The Tokyo Olympics, Badminton Men's Singles Qualifying League Group I was held, and Kanta Tsuneyama, who ranked 13th in the world, beat Igor Koeryo, who ranked 49th in the world, straight to win the qualifying league for the second time in a row, and the final tournament. I decided to advance.
Tsuneyama accumulated points with highly accurate shots and won the first game 21 to 14 and the second game 21 to 8 with a game count of 2 to 0.
Tsuneyama "I was able to take the initiative in the second game."
Tsuneyama, who advanced to the final tournament, recalled, "I was nervous in the first half of the first game, but in the second game I started to get a feel for the court and took the initiative."
After that, he said with enthusiasm for the next game, "I will play my own way as I do today. I want to do my best so that I will not regret it."