 March 1995
Place of birth: Nagano prefecture
School: Nishinadai Junior High School (Nagano) ---> Omiyahigashi High School (Saitama)[Currently 2nd grade in high school]
Players that she respects: Ai Goto, Kaori Mori

You have forgotten these two. Asia Youth Under 19 2011. Lucknow, India.






A repost.

Nozomi Okuhara (奥原希望), a name to look out for.

SCG Thailand Open 2011.



第６１回全国高等学校バドミントン選手権大会
In the final she beats the Aomori girl, Yuki Fukushima, in her own hometown.

[madbad]

Noz from the Canadian Open in July

[suetyan]

She is only 155cm.

[chris-ccc]

She is only 155cm.

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And will be growing taller, I should think.
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[phil-mm]

Nozomi Okuhara, future queen of badminton!

[phil-mm]

Nozomi the Great is truly incredible. In addition to strong legs, she has tremendous upper body strength too. Her opponents all looked to be in despair.

[suetyan]

i watched this on NHK just now

[phil-mm]

Didn't NHK start broadcasting from the Misaki/Ayaka-Mami/Shizuka match?

[suetyan]

Didn't NHK start broadcasting from the Misaki/Ayaka-Mami/Shizuka match?

they started with Nozomi's short interview followed by Misaki/Ayaka match. Nozomi said that's very bad that Eriko is not feeling well, she is looking forward to play with her.

[chris-ccc]

i watched this on NHK just now

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But Nozomi Okuhara didn't need to play at the Finals.

The 65th All Japan Badminton Championships (2011): Nozomi Okuhara is the WS Champion.

To find more info about this event, here is the thread;

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/foru...04#post1807304
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[suetyan]

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But Nozomi Okuhara didn't need to play at the Finals.

The 65th All Japan Badminton Championships (2011): Nozomi Okuhara is the WS Champion.

To find more info about this event, here is the thread;

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/foru...04#post1807304
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she didn't play, but there was a short interview of her.

[chris-ccc]

she didn't play, but there was a short interview of her.

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Could you translate the interview?

Me know no Japanese.
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[suetyan]

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Could you translate the interview?

Me know no Japanese.
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my japanese is a limited company.

[chris-ccc]

my japanese is a limited company.

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It's OK.

I was sent this article;
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20111212a1.html

Nozomi Okuhara said "This hasn't sunk in yet because I didn't play today, but I'm happy,"

"I wanted to play the final. Next year will be tough for me after I won here. I'll try to enjoy the game of badminton without succumbing to pressure."
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[suetyan]

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It's OK.

I was sent this article;
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20111212a1.html

Nozomi Okuhara said "This hasn't sunk in yet because I didn't play today, but I'm happy,"

"I wanted to play the final. Next year will be tough for me after I won here. I'll try to enjoy the game of badminton without succumbing to pressure."
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This is the interview of the final. But what I mean is the interview of semi-final by phil-mm.