Japanese players

[suetyan]

Yes, I suspected that they may be adding to the list. I can't read Japanese. But the list looks quite full already. I notice that Yu Hirayama isn't in the list anymore .

she should give more chances to the youngsters, she didn't produce good results in 2010 also.

[suetyan]

phil-mm, I got the 2011 name list already.

A team

Men's team
Tago Kenichi
Sasaki Sho
Yamada Kazushi
Ueda Takuma
Sonoda Keigo
Sakai Masayuki
Hirata Noriyasu
Hashimoto Hirokatsu
Hayakawa Kenichi
Endo Hiroyuki
Sato Shoki
Kawamae Naoki
Hirobe Yoshiteru
Kazuno Kenta
Ikeda Shintaro

Women's team
Hirose Eriko
Imabeppu Kaori
Sato Sayaka
Goto Ai
Kurihara Ayane
Mitani Minatsu
Maeda Miyuki
Suetsuna Satoko
Matsutomo Misaki
Takahashi Ayaka
Matsuo Shizuka
Naito Mami
Fujii Mizuki
Kakiiwa Reika
Shiota Reiko

B team

Men's team
Hayasaki Shuhei
Saeki Hiroyuki
Taohata Ryota
Zeniya Sho
Kamura Takeshi
Saeki Koichi
Wada Shu
Sato Rei
Watanabe Tatsuya
Hoshino Shohei
Kobayashi Akiya
Takeuchi Hiroki
Okoshi Izumi
Momota Kento

Women's team
Sekiya Mayu
Fukuman Naoko
Koharu Yonemoto
Miki Yuriko
Taruno Megumi
Uchida Shizuka
Nojirino Masayo
Oka Hitomi
Itagaki Yuki
Tamura Chiaki
Takahashi Sayaka
Okuhara Nozumi
Ichimaru Miri
Tanaka Shiho
Yonao Kurumi

Here is the source: http://www.badminton.or.jp/national/...22national.htm

[phil-mm]

are you sure this is the 2011 female list? haha

You're right. Need to go check again. I could have sworn I had seen Naoko Fukuman's name in the list earlier.

[phil-mm]

phil-mm, I got the 2011 name list already.

A team

Men's team
Tago Kenichi
Sasaki Sho
Yamada Kazushi
Ueda Takuma
Sonoda Keigo
Sakai Masayuki
Hirata Noriyasu
Hashimoto Hirokatsu
Hayakawa Kenichi
Endo Hiroyuki
Sato Shoki
Kawamae Naoki
Hirobe Yoshiteru
Kazuno Kenta
Ikeda Shintaro

Women's team
Hirose Eriko
Imabeppu Kaori
Sato Sayaka
Goto Ai
Kurihara Ayane
Mitani Minatsu
Maeda Miyuki
Suetsuna Satoko
Matsutomo Misaki
Takahashi Ayaka
Matsuo Shizuka
Naito Mami
Fujii Mizuki
Kakiiwa Reika
Shiota Reiko

B team

Men's team
Hayasaki Shuhei
Saeki Hiroyuki
Taohata Ryota
Zeniya Sho
Kamura Takeshi
Saeki Koichi
Wada Shu
Sato Rei
Watanabe Tatsuya
Hoshino Shohei
Kobayashi Akiya
Takeuchi Hiroki
Okoshi Izumi
Momota Kento

Women's team
Sekiya Mayu
Fukuman Naoko
Koharu Yonemoto
Miki Yuriko
Taruno Megumi
Uchida Shizuka
Nojirino Masayo
Oka Hitomi
Itagaki Yuki
Tamura Chiaki
Takahashi Sayaka
Okuhara Nozumi
Ichimaru Miri
Tanaka Shiho
Yonao Kurumi

Here is the source: http://www.badminton.or.jp/national/...22national.htm

Oh, cool. They have a B team too. Good thing Nozumi managed to make it. Next year she will be in the A team, ha ha.

[phil-mm]

phil-mm, I got the 2011 name list already.

A team

Men's team
Tago Kenichi
Sasaki Sho
Yamada Kazushi
Ueda Takuma
Sonoda Keigo
Sakai Masayuki
Hirata Noriyasu
Hashimoto Hirokatsu
Hayakawa Kenichi
Endo Hiroyuki
Sato Shoki
Kawamae Naoki
Hirobe Yoshiteru
Kazuno Kenta
Ikeda Shintaro

Women's team
Hirose Eriko
Imabeppu Kaori
Sato Sayaka
Goto Ai
Kurihara Ayane
Mitani Minatsu
Maeda Miyuki
Suetsuna Satoko
Matsutomo Misaki
Takahashi Ayaka
Matsuo Shizuka
Naito Mami
Fujii Mizuki
Kakiiwa Reika
Shiota Reiko

B team

Men's team
Hayasaki Shuhei
Saeki Hiroyuki
Taohata Ryota
Zeniya Sho
Kamura Takeshi
Saeki Koichi
Wada Shu
Sato Rei
Watanabe Tatsuya
Hoshino Shohei
Kobayashi Akiya
Takeuchi Hiroki
Okoshi Izumi
Momota Kento

Women's team
Sekiya Mayu
Fukuman Naoko
Koharu Yonemoto
Miki Yuriko
Taruno Megumi
Uchida Shizuka
Nojirino Masayo
Oka Hitomi
Itagaki Yuki
Tamura Chiaki
Takahashi Sayaka
Okuhara Nozumi
Ichimaru Miri
Tanaka Shiho
Yonao Kurumi

Here is the source: http://www.badminton.or.jp/national/...22national.htm

There is quite a good balance between the different companies in the women's A team. 4 from Nihon Unisys, 4 from Sanyo, 4 from Renesas Electronics and 2 from NTT East. And one student .
Sayaka is still so young. But very good .

[phil-mm]

Nozumi, 日本ね!!

Oh, cool. They have a B team too. Good thing Nozumi managed to make it. Next year she will be in the A team, ha ha.

I mean Nozomi. Nozomi Okuhara.



Sayaka Takahashi.



Two players from the B team to look out for in the future.

[LD rules!]

Megumi Taruno only made the B team ? I thought she was better than that...

[suetyan]

I mean Nozomi. Nozomi Okuhara.



Sayaka Takahashi.



Two players from the B team to look out for in the future.

yes, watch out Takahashi Sayaka! She has a better look now compared with the photo you posted.

[suetyan]

Megumi Taruno only made the B team ? I thought she was better than that...

I think the result of Austrian Open tells you why Taruno is still in the B team. She lost to Egelstaff Susan in the first round, 14-21, 17-21

[suetyan]

I am looking forward to see Sato Rei in performance.

[undeadshot]

Hmm? I have never seen the name Sakai Masayuki before but he is listed in the A-team..?

[george@chongwei]

Interesting md match highlight between JR/mads and sato/kawamae noticed a lot of japanese supporters there too

[suetyan]

Hmm? I have never seen the name Sakai Masayuki before but he is listed in the A-team..?

i guess you will have more chance watching him in the future. Take a lot of the VTR of him. he ever bt Kazushi Yamada in the league.

[phil-mm]

Megumi Taruno only made the B team ? I thought she was better than that...

I think the result of Austrian Open tells you why Taruno is still in the B team. She lost to Egelstaff Susan in the first round, 14-21, 17-21

Poor Megumi. There are only 6 places for singles in the A team. It's really competitive. Also, the players in the B team are very good. Like Nozomi Okuhara and Sayaka Takahashi. Japan is fast becoming a powerhouse in the world of badminton. But, at least, the B team players get to play in a beautiful city like Vienna.

[phil-mm]

yes, watch out Takahashi Sayaka! She has a better look now compared with the photo you posted.

?? The photo was taken only 6 months ago. At the school nationals in Okinawa last October. But she's probably at an age when her facial features are changing. Do you have her actual age and height?

[suetyan]

?? The photo was taken only 6 months ago. At the school nationals in Okinawa last October. But she's probably at an age when her facial features are changing. Do you have her actual age and height?

if i am not mistaken, she was borne in 1992.

[phil-mm]

if i am not mistaken, she was borne in 1992.

Same year as Misaki.