For badminton women, Nihon Unisys will advance to the final S / J League December 21 19:29

In the domestic badminton league, the final tournament of the top four teams has begun, and the girls have decided to advance to the finals with Nihon Unisys as a gold medalist of the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Women's Doubles, a pair of Reika Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo.

The S / J League, in which badminton business teams compete in team competitions, began the final tournament of the top four teams in Toyama Prefecture on 21st, with men and women in the semifinals.

Of these, last year's runner-up Nihon Unisys and American Vape Gifu played against each other.
In the first game of the doubles, a pair of Takahashi and Matsutomo, ranked fourth in the world ranking (Nihon Unisys), and a pair of Yuki Fukushima and Ayaka Hirota, ranked second in the world (American Vape Gifu) met.

Takahashi / Matsutomo took the lead in the first game, but after the opponent's combination, they caught up at the end of the game and reversed five consecutive points, taking 21 to 19.
In the second game, he broke out of the competition in consecutive points, took 21-16, and won straight.
Nihon Unisys also won the singles in the second game and decided to advance to the final with two consecutive victories.

For men, Kento Momota, the world's number one player in singles, won straight, and NTT East decided to advance to the final for the first time in five years.

The tournament was final on the 22nd, with the boys holding the same cards as last year for both NTT East and Tonami Transport, the girls for Nihon Unisys and Saiharukan Pharmaceutical.

Takahashi "I was confident"

Takahashi of Nihon Unisys said with a smile, "I'm confident that I haven't lost to the pair of Fukushima and Hirota in the team match.

Matsutomo, who formed the pair, said, "I'm thinking that it's great to be able to play here for next year when the national selection will continue, and it was better to have more of our good play than to win." I was looking back.

Momota: Aim for the team to win

NTT East's Momoda player, who won the straight and won the team, said, “The first doubles helped me get a close match and the team had a good atmosphere. I think I was able to take that momentum and win straight. There is only one game left, so I want to work as a team to win the championship. "