Venue : Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo-JPN Total prize-money : US$200,000 Tournament website : http://yonexopenjp.com/2013/en/ Tournament software link : http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/s...740DB7-F83F-43B1-9D98-F00327840E4F&d=20130919 JPN time : http://www.worldtimezone.com/time/wt...ma=Find%20Time Time-table : http://yonexopenjp.com/2013/en/schedule.html PAW Game : http://www.badmintoncentral.com/for...-Pick-A-Winner-(PAW)-191-–-JAPAN-OPEN-SS-2013 Interesting matches : - Marc Zwiebler (GER) v Kenichi Tago (JPN) - Eriko Hirose (JPN) v Wang Yihan (CHN) - Han Li (CHN) v Tai Tzu Ying (TPE) The biggest upset so far happened yesterday when Chen Long succumbed to local hope Kazuteru Kozai. Will the giant killer Kozai continue his journey today? Round of 16 is already started, 10.00am local time and using 4 courts.
[TABLE="class: ruler matches"] [TR="bgcolor: #FDFDFD"] [TD="align: right"][TABLE] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD="align: right"]Jun Takemura[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [TD="align: center"]-[/TD] [TD][TABLE] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD][/TD] [TD]Yun Hu [8][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [TD]21-18 21-17[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: ruler matches, width: 0"] [TR="bgcolor: #F8F8F8"] [TD="bgcolor: transparent"]MS[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: transparent, align: right"][TABLE="width: 0"] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD="bgcolor: transparent, align: right"]Marc Zwiebler[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: transparent"][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]-[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: transparent"][TABLE="width: 0"] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD="bgcolor: transparent"][/TD] [TD="bgcolor: transparent"]Kenichi Tago [7][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Should be a good contest
Pia/Rizki are winning, 21-19 ; 19-21 ; 17-10 against JPN WD. Surprising that Japan WD could force Pia/Rizky to the full distance.
[TABLE="class: ruler matches"] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD="align: right"][TABLE] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD="align: right"]Kenichi Tago [7][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [TD="align: center"]-[/TD] [TD][TABLE] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD][/TD] [TD]Marc Zwiebler[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [TD]21-16 19-21 21-14[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]
On paper, both Kenichi Tago and Jorgensen are potential contender from bottom-half draw to cruise into Sunday's final.
Re-post to correct thread: Aya lost tamely to Yui who is fitter and better court coverage. Aya's game is very one dimensional, need more improvement and this is a good exposure for her. Hope she'll do better in senior circuits in the future. In the meantime, Sayaka Takahashi demolish Linda, she looks fast and Linda seems hampered by her movement. Is she a bit heavier or bog down by injury?
Excellent work by Prannoy. [TABLE="class: ruler matches"] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD="align: right"][TABLE] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD="align: right"]Prannoy H. S.[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [TD="align: center"]-[/TD] [TD][TABLE] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD][/TD] [TD]Jan O Jorgensen[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [TD]21-14 13-21 21-17[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]
Meanwhile K.Srikanth took the first game 21-12 comfortably against Kazuteru Kozai who stunned ChenLong..