In the badminton world championship held in Spain, the second round of each type was held on the 14th, and in the mixed doubles, the pair of Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino who won the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics won the third round. I went ahead.
The badminton world championship was held on the 14th, the third day of the tournament, with the second round of each event.
In the mixed doubles, the pair of Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Watanabe and Higashino, who ranked 4th in the world, played against the pair dispatched by the Russian Federation at 54th in the world.
In the first game, I showed a breathtaking combination from the beginning and took 21 to 10 such as scoring 8 points in a row from the scene of 4 to 2 and 2 points lead.
In the second game that followed, Watanabe's favorite drop shots and Higashino's quick movements were decided, and he took 21-8 and advanced to the third round with a straight win with a game count of 2-0.
In the women's doubles, the pair of Wakana Nagahara and Mayu Matsumoto, who are 5th in the world, beat the Danish pair, who is 49th in the world, straight with a game count of 2-0 and got off to a good start toward the 3rd consecutive championship.
Also, in the men's doubles, the pair of Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi, who won the championship for the first time as a Japanese player in the "World Tour Finals" that decides the annual champion of the tour tournament, became the 25th Chinese pair in the world. I won with a game count of 2 to 1.
Higashino "I did my best to be aware of the atmosphere of the venue" Watanabe "A good start"
Arisa Higashino, a mixed doubles player who advanced to the third round with a dangerous match, said, "Because it was the first match, I did my best while being aware of the atmosphere of the venue. I want everyone to see how they play while having fun." Did.
Yuta Watanabe also said, "I think we have made a good start. This is the last tournament of the year, so I want to do my best with all my strength."