Kumiko Ogura ( 小椋久美子 ) and Reiko Shiota ( 潮田玲子 ) Pictures

**lexluthor1975** · 10-06-2009, 11:39 PM

what happened to her partner Kumiko Ugora? didn't see her playing lately even with different partner. she's supposed to still be a member of Japan team, right?

**ants** · 10-07-2009, 12:09 AM

Ogura is playing only for Local tournaments. She representing Sanyo which is also her employer. In regards to representing Japan team.. technically she is. But she dont want to play overseas tournament anymore.

**lexluthor1975** · 10-07-2009, 12:21 AM

Originally Posted by ants

Ogura is playing only for Local tournaments. She representing Sanyo which is also her employer. In regards to representing Japan team.. technically she is. But she dont want to play overseas tournament anymore.

oh really. thanks for the info. and i thought she's looking for another partner that she can pair up with for the 2012 Olympics.

**ants** · 10-07-2009, 12:26 AM

Reiko might be able to play in 2012 games. Mixed Doubles with Ikeda. But Ogura at the moment... no plans yet.

**madbad** · 10-07-2009, 01:53 AM

Originally Posted by Sealman

nice pics! i see reiko has switched to the arc z slash...

Can't say I noticed. My eyes were transfixed elsewhere

**Dreamzz** · 10-07-2009, 05:51 AM

shame though, i thought kumiko was the better player of the 2.

**nick.h** · 10-07-2009, 09:42 AM

i think ikeda and reiko would make a good couple (although i also think that reiko is way too pretty for him

)...what do you guys think?

**lexluthor1975** · 10-07-2009, 11:40 PM

Originally Posted by Dreamzz

shame though, i thought kumiko was the better player of the 2.

same here. they are interchangeable but Kumiko i think has a bigger smash...

**ants** · 10-07-2009, 11:55 PM

Japanese badminton organization system is different from Malaysia or China. Most of the team members is employed and trains once a day after work. They only converge and train under one roof when there is a major tournament like Thomas Uber Cup, Sudirman, JO and big SuperSeries events where there is many Japanese participation.

Ikeda's company Unisys is based in Tokyo while Ogura and Reiko's company Sanyo is based in Osaka. At the moment Reiko is still under Sanyo but not as an employee per se. So she is now based in Tokyo and trains with Ikeda at Unisys's camp.

**ctjcad** · 10-08-2009, 01:34 AM

Originally Posted by nick.h

i think ikeda and reiko would make a good couple (although i also think that reiko is way too pretty for him

)...what do you guys think?

..Shintaro Ikeda recently tied the knot (on July 27th) to a non-badminton lady.

**george@chongwei** · 10-12-2009, 11:47 PM

i prefer reiko to play in the wd category rather than playing in the xd category.
trust me, she's got no future in xd

....

**Zabee** · 10-13-2009, 07:49 AM

yea. miss her her action in wd ..

**oiseau** · 11-06-2009, 07:52 AM

Originally Posted by ants

Ogura is playing only for Local tournaments. She representing Sanyo which is also her employer. In regards to representing Japan team.. technically she is. But she dont want to play overseas tournament anymore.

She dosen't wanna play in overseas tournament anymore? Did she told you so personally? If so that's fine, but so far no Japanese media has made coverages in that way, so it's a surprise to hear. I guess the common understanding about her situation among Japanese fans is she's been rehabilitating as she's been even away from domestic games as well, nothing like she already become reluctant to play or anything.

**ants** · 11-06-2009, 04:25 PM

Yes, chatted with her. She just want to participate in local tournaments. She is currently based in Osaka. I think she dont want to over exert herself too much due to those injuries that she has.