Quarter final line up (6/12/2013) MS Kenichi Tago vs Kenta Nishimoto Kazumasa Sakai vs Kento Momota Yuichi Ikeda vs Takuma Ueda Richi Takeshita vs Sho Sasaki WS Minatsu Mitani vs Yui Hashimoto Sayaka Sato vs Kaori Imabeppu Sayaka Takahashi vs Akane Yamaguchi Shizuka Uchida vs Eriko Hirose WD Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi vs Mizuki Fujii/Satoko Suetsuna Yui Miyauchi/Asumi Kugo vs Koharu Yonemoto/Yuriko Miki Misato Aratama/Megumi Taruno vs Shizuka Matsuo/Mami Naito Yuki Fukushima/Sayaka Hirota vs Reika Kakiiwa/Miyuki Maeda MD Kenichi Hayakawa/Hiroyuki Endo vs Koki Tsukamoto/Kohei Gondo Kazushi Yamada/Kenta Kazuno vs Hiroyuki Saeki vs Ryota Taohata Takeshi Kamura/Keigo Sonoda vs Shohei Hoshino/Yoshinori Takeuchi Takuto Inoue/Yuki Kaneko vs Noriyasu Hirata/Hirokatsu Hashimoto XD Kenichi Hayakawa/Misaki Matsutomo vs Yuya Komatsuzaki/Misato Aratama Kenta Kazuno/Ayane Kurihara vs Horikatsu Hashimoto/Miyuki Maeda Takuto Inoue/Ayaka Takahashi vs Yuki Yonemoto/Haruka Yonemoto Naoki Kawamae/Shizuka Matsuo vs Takeshi Kamura/Koharu Yonemoto
Some interesting matches shared by Badland Movie - WS Aya Ohori vs Ayako Sakuramoto [video=youtube;DoQXKrZ5wfc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoQXKrZ5wfc[/video] Shizuka Uchida vs Yuki Fukushima [video=youtube;b6RPs7R7574]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6RPs7R7574[/video] Anna Doi vs Sayaka Sato [video=youtube;NxzPjEQESNY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxzPjEQESNY[/video] Ai Goto vs Minatsu Mitani [video=youtube;1BfvVnhEzqM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BfvVnhEzqM[/video] Mari Takahashi vs Akane Yamaguchi [video=youtube;cSRENwstVzM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSRENwstVzM[/video]
Some interesting matches shared by Badland Movie - MS Keigo Sonoda vs Kento Momota [video=youtube;8Eg8uOWrWLM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Eg8uOWrWLM[/video] [video=youtube;pdXbLKb8c6c]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdXbLKb8c6c[/video] Tatsuya Watanabe vs Kenta Nishimoto [video=youtube;DI575JohPoU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI575JohPoU[/video]
Some interesting matches shared by Badland Movie - WD Satoko Suetsuna/Mizuki Fujii vs Yu Wakita/Soyoka Yamaguchi [video=youtube;3cC6Y8Jq0FY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cC6Y8Jq0FY[/video] Aya Ohori/Arisa Higashino vs Haruko Suzuki/Erika Aman [video=youtube;GJbfz-JTkPc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJbfz-JTkPc[/video]
Some interesting matches shared by Badland Movie - MD Takuto Inoue/Yuki Kaneko vs Izuki Okoshi/Kazuki Matsumaru [video=youtube;b_H_3QVaFY8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_H_3QVaFY8[/video] Akira Kobayashi/Tatsuya Watanabe vs Yuya Komatuzaki/Hiroki Takeuchi [video=youtube;GWnpzeqETxA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWnpzeqETxA[/video]
Some interesting matches shared by Badland Movie - XD Senkyo Naomasa/Akane Yamaguchi vs 藤巻嵩寛 本郷由貴 [video=youtube;63pZlJfQSaI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63pZlJfQSaI[/video] [video=youtube;rSARY0yLH20]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSARY0yLH20[/video] The Yonemoto siblings [video=youtube;mwf-bq810jU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwf-bq810jU[/video]
Sayaka Sato defeated Nozomi Okuhara Two injured persons who have left the international badminton stage for quite a long time, finally they are back at the All Japan Championship. Today, Sayaka Sato was just a little bit luck than Nozomi as she defeated Nozomi 14-21,21-13,21-19. [video=youtube;r2WFAZZ11LA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2WFAZZ11LA&feature=c4-overview&list=UU6JrAf3OZ6RSm2LngJIiwXQ[/video]
So, did Fujii-san came out of retirement or just participating in Domestic matches only? Missed seeing her playing in International tournament
yes, she has retired from the international badminton stage, but she will still actively participate in domestic tournaments.
Quarter final's results MS Kenichi Tago bt Kenta Nishimoto 21-14, 21-16 Kazumasa Sakai lost Kento Momota 21-17, 22-24, 15-21 Yuichi Ikeda lost Takuma Ueda 18-21, 10-21 Richi Takeshita lost Sho Sasaki 18-21, 12-21 WS Minatsu Mitani bt Yui Hashimoto 21-16, 17-21, 21-6 Sayaka Sato lost Kaori Imabeppu 11-21, 21-17, 19-21 Sayaka Takahashi lost Akane Yamaguchi 13-21, 21-14, 17-21 Shizuka Uchida lost Eriko Hirose 19-21, 19-21 WD Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi bt Mizuki Fujii/Satoko Suetsuna 22-24, 21-14, 21-16 Yui Miyauchi/Asumi Kugo lost Koharu Yonemoto/Yuriko Miki 24-22, 20-22, 17-21 Misato Aratama/Megumi Taruno bt Shizuka Matsuo/Mami Naito 22-20, 21-19 Yuki Fukushima/Sayaka Hirota lost Reika Kakiiwa/Miyuki Maeda 21-12, 14-21, 17-21 MD Kenichi Hayakawa/Hiroyuki Endo bt Koki Tsukamoto/Kohei Gondo 21-11, 21-14 Kazushi Yamada/Kenta Kazuno lost Hiroyuki Saeki vs Ryota Taohata 24-26, 21-14, 19-21 Takeshi Kamura/Keigo Sonoda bt Shohei Hoshino/Yoshinori Takeuchi 15-21, 21-15, 21-19 Takuto Inoue/Yuki Kaneko lost Noriyasu Hirata/Hirokatsu Hashimoto 10-21, 14-21 XD Kenichi Hayakawa/Misaki Matsutomo bt Yuya Komatsuzaki/Misato Aratama 21-18, 21-17 Kenta Kazuno/Ayane Kurihara lost Horikatsu Hashimoto/Miyuki Maeda 16-21, 21-11, 18-21 Takuto Inoue/Ayaka Takahashi bt Yuki Yonemoto/Haruka Yonemoto 19-21, 21-19, 21-18 Naoki Kawamae/Shizuka Matsuo lost Takeshi Kamura/Koharu Yonemoto 10-21, 21-12, 19-21
Sayaka Sato who won narrowly yesterday against Nozomi Okuhara 14-21, 21-13, 21-19, lost to Kaori Imabeppu narrowly today 11-21, 21-17, 19-21.
Semi final's line up Semi final's line up MS Kenichi Tago vs Kenta Momoto Takuma Ueda vs Sho Sasaki WS Minatsu Mitani vs Kaori Imabeppu Akane Yamaguchi vs Hirose Eriko WD Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi vs Koharu Yonemoto/Yuriko Miki Misato Aratama/Megumi Taruno vs Reika Kakiiwa/Miyuki Maeda MD Kenichi Hayakawa/Hiroyuki Endo vs Hiroyuki Saeki vs RyotSea Taohata Takeshi Kamura/Keigo Sonoda vs Noriyasu Hirata/Hirokatsu Hashimoto XD Kenichi Hayakawa/Misaki Matsutomo vs Horikatsu Hashimoto/Miyuki Maeda Takuto Inoue/Ayaka Takahashi vs Takeshi Kamura/Koharu Yonemoto
I'm so surprise Eriko beat Yamaguchi in 2 straight set. 21-12,21-13 because after Yamaguchi beat Takahashi ,I expected Yamaguchi will take WS title.
the sight of Sayaka, despite tearing her ACL, keep trying to limp her way through the quarter final of the London Olympics will never leave my head. tears in her eye summarizes years of training of a sportswoman whose dream is to play in the biggest badminton stage, and never giving up. so happy to see her coming back. i hope we will see more of her in the future.
Results of the semi finals Semi finals' results MS Kenichi Tago vs Kenta Momoto 21-18, 21-12 Takuma Ueda vs Sho Sasaki 21-16, 21-18 WS Minatsu Mitani vs Kaori Imabeppu 21-12, 11-21, 21-7 Akane Yamaguchi vs Hirose Eriko 12-21, 14-21 WD Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi vs Koharu Yonemoto/Yuriko Miki 21-12, 21-16 Misato Aratama/Megumi Taruno vs Reika Kakiiwa/Miyuki Maeda 21-17, 18-21, 22-20 MD Kenichi Hayakawa/Hiroyuki Endo vs Hiroyuki Saeki vs RyotSea Taohata 21-16, 19-21, 21-19 Takeshi Kamura/Keigo Sonoda vs Noriyasu Hirata/Hirokatsu Hashimoto 19-21, 20-22 XD Kenichi Hayakawa/Misaki Matsutomo vs Horikatsu Hashimoto/Miyuki Maeda 21-14, 21-15 Takuto Inoue/Ayaka Takahashi vs Takeshi Kamura/Koharu Yonemoto 17-21, 16-21
Finals' results MS Kenichi Tago vs Takuma Ueda 21-7, 21-17 (Tago's 6th consecutive All Japan Championship title) WS Minatsu Mitani vs Hirose Eriko 21-12, 21-17 WD Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi vs Misato Aratama/Megumi Taruno 21-19, 21-18 (Misaki and Ayaka's 3rd consecutive All Japan Championship title) MD Kenichi Hayakawa/Hiroyuki Endo vs Noriyasu Hirata/Hirokatsu Hashimoto 21-22, 21-15 (Hayakawa and Endo's 2nd consecutive All Japan Championship title) XD Kenichi Hayakawa/Misaki Matsutomo vs Takeshi Kamura/Koharu Yonemoto 21-19, 21-23, 21-13