2019 Silicon Valley International Series July 17-21, 2019 Newark Memorial Event Center Newark, California i heard japan is entering 5 players. which ones? i do not know. i can only assume it would be lower b team players...? i believe this is the 1st bwf tournament to ever take place in northern california. that alone leaves me no excuse to not attend.
Just three players are being entered; the other two members of the delegation are coaches. WS: Nidaira Natsuki (Tonami); Sogo Mayu (Hitachi Chemical); Ebisawa Hana (Hitachi Chemical) The B Team will be returning to Japan after having participated in the Canada and US Open; and some of the other aspiring national team players will probably be eyeing the Russia Open, held at the same time, which is worth a few more points.
No, they are not. Nidaira used to be, until she injured herself; the other two are principally corporate team players. They are ranked 17, 35, and 51, respectively, in the domestic WS ranking table. You can see the National B Team here: https://www.badminton.or.jp/en/national/member/2019.html#groupB
