Badminton British Open Men Endo Watanabe Pair wins Japan's first championship March 16 5:54
In the badminton British Open and Men's Doubles final, the pair of Daisuke Endo and Yuta Watanabe, who are ranked 6th in the world ranking, defeated the world's No. 1 pair, and became the first Japanese champion in men's doubles. Was.
The pair Endo and Watanabe defeated the world's second-placed pair, and won the match. In the final, they played against the world's top-ranked Indonesian pair Marx Fernaldi Gideon and Keffin Sanjaya Skamurjo. .
Endo and Watanabe scored four consecutive points at the end of the competitive first game in a persistent game, scoring 21:18 for the game, but lost 12:21 for the second game. . The final third game was overtaken at the end of the game, but at the end of the game, we decided to smash consecutively in a combination that matched our breath and took 21 to 19, won the game count 2-1 and won the tournament's first victory .
The British Open is the 110th anniversary of badminton, the oldest tournament in Japan, and it is the first time for a Japanese player to win men's doubles.
Endo: "Winning has great significance"
Daiyu Endo, who won his first championship as a Japanese player in the men's doubles, said, "I think that winning this tournament has a great meaning. I expect that various pairs of Japan will continue with this opportunity." talked.
Also, Mr. Yuta Watanabe said, "I love everything" the first ", so it's a great feeling. I will continue to practice a lot and try to enjoy this joy again."