The badminton world championship held in Spain was held on the 19th, and the pair of men's doubles Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi won the gold medal for the first time as a Japanese player in this event.
The badminton world championships were held on the 19th, the 8th day of the tournament, with various finals.
In the men's doubles, the pair of No. 4 Yasuki and Kobayashi, who won the first championship as a Japanese player in the "World Tour Finals" that decides the annual champion of the tour tournament, will play against the pair of China, who is No. 24 in the world. Did.
In the first game, Yasuki and Kobayashi scored points by taking advantage of the opponent's quick attack and accurately piercing the vacant space, and took the lead 21 to 12 without taking the lead even once. ..
The second game allowed the lead in the early stages, but it was reversed by Yasuki's avant-garde bang.
In addition, Kobayashi scored a goal with an angled shot and won straight 21-18.
This is the first time for a Japanese player to win a gold medal in this event.
Japan ended up with one bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics, although it was expected to win multiple medals, but this year's tournament left two gold medals, one silver medal, and two bronze medals.
Yasuki "I'm so happy that it's the only thing"
Takuro Hoki said, "I'm very happy, that's all. The opponent has a lot of momentum in the attack, but our attack went well. It was good that we were able to gain an advantage in the attack starting from the serve. I think I was able to win the international competition after the Olympics, and I was able to gain momentum and grow. "
Kobayashi "I'm glad I came to badminton."
Yugo Kobayashi said, "I'm really glad I've been playing badminton so far. I'm relieved now that the match has been going on for a long time. The opponent's smash is so fast that I think I've made a lot of space and attacked very well." I was talking.