The final of the badminton world championships held in Spain was held on the 19th, and Akane Yamaguchi of the women's singles won the gold medal for the first time.
The badminton world championships were held on the 19th, the 8th day of the tournament, with various finals.
Among them, Akane Yamaguchi, who is ranked 3rd in the world ranking in women's singles, played against Tai Tzu-ying, who is the silver medalist of the Tokyo Olympics and ranked 1st in the world.
Yamaguchi took the lead 21 to 14 in the first game with a slow-moving attack that pierced the opponent's back.
In the second game, he won a straight victory by taking 21 to 11, such as scoring 7 consecutive points with various attacks using feints.
This is the second time that a Japanese player has won a gold medal in the women's singles for the first time in three tournaments since Nozomi Okuhara in the 2017 tournament.
Yamaguchi "I'm glad I won the last tournament this year."
Akane Yamaguchi said, "I'm glad I was able to persistently invite the opponent's mistakes in the first game. Since the opponent was a very strong player, I was concentrating and fighting with a sense of tension no matter how far the points were. I looked back on the final.
He added, "I've had a lot of games for three months before I came to this tournament, and there were good times and bad times, but I'm happy to win the final tournament."
Watanabe Higashino pair is Japan's first silver mixed doubles
On the other hand, in the mixed doubles, the pair of Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino, who are the bronze medalist of the Tokyo tournament and ranked 4th in the world, played against the Thai pair who ranked 1st in the world.
The pair of Watanabe and Higashino who lost the first game showed a quick cooperation in the second game and led this game for the first time, but in the final stage it was pushed by a bang and lost 14 to 21 and suffered a straight loss. ..
Nevertheless, Watanabe and Higashino surpassed the bronze medal they had won in the previous tournament in 2019, and won the first silver medal for a Japanese player in this event.
Watanabe "I'm proud to be left until the final"
Yuta Watanabe said, "I'm proud to be left until the final. Today's loss is not negative. I'm glad I got good results in various competitions throughout the year, including the Olympics."
Higashino "I'm glad I was able to fight for a long time and reach the final."
Arisa Higashino said, "I think it was because I couldn't beat the other female player in the avant-garde today. Still, I'm really glad that I've been fighting for such a long time and made it to the final." I did.