Japan open badminton

182 Japan Open is an annual international badminton tournament held in Japan. The organizer of this tournament is Nippon Badminton Association with sanctions from the Badminton World Federation. The Japan Open is the only BWF World Tour Super 750 tournament held in Japan. There are five individual competitions: men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles. The first tournament was held as “Yonex Cup Japan Open”, and in 1998 the name of the tournament was changed to “Yonex Japan Open”. Currently, Yonex is still one of the main sponsors of the Japan Open, along with Daihatsu.

All's well that ends well. Hosts Japan swept the singles finals of the 2022 Japan Open Nishimoto Kenta capturing his first career title in the men's and world champion Yamaguchi Akane winning for the second successive week in the women's. While four of the five finals on the day easily ran over an hour, Yamaguchi left nothing to chance against third see An Se Young, winning 21-9, 21-15 in 38 minutes. "I'm glad I won - and I'm tired", Yamaguchi said. "I wasn't sure how far I could go today but I managed to leave it all out there and had fun. "It was unbelievable for the crowd to cheer you on the way they did and it feels great to be able to respond to all the support". The Japan Open was held for the first time in three years due to the pandemic and only Yamaguchi managed to defend her title, a testament to her incredible stamina. Asked where she gets it from, the 25-year-old said, "I have my parents to thank for that. I got it from them, I think. "I want to play as many matches as I can. I need to take a break and get ready for what awaits next". Nishimoto managed to outlast the tireless 32-year-old Chou Tien Chen in a three-game slugfest (21-19, 21-23, 21-17). Nishimoto was in the driver's seat for large parts of the match but Chou, the fourth seed here, would not go away despite looking exhausted, pushing the game to more than 90 minutes. The 21st-ranked Japanese was able to exhale after finally getting his first title win, beating four top 10 players en-route to the cha...

Read more Playing in her eighth consecutive final of 2023, the 21-year-old An added the Singapore crown to victories in India, Indonesia, the All England Open and Thailand. "I've been feeling very confident since the start of the year and I'm very pleased I found my winning formula," An, ranked second in the world, said. "This victory is especially meaningful as it's also my first competitive professional tournament in Singapore. I'm so happy I have won here." Despite being the highest-ranked player in the women's draw and having more experience, the 26-year-old Yamaguchi could not match her rival's ferocious attacks and deceptive net play. "An's a formidable opponent and she was very aggressive today. I was mentally not prepared for it and it showed in the match," said Yamaguchi, the two-time world champion. Indonesia's Anthony Ginting became the first player in 20 years since China's Chen Hong to successfully defend his Singapore men's singles title when he defeated Anders Antonsen 21-16, 21-13. In a contest that lasted 40 minutes, the Indonesian showed his class with his powerful smashes and fast pace to prevail over the Dane, a former world number two who is trying to make his comeback after suffering multiple injuries last year. "I knew Anders was going to be aggressive as he had shown during the semi-final last night. But I told myself to stay calm and play my own game. It's really an honour to be able to defend my title here in Singapore and I'm looking forward to a...

Kento Momota is going to take some stopping at Tokyo 2020. Since becoming Japan's first men's singles In 2019, he has found a new level of consistency with victory at the Fuzhou China Open making it 10 titles for the year including Three-time Olympic silver medallist Lee Chong Wei enjoyed similar dominance in 2010 and 2013, winning seven BWF Super Series (now the World Tour) events in each of those years. But he famously failed to win a world title despite his run of nearly four years at the top of the world rankings from 2008 to 2012. Momota's next big target comes in July where he will also attempt to win something which eluded Lee, an Olympic gold on his overdue Games debut. Kento Momota reacts during the 2019 Japan Open, the badminton test event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Back from the depths Momota missed illegal casino in Tokyo. The Nippon Badminton Association agreed not to press charges which, had they reached a criminal court, could have seen the then world number two go to prison for up to three years. That came just days after he defeated Viktor Axelsen to claim the India Open title having beaten the Dane in the final of the 2015 World Superseries Finals in Dubai. Axelsen went on to take bronze in the Rio Games. Reflecting on his exile, Momota told Tokyo Weekender, "I couldn’t play, I couldn’t see any goals and my future career looked extremely dicey. I really appreciate everyone who was there for me." But he does not believe he was ready to challenge for the O...

SINGAPORE – There are not many players who can batter Japan’s world No. 1 and After a futuristic court projection-and-light show at the start of the Sunday’s competition at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, she beat Yamaguchi 21-16, 21-14 in 40 minutes to prove that her time is now, as she picked up her fifth title from eight straight finals in 2023. With the world championships and Olympics coming up in the next 14 months, An wants to win them all and ascend to the summit of the world rankings. After her fifth victory in straight games in Singapore, the 21-year-old flashed her trademark A hand sign, and told The Straits Times: “These are my dreams. Although I want my dreams to come true, if I look at things that are too far away, I can become nervous and rush to do things. So, I would like to work hard for now and see how far I can go.” Post-match, Yamaguchi, 26, graciously gave her rival a heartfelt tribute and said An’s persistence posed a huge psychological challenge to her. She added: “Her defence is the most outstanding aspect of her game, and she has added attacking weapons over the years. She is also able to master the wind conditions and use them to her advantage. I had to stay level-headed, but I was unable to sustain this throughout the match.” China’s three-time women’s doubles world champions and top-ranked Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan won here after overcoming South Korea’s world No. 2 Baek Ha-na and Lee So-hee 21-16, 21-12. The victory extended their win rate to ...

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Japan Open Badminton LIVE: After the BWF World Championships, the BWF tour is all set to continue as the Japan Open will get underway from 30 August 2022. It will be the 16th tournament on the BWF tour this year and the Super 750 tournament is making its return after a two-year hiatus as thelast two editions were not held due to Covid-9 pandemic. Top players like Kento Momota, Akane Yamugachi, Tai Tzu Ying will all be in action in the tournament. Follow Japan Open 2022 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN Men’s singles – Kento Momota – Japan Women’s singles – Akane Yamugachi – Japan Men’s doubles – Marcus Gideon / Kevin Sukamuljo Women’s doubles –Kim So-yeong / Kong Hee-yong Mixed doubles – Wang Yilyu / Huang Dongping Japan Open 2022 Schedule 1st round– August 30, 31 2nd round– September 1 Quarter-final– September 2 Semi-final– September 3 Final – September 4 Japan Open 2022 Prize Money Event Winner Finalist Semi-finals Quarter-finals Last 16 Last 32 Singles $52,500 $25,500 $10,500 $4,125 $2,250 $750 Doubles $55,500 $26,250 $10,500 $4,687.50 $2,437.50 $750 Top Seeds Men’s Singles • Viktor Axelsen – Denmark (withdrew) • Kento Momota – Japan • Anders Antonsen – Denmark • Chou Tien Chen – Chinese Taipei • Lee Zii Jia – Malaysia • Anthony Sinisuka Ginting – Indonesia • Jonatan Christie – Indonesia • Loh Kean Yew – Singapore Women’s Singles • Akane Yamugachi – Japan • Tai Tzu Ying – Chinese Taipei • An Se-young – South Korea • Chen Yuifei – China • Carolina Marin – Spain • Nozomi Oku...