The 65th All Japan Badminton Championship

[ullisse]

Some of today's interesting matches and upsets:

Kenichi Tago bt Kento Momota 21-9, 21-17

Mitani Minatsu bt Kaori Imabeppu 15-21, 21-17, 21-15

Nozomi Okuhara bt Sayaka Sato 23-25, 21-16, 21-16

Ryota Taohata/Sayuri Asahara bt Noriyasu Hirata/Miyuki Maeda 21-13, 12-21, 21-16
- Noriyasu and Miyuki was last year XD champion.

According to the data above, then in the final of XD:
Shintaro Ikeda/Reiko Shiota - Ryota Taohata/Sayuri Asahara

Thanks Suetyan!!

 

[suetyan]

Semi final

MS


Kenichi Tago bt Takuma Ueda 17-21, 21-13, 21-7
Sho Sasaki bt Shoji Sato 19-21, 22-20, 21-14

WS

Eriko Hirose bt Ai Goto 23-21, 21-17
Nozomi Okuhara bt Mitani Minatsu 21-16, 14-21, 21-9

WD

Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi bt Miyuki Maeda/Satoko Suetsuna 21-18, 17-21, 21-16
Shizuka Matsuo/Mami Naito bt Mizuki Fujii/Reika Kakiiwa 21-10, 21-17

XD

Shintaro Ikeda/Reiko Shiota bt Kenichi Hayakawa/Ayaka Takahashi 16-21, 21-15, 21-15
Taohata Ryota/Sayuri Asahara bt Megumi Yokohama/Takatoshi Kurose 21-14, 21-14

MD

Noriyasu Hirata/Hirokatsu Hashimoto bt Yoshiteru Yoshiteru Hirobe/Kenta Kazuno 21-18, 21-17

Kenichi Hayakawa/Hiroyuki Endo bt Shoji Sato/Naoki Kawamae 21-17, 21-15

 

[suetyan]

Thanks for the link, Suetyan...

By using google, finally I can follow the results... If I understood the translation well, then the final stage are:

MS: Kenichi Tago - Sho Sasaki
WS: Eriko Hirose - Nozomi Okuhara
MD: Hirokatsu Hashimoto/Noriyasu Hirata - Hiroyuki Endo/Kenichi Hayakawa
WD: Mami Naito/Shizuka Matsuo - Misaki Matsutomo/Aya Takahashi
XD: Shintaro Ikeda/Reiko Shiota - (strange translation - Asahara Fields / Tao ??.. This pair won against Noriyasu Hirata/Miyuki Maeda in QF)

Accordig to the data above, then in the final of XD:
Shintaro Ikeda/Reiko Shiota - Ryota Taohata/Sayuri Asahara

Thanks Suetyan!!

you are correct.

 

[suetyan]

semi final - 10 dec 2011

 

[Fidget]

Fantastic photos, suetyan!
The word that comes to mind on looking at those players at full extension is Flexibility!!

 

[huangkwokhau]

Nozomi is the champion as hirose retired.

 

[huangkwokhau]

Takahashi/matsutomo is also the champion...

 

[suetyan]

Nozomi is the champion as hirose retired.

Takahashi/matsutomo is also the champion...

Not retired but a walkover. That's too bad. Anyway, congratz to Nozomi. I think she is the youngest champion in this event.

Misaki/Ayaka bt Shizuka/Mami 21-16, 21-12. well done

 

[suetyan]

Eriko Hirose had an acute gastroenteritis. That's too bad.

 

[suetyan]

Tago bt Sasaki 21-11, 21-17

 

[suetyan]

Shintaro/Reiko bt Ryota/Sayuri 21-15, 21-13

 

[cobalt]

Thanks once again for the updates, suetyan! Much appreciated!

 

[suetyan]

Final results

Nozomi Okuhara bt Eriko Hirose - walkover

Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi bt Shizuka Matsuo/Mami Naito 21-16, 21-12

Kenichi Tago bt Sho Sasaki 21-11, 21-17

Shintaro Ikeda/Reiko Shiota bt Ryota Taohata/Sayuri Asahara 21-15, 21-13

Noriyasu Hirata/Hirokatsu Hashimoto bt Kenichi Hayakawa/Hiroyuki Endo 21-16, 21-18

 

[chris-ccc]

Nozomi Okuhara bt Eriko Hirose - walkover

Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi bt Shizuka Matsuo/Mami Naito 21-16, 21-12

Kenichi Tago bt Sho Sasaki 21-11, 21-17

Shintaro Ikeda/Reiko Shiota bt Ryota Taohata/Sayuri Asahara 21-15, 21-13

Noriyasu Hirata/Hirokatsu Hashimoto bt Kenichi Hayakawa/Hiroyuki Endo 21-16, 21-18

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Thanks for the Finals Results suetyan.

I pleased that Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi have won the WD title.

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[suetyan]

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Thanks for the Finals Results suetyan.

I pleased that Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi have won the WD title.

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yes. And Nozomi Okuhara is the youngest WS champion (16 years old). She breaks the record of Aiko Miyamura who won the WS champion at the age of 18.

 

[suetyan]

i will post the final photos tomorrow. But before that, let us take a look at this photo of Nozomi Okuhara. The trophy is too big for a 16 years old girl! haha

 

[chris-ccc]

i will post the final photos tomorrow. But before that, let us take a look at this photo of Nozomi Okuhara. The trophy is too big for a 16 years old girl! haha

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Hahaha...... That's sure a BIG trophy for her to handle.

I bet the tournament organisers never expected a 16-year old to win that trophy.
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[suetyan]

Final - 11 Dec 2011

Final - 11 Dec 2011

 

[Toastie]

nice phots,
just wondered: why do the players have numbers on their shirts/shorts (Tago is number 3, Sasaki 18)?

 

[extremenanopowe]

Their days are numbered man.... or... big brother watching... or.. them number makes them go ummm....

man... the trophy is like an anchor... thieves can't steal it. Talking about 'kiasuism...' lol.