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[WT Finals 2021]Takuro Hoki & Yugo Kobayashi, Yuta Watanabe & Arisa Higashino win straight! | Badminton SPIRIT | BADMINTON SPIRIT

It started on December 1stBWFWorld Tour Finals(Bali, Indonesia) On the first day, the first round of the qualifying league was held. A Japanese player participates in the 5th event in the tournament to decide the champion of the year. In the battle for three consecutive weeks from Indonesia Masters and Indonesia OP, he has won a winning star.

December 1st
First day results (singles)

The result of Indonesia Masters Here

The result of Indonesia OP is Here

[Doubles]

Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi (pictured above, left), who participated in the men’s doubles, played against a young Indonesian pair. Yasuki / Kobayashi, who won the first game 21-14, showed their strength in the final stage of the second game, which was a battle for points, and won. I grabbed a white star in the first match.

Women’s doubles Chiharu Shida / Nami Matsuyama won the Tour Finals’ first white star with a 2-0 straight victory over India’s Ponnappa / Reddy. Yuta Watanabe / Arisa Higashino (upper photo, left) of the mixed doubles has decided to start the white star by suppressing Christiansen / Boe (Denmark) who fought in the Indonesian OP to 12 to 15.

As a result of the doubles on December 1, the match cards on the 2nd are as follows.

[Men’s Doubles]

Round 1 (December 1st)

▼ Group A

Gideon / Sukamuruyo(Indonesia) ②[23-2121-19]0 ● Wang Chi-lin / Lee Yang (Taiwan) 44 minutes

Astorp / Rasmussen(Denmark) ②[21-16, 21-15]0 ● Shetty / Ranky Reddy (India)

▼ Group B

Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi②[21-1421-19]0 ● Kusmawaldana / Rambitan (Indonesia) 42 minutes

Theo EY/ On YS(Malaysia) ②[21-1621-19]0 ● TJ Popov / C Popov (France) 46 minutes

Round 2 (December 2nd)

▼ Group A

Gideon / Sukamuruyo (1 win) -Shetti / Ranky Reddy (1 loss)

Astorp / Rasmussen (1 win) -Wang Chi-lin / Lee Yang (1 loss)

▼ Group B

Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi (1 win) -TJ Popov / C Popov (1 loss)

Theo EY / On YS (1 win) -Kusmawaldana / Rambitan (1 loss)

[Women’s Doubles]

Round 1 (December 1st)

▼ Group A

Kim So Young/Kong Xi Rong(Korea) ②[21-14, 21-14]0 ● Tan / Tinner (Malaysia) 45 minutes

Polyi / Rahayu(Indonesia) ②[21-15, 21-12]0 ● John Copan / Lawinda (Thailand) 37 minutes

▼ Group B

Chiharu Shida / Nami Matsuyama②[21-14, 21-18]0 ● Ponnappa / Reddy (India) 43 minutes

G・ Stoeva / S・ Stoeva(Bulgaria) ②[21-12, 21-11]0 ● Smith / Birch (England) 38 minutes

Round 2 (December 2nd)

▼ Group A

Akihide Kim / Kong Hee-yong (1 win) -Polyi / Rahayu (1 win)

John Copan / Lawinda (1 loss) -Tan / Tinner (1 loss)

▼ Group B

Chiharu Shida / Nami Matsuyama (1 win) -Smith / Birch (1 loss)

G. Stoeva / S. Stoeva (1 win) -Ponnappa / Reddy (1 loss)

[Mixed doubles]

Round 1 (December 1st)

▼ Group A

Yuta Watanabe / Arisa Higashino②[21-12, 21-15]0 ● Christiansen / Boe (Denmark) 36 minutes

Chan PS/ Go LY(Malaysia) ②[21-14, 21-13]0 ● Tan KM / Rye PJ (Malaysia) 38 minutes

▼ Group B

Dechapol / Supsilly(Thailand) ②[21-14, 10-21, 21-11]1 ● Jordan / Octavianti (Indonesia) 52 minutes

Deng Junwen/Xie Yingxue(Hong Kong) ②[21-11, 21-16]0 ● Ellis / Smith (England) 37 minutes

Round 2 (December 2nd)

▼ Group A

Yuta Watanabe / Arisa Higashino (1 win) -Tan KM / Rye PJ (1 loss)

Chan PS / Go LY (1 win) -Christian Sen / Boe (1 loss)

▼ Group B

Dechapol / Supsilly (1 win) -Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet (1 win)

Jordan / Octavianti (1 loss) -Eris / Smith (1 loss)

[Player comment]

first day
Chiharu Shida & Nami Matsuyama
Akane Yamaguchi

Takuro Hoki & Yugo Kobayashi
Yuta Watanabe & Arisa Higashino

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