The YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships witnessed an intense battle today, as defending champions Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi were defeated by their own Japanese teammates, Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota. The match lasted for 76 minutes, with Fukushima and Hirota emerging victorious with a score of 21-16, 19-21, 21-16.
Hirota expressed her team’s determination to win, stating, “We knew we needed to be in top gear from the start and our plan was to be aggressive. We lost the second game but we got back the momentum in the decider and we were able to keep attacking.”
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Fukushima shared her joy and hoped to carry on their success in their first All England tournament, aiming to progress beyond the quarter-finals.
Matsutomo and Takahashi, who had won the championship last year, initially seemed poised to dominate the match after securing the second game. However, Fukushima and Hirota’s strategic approach and power proved to be too much for them to handle.
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“They had a good strategy and a lot of power. We let them do what they wanted to do and we couldn’t find a way to bounce back,” explained Takahashi. Another factor in their defeat was that two other Japanese pairs also advanced to the Women’s Doubles quarter-finals.
In another surprising turn of events, Men’s Singles Olympic star Chen Long was defeated by Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk, with a score of 21-16, 21-19. Saensomboonsuk credited his victory to his fast and offensive playing style, and his increased confidence since winning the YONEX Denmark Open.
China faced further disappointment in the Mixed Doubles category, as top seeds Zheng Siwei and Chen Qingchen were defeated by Wang Yilyu and Huang Dongping, with a score of 24-22, 21-15. Wang acknowledged that their advantage lay in knowing their opponents well and being able to target their weaknesses.
Jan Jorgensen from Denmark, the second seed in Men’s Singles, also suffered a major setback, as he was hampered by injury and lost 21-16, 21-13 to Japan’s Kazumasa Sakai.
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Amidst these upsets, several prominent players managed to avoid disaster in the first MetLife BWF World Superseries event of the season. Carolina Marin fought back from 17-19 in the second game to secure a victory against He Bingjiao of China. Akane Yamaguchi and Sung Ji Hyun also battled their way into the quarter-finals in Women’s Singles.
In Men’s Doubles, China’s Chai Biao and Hong Wei, as well as Malaysia’s Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying, displayed their skill and determination to progress in the tournament. England’s Mixed Doubles stars, Chris and Gabby Adcock, also advanced, keeping hopes alive for a home victory. They will face Olympic champions Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir of Indonesia for a place in the semi-finals.
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Conclusion
The YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships saw some surprising results, as defending champions Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi were defeated by their Japanese teammates, Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota. Chen Long, Jan Jorgensen, and Zheng Siwei and Chen Qingchen also faced defeat in their respective categories. However, there were also players who managed to secure victories and advance further in the tournament. The competition promises to be thrilling, and badminton enthusiasts can stay updated by visiting Carnegiecentre.
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