Osaka International Challenge 2011

**suetyan** · 04-05-2011, 09:59 AM

Osaka International Challenge 2011 (6-10 April 2011)
Official website: http://www.osaka-badminton.jp/osaka/...rnational.html

**suetyan** · 04-05-2011, 10:01 AM

The draw of Osaka IC 2011

**phil-mm** · 04-05-2011, 01:48 PM

Originally Posted by suetyan

The draw of Osaka IC 2011

Hey, thanks for the link. I had been looking for this tournament without success until I have totally forgotten about it. I think I prefer to follow the Osaka International, but unfortunately it's not in TS.
Sayaka Takahashi will likely meet two Nozomis back to back, and Nozomi Okuhara may play two Sayakas in a row

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Also, all top 4 GS performers from the high school tournament in Okinawa 2010 are playing. 3 of them are meeting foreign opponents

, including 福島由紀 from Aomori Yamada HS.

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And I'm glad to see that 木村百花 is safe

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Tomioka is the where the Daiichi and Daini nuclear power plants are situated. The town train station was completely swept away by the tsunami

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**LD rules!** · 04-05-2011, 03:06 PM

I am glad to see Jun Takemura's name in the draw

any information regarding his first round opponent ?

**phil-mm** · 04-05-2011, 03:34 PM

Originally Posted by LD rules!

I am glad to see Jun Takemura's name in the draw

any information regarding his first round opponent ?

Fortunately the document is not in Japanese this time

. No idea who he is

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**Gicutzu** · 04-05-2011, 03:36 PM

A lot of Mongolians in the draw. Interesting.

**LD rules!** · 04-05-2011, 03:42 PM

Originally Posted by phil-mm

Fortunately the document is not in Japanese this time

. No idea who he is

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OMG how can you not know who Jun Takemura is ?

Here he is playing and beating I think Sasaki ?

White Shirt as you can see he is pretty good.

Www.YouTube.com/watch?v=4SwCx_qpnJo

**phil-mm** · 04-05-2011, 04:56 PM

Originally Posted by Gicutzu

A lot of Mongolians in the draw. Interesting.

That's good. Badminton is really growing in popularity in the world

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**phil-mm** · 04-05-2011, 05:05 PM

Originally Posted by LD rules!

OMG how can you not know who Jun Takemura is ?

Here he is playing and beating I think Sasaki ?

White Shirt as you can see he is pretty good.

Www.YouTube.com/watch?v=4SwCx_qpnJo

Actually, I was referring to his opponent, Akira Koga, since you had asked

. But, yes, you are right, I don't know who Jun Takemura is

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**suetyan** · 04-06-2011, 05:43 AM

Originally Posted by phil-mm

Fortunately the document is not in Japanese this time

. No idea who he is

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there are two versions of the draw, japanese and english. I posted the english version here.

**suetyan** · 04-06-2011, 05:59 AM

Originally Posted by LD rules!

I am glad to see Jun Takemura's name in the draw

any information regarding his first round opponent ?

Akira Koga was last year National High School Championship runner-up in MS. He's from Saitama Sakae High School and if i am not mistaken, he is in 3rd year this spring.

**phil-mm** · 04-06-2011, 10:25 AM

Originally Posted by suetyan

Akira Koga was last year National High School Championship runner-up in MS. He's from Saitama Sakae High School and if i am not mistaken, he is in 3rd year this spring.

Wow, how did you manage to dig out all that stuff. I googled his name and I got Fukuoka

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**phil-mm** · 04-06-2011, 02:35 PM

Originally Posted by suetyan

there are two versions of the draw, japanese and english. I posted the english version here.

Ha ha, found it. But no updates

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**demolidor** · 04-06-2011, 06:29 PM

Originally Posted by phil-mm

Actually, I was referring to his opponent, Akira Koga, since you had asked

. But, yes, you are right, I don't know who Jun Takemura is

.

Exactly who the is Jun Takemura?!? Looks like he lost to some equally famous ozzie here http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sp...DF8D&player=19
But beating Tanongsak here in the 2009 Osaka edition http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sp...9347&player=10

**phil-mm** · 04-06-2011, 06:49 PM

Originally Posted by demolidor

Exactly who the is Jun Takemura?!? Looks like he lost to some equally famous ozzie here http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sp...DF8D&player=19
But beating Tanongsak here in the 2009 Osaka edition http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sp...9347&player=10

Lol, that's two years apart. Maybe he was still in school then

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**LD rules!** · 04-07-2011, 04:56 AM

Originally Posted by demolidor

Exactly who the is Jun Takemura?!? Looks like he lost to some equally famous ozzie here http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sp...DF8D&player=19
But beating Tanongsak here in the 2009 Osaka edition http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sp...9347&player=10

If you look at his H2H on TS, he has beat Mathieu Lo Ying Ping, Pedro Martins, Malkov and lost narrowly to Kai Wen. So he is a good player.

I am not actually too sure what age he is, but I don't think he is older than 25 (need todo some research)

You might know him as the only player to wield the TC700 in international events