On the 27th, the fifth day of the Tokyo Olympic Games, the third round was held in the badminton men's doubles qualifying league Group C, and the pair of Keigo Sonoda and Takeshi Kamura, who ranked 5th in the world, was the 6th Chinese pair in the world. Lost in a straight with a game count of 0-2.
The pair of Sonoda and Kamura, who have already decided to advance to the quarterfinals, faced this match aiming to pass the first place in the qualifying.
They showed tenacity in the bang to make the course of the opponent pair, but they could not bring it to their own pace until the end, dropped the first game 14 to 21, the second game 16 to 21, and the game count 0 to 2. I lost in.
The Sonoda-Kamura pair will advance to the quarter-finals in the qualifying league in 2nd place in the group.
Takeshi Kamura "I want to switch from tomorrow so that I can finish with a smile"
Takeshi Kamura said, "I feel frustrated. The ball was floating overall. I had to improve the quality because there was more power over there," recalled the match.
For the final tournament, he said, "I'm doing what I should do. I want to switch from tomorrow so that I can finish with a smile without regrets."
Keigo Sonoda "Reflect on the final tournament"
Keigo Sonoda said, "I was able to take the initiative first and foremost. I would like to reflect on it and go to the final tournament."