Badminton Open of the British Open 3 pairs of Japan go to round 2 at 8:30 on March 12
The British Open, which has a major impact on the selection of the badminton national team at the Tokyo Olympics, has begun, and three pairs have won each straight in the women's doubles, where three Japanese teams are fiercely competing for two slots, leading to the second round. .
Following the World Championship, the British Open is the 110th anniversary of the world's oldest international tournament, and the world's top athletes participated in the final stage of the Tokyo Olympics final selection competition on the 11th. Began in Birmingham, Central England.
With the spread of the new coronavirus in Japan, the Japanese set out on a long-distance expedition of more than 50 days to participate in international competitions related to national selection, and 23 men and women in all five events as the first tournament I participated.
Of the three women's doubles in which the top three Japanese pairs in the world ranking compete fiercely in the two slots of the national team, Yuki Fukushima and Ayaka Hirota, Kazuna Nagahara and Mayu Matsumoto, Reika Takahashi Misaki Matsutomo's pair won each straight and advanced to the second round.
In the mixed doubles, the fourth place in the world ranking, Yudai Watanabe and Arisa Higashino, won the Korean pair straight in the 29th place in the world, making sure to be the representative of the Tokyo Olympics.
The tournament is scheduled for the finals of various events on the 15th.