Bud World Championship Japan's first advance to the 4th final in history 8:11 on August 25

At the world badminton championship, the Japanese team made the final advance in the fourth event for the first time in history, and among them, the women's doubles faced the top for the second consecutive year.

The Badminton World Championship in Basel, Switzerland, was a tournament that had a major impact on the selection of representatives for the Tokyo Olympics. On the 24th, various semi-finals were held.

In the women's doubles, Kazuna Nagahara and Makoto Matsumoto, who are ranked first in the world ranking aiming for consecutive championships, played 5th in the world against Indonesia's Gracia Polii and Apriani Rahayu.

The two players took the first game in a series of powerful shots and robbed them by a large difference of 21 to 12, while the second game was a competition to beat each other and took 21 to 19 and won straight.

As a result, in the final on the 25th, the Japanese team with the same face-to-face with the pair of Yuki Fukushima and Ayaka Kajita for the second year in a row will compete.

In Men's Doubles, Takuro Hoki and Yusuke Kobayashi, the 13th place in the world, won a straight win by breaking the jumping smash with the best of the 3rd place in the world, who won the previous championship. I went to the final.

On the other hand, in Mixed Doubles, the pair of Yudai Watanabe and Arisa Higashino who was the world's 3rd-placed player in the world for the first time in this event took the 1st place in the world. The pair lost straight and was a bronze medal.

Together with male and female singles, the Japanese team advanced to the finals for the first time since the start of the tournament in 1977.

* Ryo = “King” to “King”

Matsubara Nagamoto “Getting the Maximum Power”

Matsumoto, who made the finals in the women ’s doubles for the second year in a row, said, “We have to go to the stage of the finals by seeing the pair of Fukushima and Iwata make a final advance. I thought it was n’t possible, but there were some difficult developments, but it was good to be able to stay at their own pace without breaking the flow, ”recalled the game.

Also, Kana Nagahara, who paired up, enthusiasm for the Japanese confrontation in the final, "I want to do my best while having fun as I can push it with my attack.

Hoki Kobayashi "I was able to use my power"

Men ’s Doubles Takuro Hoki said about the match that won the previous pair straight. “I ’m very happy. I looked at the other person ’s footage and studied it, and I had an image of the countermeasures. I was able to demonstrate it. "

In addition, Yugo Kobayashi, who was paired, said, “I thought I was nervous, but unexpectedly, I was able to put my power to the end. At the end, I thought,“ That was a win. ” I wish I could show my strength to everyone in the venue. ”

Higashino Watanabe “I will do my best”

Mixed doubles Isamu Watanabe said that Japan won the first bronze medal in this event `` Mixed doubles were behind in Japan compared to other events, so it is amazing to catch up one by one I'm proud and happy, so I want to work hard so I can keep going. "

Arisa Higashino, who made a pair, said with a harsh expression, “It's great, but I was aiming for a gold medal, and next year I want to do my best to get a gold medal again.”