Badminton British Open Men Endo-Watanabe pair to semifinals March 14 11:26
In the British Open Badminton and Men's Doubles quarterfinals in the United Kingdom, the pair of Daisuke Endo and Yuta Watanabe, who ranked 6th in the world rankings, defeated a superior pair and advanced to the semifinals.
Endo and Watanabe, the only remaining Japanese teams in this event, played in the quarterfinals on the 13th against the Indonesian pair who won the world championship last year and ranked 2nd in the world. 21:19 and the second game 21:18 to win straight.
Endo said, "I was nervous, but my opponent was a longing player and I always wanted to win, so I started with a strong feeling from the beginning."
Also, Watanabe said, "One of the reasons for the win was that I did not give up in the second game even in the inferior scene. Even if the opponent pushed with a strong ball, I succeeded or used the space behind, I was able to carry the game in. "
He told the semi-finals on the 14th that he would play against a Russian pair, saying, "I don't think the next opponent has won yet, so I'm just going to go. I want to play. "