Badminton UK Fukushima-Hirota pair advance to finals Advance to first Olympics March 15 8:05
In the semi-finals of the Badminton British Open Women's Doubles, the third place in the world ranking, Yuki Fukushima and Ayaka Hirota, straight won the pair of the world's seventh place Reika Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo, and decided to advance to the finals. Was.
The semi-finals of the Badminton British Open Women's Doubles will be a Japanese confrontation between a pair of Fukushima and Hirota, who will take the lead in the two-frame Tokyo Olympic Games, and a pair of Takahashi and Matsutomo, the third fastest. .
The pair of Fukushima and Hirota created a rhythm from a strong defense and took the first game 21 to 12 with eight consecutive points in the early stages.
In the second game, the pair Takahashi and Matsutomo counterattacked with a slow and fast attack, but the pair Fukushima and Hirota did not give up control until the end due to the breathtaking play.
In the second game, the pair of Fukushima and Hirota who won 21 to 12 won the Japanese confrontation with a game count of 2-0 straight and decided to advance to the final.
The competition for the Olympic Games was affected by the spread of the new coronavirus, and the international tournament was suspended from this tournament until next month.However, if the conventional criteria were applied, Fukushima advanced to the final. And the pair of Hirota are in the second place among the Japanese, and have advanced to the first Olympics.
On the other hand, the Olympics are far away for the lost pair of Takahashi and Matsutomo.
The World Badminton Federation will announce another announcement on the treatment of the representative selection criteria, which was determined by the world ranking on next month.
Fukushima "I was able to fight while having fun"
Yuki Fukushima, who won the Japanese confrontation and proceeded to the finals, recalled with great expression, "It was amazing to be able to compete on the big stage of the British Open, and I was able to fight while having fun."
Hirota "I will do my best to get 100%"
Ayaka Hirota who formed the pair was keen on the finals, "I would like to do my best so that I can play 100% like us while enjoying the game."
Matsutomo: "I'm sorry I couldn't play ourselves"
Misaki Matsutomo said, "I had the feeling that I was going to put myself in play, but I'm sorry I couldn't play it. I know the difficulty of winning is the best we know." I told you.
Takahashi: "I challenged this match could be the last."
Reika Takahashi, who had tears in his eyes, looked back, saying, "I wanted to win, but I felt like I was going to win the first place in the world after a long absence. Was.
In light of the fact that the tournament that was scheduled to participate in the future is no longer being held, "I challenged with the feeling that this tournament might be the last. I do not yet know what the points of the Olympic race will be in the future, Now I want to take a break and report on what I will do next. "