Minatsu Mitani ( 三谷美菜津 )

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  1. Gicutzu

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    Minatsu Mitani def. Wang Xin [3] 21-19, 21-17

    Really good performance from this 19-year old.
     
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    my fave day today
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    tai beat ratchanok
    lydia beat maria and mitani minatsu beat wang xin!
    wow!
     
  3. chris-ccc

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    2011 BAC: Minatsu Mitani defeated Wang Xin (Seeded 3) in Round 1

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    WOW... What a surprise today; Minatsu Mitani defeated Wang Xin (Seeded 3) in Round 1 rather quickly in just 33 minutes.

    Well done Minatsu !!! :):):)
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    my fave day today

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    Hope that you have PAWed every one of the above 3 matches. :):):)

    Unfortunately, I missed PAWing any of them because I haven't started PAWing yet for this tournament. :crying::crying::crying:
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    Yes, just after i post on the day where MM will up against WX.. and i said nothing is impossible.. she made it! That's unbelievable though:D..
    unfortunately her fairytale ended yesterday in the hands of CSC of Taipei. Anyway, it's a significant and good improvement from this Japanese girl. Wish to see her playing more in the future:) GAMBATEH:p
     
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    2011 BAC R-16: Cheng Shao Chieh defeated Minatsu Mitani 21-17, 22-20

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    Yes, it was Cheng Shao Chieh who defeated Minatsu Mitani 21-17, 22-20 at the Round of 16.
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    #47 chris-ccc, Apr 25, 2011
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    I believe BWF stipulates that only a limited number of partipants from a particular country can play in any event. So they probably use the world rankings to decide who to include. There is no reason why Minatsu should have withdrawn from so many big tournaments given her splendid form.
     
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    Minatsu probably expended all her energy in defeating Wang Xin to be able to take on Cheng Shao Chieh. But it's a real achievement, irregardless of the rankings. Few players outside China can boast of having been able to beat Wang Xin.

    The climb in the rankings initiates a virtuous cycle, in which Minatsu can now play in the bigger tournaments and thus meet and defeat the stronger players.
     
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    The climb in the rankings initiates a virtuous cycle......

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    Minatsu did the right thing by slowly and surely climbing up the rankings by participating in lower level tournaments, like the International Challenges, Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold.

    Perhaps soon, we could find her participating in more Super Series tournaments.
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    2011 Japan circuit ranking
    with no any national team A players, Minatsu finally get the ws title!! ^^

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    [video=youtube;CNbllyvl2Qs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNbllyvl2Qs&feature=channel_video_title[/video]

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    [video=youtube;0w-xq0-YCUs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0w-xq0-YCUs&feature=channel_video_title[/video]

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    [video=youtube;yUmCvgADHHA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUmCvgADHHA&feature=channel_video_title[/video]

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    [video=youtube;FEJw9jEdTIE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEJw9jEdTIE&feature=channel_video_title[/video]

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    [video=youtube;m70OPyuoQQc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m70OPyuoQQc&feature=channel_video_title[/video]
     
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    Where are the Japanese Badminton fans?

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    Thanks for the video, binbin. :):):)

    Congratulations to Minatsu for winning the title.

    It's disappointing that the stadium was so empty. Where are the Japanese Badminton fans? :confused::confused::confused:
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    i thought maybe the absence of the national team A players
    such as Tago,Sho,Eriko,Miyuki is the reason!
    after all, Japanese knows them much than the team B players...
     
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    I am just waiting for the day when Minatsu Mitani makes it into Team A.
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    Congrats to her for winning the tournament:)
     
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    First time I'm seeing Minatsu playing badminton. Her actions are really very animated. More importantly, her arm can move especially fast. She swings her racquet like a whip. I think she has the makings of a champion.
     
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    Next year. Definitely.
     
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    What does she scream out with her cute little high pitch voice in between the points? First I didn't think it was her doing that, but near the end, you can see her lips sync with the sound.
     
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    She isn't mouthing any intelligible words, lol. I have heard that exact same whine from female players in other sports too, as well as many different variations of it. They usually start the habit very early in their playing life, and I believe it's a shortened version of 'Come on Baby', which probably takes too much effort to say so many times.
     

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