Held on September 28thWorld / Regional Mixed Gender Team Sudirman Cup(Vantaa, Finland) On the third day, the qualifying league was held. Japan appeared in the second qualifying league match against England. Kento Momota, Akane Yamaguchi and others, who are the main players, participated and defeated England 5-0. With his second league win, he has confirmed his advancement to the final tournament.
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Japan, who won the match against Egypt the day before, appointed Kento Momota (pictured above) for the men’s singles and Akane Yamaguchi for the women’s singles. In addition to the ace of men’s and women’s singles, Yuta Watanabe / Arisa Higashino, a bronze medalist of the Tokyo Olympics and mixed doubles, also took on the challenge by arranging them as top batters.
Yuta Watanabe / Arisa Higashino, who has been attracting attention due to the success of the Tokyo Olympics, defeated England’s difficult enemy Ellis / Smith 2-0 in response to that expectation. Momota, who appeared in the second game, played a close game with a young English player 22-20 in the first game, but regained the rhythm and won the second game 21-10.
In the third match, men’s doubles Akira Koga (upper photo, left) / Taichi Saito competed for the final match with Larn / Bendy, who participated in the Tokyo Olympics, and Japan won the third straight victory. After confirming the team’s victory, Yamaguchi and Chiharu Shida / Nami Matsuyama of the women’s doubles also defeated each 2-0, and Japan won England 5-0.
This marks Japan’s second league win and has a ticket for the final tournament. Malaysia, the same group D as Japan, defeated Egypt 5-0, so Japan and Malaysia, who have won two league games, have decided to advance to the final tournament. The two teams will collide on the 30th, and the winning team will pass the league first place.
In the Group B match held in the first half of the session, Taiwan and South Korea each won their second league win. Two teams have also decided to advance to the final tournament, and the top two teams have been confirmed for each group, leaving the final round of the qualifying league. Eight teams, including Group A China and Thailand, Group C Denmark and Indonesia, are advancing to the top front.
The results on the 29th are as follows.
▼ Qualifying league (28th)
[Group B]
Korea(2 wins) 5-0 Tahiti (2 losses)
Taiwan(2 wins) 5-0 Germany (2 losses)
[Group D]
Malaysia(2 wins) 5-0 Egypt (2 losses)
Japan(2 wins) 5-0 England (2 losses)
Yuta Watanabe / Arisa Higashino②[21-16, 21-12]0 ● Ellis / Smith 42 minutes
Kento Momota②[22-20, 21-10]0 ● Johnny Torsen 38 minutes
Akira Koga / Taichi Saito②[21-1719-2121-12]1 ● Lane / Bendy 66 minutes
Akane Yamaguchi②[21-16, 21-12]0 ● Abigail Holden 30 minutes
Chiharu Shida / Nami Matsuyama②[21-16, 21-12]0 ● Smith / Birch 40 minutes
▼ Qualifying league (29th)
[Group A]
China-Thailand
India-Finland
[Group C]
Indonesia-Denmark
Canada-Russia
▼ Qualifying league (30th)
[Group B]
Taiwan-Korea
Germany-Tahiti
[Group D]
Japan-Malaysia
England-Egypt
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