Venue : Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo-JPN Total prize-money : US$275,000 Tournament website : http://yonexopenjp.com/2015/en/ Tournament time-table : http://yonexopenjp.com/2015/en/schedule.html Ticket Information : http://yonexopenjp.com/2015/en/ticket.html Schedule/Result/LiveScore : https://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=EAA3742E-966C-4E1B-A652-6BC693FD6720 BWF YouTube LiveStreaming channel (started from quarterfinal round onwards) : https://www.youtube.com/user/bwf BWF World Superseries website : http://bwfworldsuperseries.com/tournaments/2281/yonex-open-japan/?uc=1 Japan time : http://www.worldtimezone.com/time/wtzresult.php?CiID=4364&forma=Find Time 2014 WINNERS => http://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/s...80B9BD-6286-44AA-A4C1-4DD08895509F&d=20140615 MS : Lee Chong Wei (MAS) WS : Li Xuerui (CHN) MD : Lee Yong Dae/Yoo Yeon Seong (KOR) WD : Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi (JPN) XD : Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei (CHN) The Race of Dubai SS Finals is resumed After a three-month hiatus, BWF MetLife Superseries is back to business, starting from Japan Open this week. All badminton vivid fans will looking forward to spacious Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium for six days top-notch actions, featuring premium cast of 34th Yonex Open Japan 2015. A gruelling top half of MS draw will involve three big stars, Chen Long, Lin Dan and defending champion Lee Chong Wei. Their premature clash most likely will happen at last sixteen and quarterfinal. Both CHN leading men, Chen L & Lin D have tricky opening test, Englishman Ouseph and Korean Son WH respectively while the Malaysian hero Lee CW who must crawling from qualifying round is expected will take on Thai Ponsana at main draw R/32. Home favourite the fast rising Kento Momota is predicted to advance into semifinal and will meet one of those heavyweight rival, either Chen, Lin or Lee. Viktor Axelsen is another strong contender in this category, thanks to his recent consistency and excellent badminton display. Two Superseries winners, Srikanth Kidambi and Chou Tien Chen have roller coaster trend in last eight months. R/32 highlights : Lin Dan (CHN) v Son Wan Ho (KOR) ; Sho Sasaki (JPN) v Chou Tien Chen (TPE), Takuma Ueda (JPN) v Parupalli Kashyap (IND) Jakarta World Championships Gold and Silver medalist, Carolina Marin and Saina Nehwal may repeat their rivalry on Sunday's finale. The package of some potential foes will thwart their track, 2013 World Champion Ratchanok Intanon, three former Japan Open winners, Wang Yihan (2008, 2009, 2011) ,Tai Tzu Ying (2012), local young sensation Akane Yamaguchi (2013) and last year champion Li Xuerui. The other seeded WS, recent WC bronze medalist Sung Ji Hyun and Wang Shixian will hope to get better result here. A string of host darkhorse and underdogs will be ready to shock those elites, Nozomi Okuhara, Yui Hashimoto, Sayaka Takahashi, Minatsu Mitani. R/32 highlights : Caolina Marin (ESP) v Yui Hashimoto (JPN), Li Xuerui (CHN) v Lindaweni Fanetri (INA), Sung Ji Hyun (KOR) v Akane Yamaguchi (JPN), P.V. Sindhu (IND) v Minatsu Mitani (JPN) Defending champion. Lee YD/Yoo YS and reigning World Champion Ahsan/Setiawan will be hot favourite to reach glory in Tokyo. Both of them will receive stiff challenge from recent All England winner Boe/Mogensen, China #1 Fu HF/Zhang N and local pair Endo/Hayakawa who still have unfinished job to bag their first ever Superseries title. The remaining seeded MD are former World Champion Ko SH/Shin BC and two unstable combinations Chai B/Hong W and Lee SM/Tsai CH. R/32 highlights : Chai B/Hong W (CHN) v Conrad/Kolding (DEN), Lee SM/Tsai CH (TPE) v Astrup/Rasmussen (DEN), Gideon/Sukamuljo (INA) v Endo/Hayakawa (JPN), Liu XL/Qiu ZH v Boe/Mogensen (DEN) Top-seed and last year winner Matsutomo/Takahashi has arduous journey to defend their title at homesoil. China is the favourite to snatch WD crown as five CHN WD have been registered here, from two established partnerships, Luo Twins and Wang XL/Yu Y plus the relatively new combo Ma J/Tang YT, Tang JH/Tian Q to fresh scratch pair Zhao YL/Zhong QX. Out of them, there're two solid pairs that succeeded at world meet last month, Pedersen/Juhl and Maheswari/Polii who will try to crack Chinese supremacy this time. Korea also produces some experimenting combo, Chang YN/Lee SH, Jung KE/Shin SC, Eom HW/Kim HN and Chae YJ/Kim SY R/32 highlights : Ma J/Tang YT (CHN) v Go AR/Yoo HW (KOR), Gutta/Ponnppa (IND) v Zhao YL/Zhong QX (CHN) Multiple champions Zhang N/Zhao YL is overwhelming favourite to claim XD title once again based on their impressive result so far, their arch-rivals and long-time rivals are still Xu C/Ma J, Ahmad/Natsir, Fischer/Pedersen. Two Superseries winners of this year, well improved Liu C/Bao YX and HKG pair Reginald Lee CH/Chau HW will grab opportunity to rock those fancied opponents. R/32 highlights : Zhang N/Zhao YL (CHN) v Reginald Lee CH/Chau HW (HKG), Adcock/Adcock (ENG) v Shin BC/Chae YJ (KOR), Ko SH/Kim HN (KOR) v Widianto/Dili (INA) Withdrawal list taken from tournament info : http://yonexopenjp.com/2015/en/list_cancel.html Denmark #1 Jan O Jorgensen also withdrew according to his official twitter update : https://twitter.com/janojorgensen?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author QUALIFICATION order of play : https://www.tournamentsoftware.com/...A3742E-966C-4E1B-A652-6BC693FD6720&d=20150908
According to Badzine news, another Danish shuttlers also have withdrawn, Boe/Mogensen and Hans Kristian Vittinghus due to mysterious disease, full article : http://www.badzine.net/news/mysterious-disease-hits-japan-open/35569/
I became fan of Lindaweni Fanetri for her fighting qualities. I'm waiting for her first round match against Li xuerui. The way she eliminated Tai tzu ying in the quarterfinals of BWF world championships was amazing. She saved 6 match points in the second game before taking the match in 3 games. Marvellous. I was expecting prannoy vs JOJ in the second round. Unfortunate , it won't happen. Now, Brice Leverdez and Sai Praneeth will be promoted to main round and will occupy the places of JOJ and Hans Kristien Vittinghus respectively.
The MS draw is simply too unbalanced. In one half you have Lee Chong Wei, Lin Dan, Chen Long, Kento Momota, Son Wan Ho. While on the other half you have only Srikanth and Victor Axelsen.
Can't wait for the action to begin although gutted that the gorgeous danes Jorgensen and Vittinghus have withdrawn.
Thanks Clely as usual perfect beginning.. Just can't control myself and fall of my couch laughing.. You mentioned JG/AP vs ZYL ZQX as notable encounter I would be glad if they even take 1game off.. Well thanks and I bet JG would be happy herself if she reads it
can't be better than that for us If KS fails even now I am never going to support him.. Just like the way I gave upon WZM
