Badminton Women's Okuhara Advances to the Final Denmark Open October 19 21:16
In the semi-finals of women's singles at the international badminton tournament held in Denmark, Nozomi Okuhara, who ranked fourth in the world ranking, won the gold medalist at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics and decided to advance to the final.
The Badminton Danish Open is one of the top tournaments of the World Tour organized by the World Badminton Federation. Various semi-finals are held on the 19th.
Among the women's singles, Okuhara, the fourth-largest player in the world, who was the only Japanese winner, was the gold medalist of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, who lost the last month's international tournament, and played against Spanish Carolina Carolina Marin.
Okuhara was pushed by Marine's power and speed, and the first game was dropped 18 to 21, but the second game was 21 to 12, such as hitting a sharp smash from speedy footwork.
And in the final 3rd game, Okuhara player skillfully cuts off the opponent's shots from 13 to 13 tie scenes, taking out a continuous rally and taking a 21 to 16 with a rapid rally. I won a reverse game with a game count of 2: 1.
Okuhara said, “Women's games are getting faster due to changes in the times, so I have been consciously working on it. It was a difficult game, but I was glad that I could demonstrate the results of the practice.” .