Badminton All Japan Championship 2nd Round Momoda Straight Win

Badminton all-Japan general championship second round Momoda straight win November 28, 20:19

Badminton's All-Japan General Championship was held in various rounds, with Kento Momoda aiming for the championship in the men's singles ranking first place in the world ranking straight ahead of the athletes and proceeded to the quarterfinals.

Momota took this game 21 to 10 by raising 5 consecutive points in the first game, a calm rise, and showing various attacks that used different speeds on the internet.

In the second game that followed, we repeatedly decided on a speedy and powerful smash, scored points 21 to 14, and went straight to the quarterfinals.

In addition, in the women's singles, Kiyoshi Okuhara, who is 3rd in the world and is aiming for the first time in Japan for the first time in 4 years, has won the All Japan Amateur Championship and won the quarterfinals.

Also, in the women ’s doubles that will continue to fight for representatives for next year's Tokyo Olympics, Yuki Fukushima and Ayaka Hamada aiming for the third consecutive victory in the tournament in the world, the third in the world, Kazuna Nagahara, Matsumoto A pair of Maya, 4th in the world, Reika Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo each won straight and proceeded to the quarterfinals.

In Men's Doubles, Keigo Sonoda and Kenji Kamura, who ranked 4th in the world, went straight to the quarterfinals.

Momota "Smash is a content of understanding"

Kento Momota, who won the second round in the men's singles, looked back on the game, saying, “I was able to relax and play without starting to get nervous as in the first round.”

Also, about the cheering from the venue every time I showed the smash, “The accuracy and speed of the smash was something that I was convinced to some extent. I think I was able to play with momentum. "

Then, “Tomorrow's opponent is a junior player on the same team, so I can't lose as a senior. I want to win and connect next.”

Okuhara "I was able to exceed speed"

Okuhara, who won the second round of the women's singles straight, said, “The winner of the All Japan Amateur Championship is the opponent's unique tension, and there was a mistake in the serve. “I was able to outperform my opponent in moving games. In the second half of the rally, I think there were many scenes where the opponent was unable to keep up with the speed,” he said.

For the quarter-finals on the 29th, “Women ’s singles are young players, but tomorrow ’s opponents are also young players. The player who comes is really a scary player, so I want to make a good match with strength and support. ”

Nagahara "I was able to put variations on the attack"

A pair of Kana Nagahara and Maya Matsumoto, who are ranked 3rd in the women ’s doubles, will play against a pair of adults in the second round, and the combination will be firmly corrected from the first round where mistakes are conspicuous, and straight wins to the quarter finals It has advanced.

Nagahara said, “In the game yesterday, the combination of the two players didn't work, but today, not only smash but also a variety of attacks such as drops. We were able to rally and fight with our own development.” I was looking back.

Matsumoto “I want to fight with each other”

In addition, Maya Matsumoto, the pair, switched his feelings for the first victory, saying, “From now on, the level of the opponent will go up, so I want to fight with two people firmly in the air.”

Sonoda-Kamura Pair The first game's difficult development ...

In the second round of the men's doubles, Keigo Sonoda and Kenji Kamura played a straight run when they took the first game from the difficult development that was deprived of game points in the first match against the pair who won second place in the national tournament last month. And I went to the quarterfinals.

Sonoda looked back at the first game, where he was competing, saying, “I was n’t good at pulling out the feeling of wanting to win against the opponent.” I was surprised that there were so many great shots such as the angle of the smash, and it was amazing.

Kamura, who made a pair, looked forward, saying, “It was a competitive game, but I had plenty of feelings until the end of the game. I have pressure, but I want to do my best to change it into power.”