In the All Japan Championship, which decides the best badminton in Japan, the second round of women's singles was held, and Nozomi Okuhara, who will be the first tournament after the Tokyo Olympics, won the quarterfinal with a game count of 2 to 1 against college students. I proceeded.
The All Japan General Championship, which is held at "Musashino Forest Sport Plaza" in Chofu City, Tokyo, is a tournament that also serves as a selection for the Japanese national team members next year, and is held for the first time in two years with spectators.
On the 27th of the third day, in the second round of women's singles, Okuhara, who was ranked 5th in the world ranking for the first time after the Tokyo Olympics, played against Akari Kurihara, a second-year student at the University of Tsukuba.
Okuhara took the lead in the early stages by taking 5 points in the first game, but was reversed by a strong smash of the opponent and was robbed 21 to 23.
In the second game, he showed tenacity in offense and defense, and won a long rally, taking 21 to 13.
In the final third game, he steadily accumulated points with a slow and fast attack, scored 21 to 15, and won the game in a come-from-behind victory with a game count of 2: 1.
Okuhara said, "I was able to take the first game because the response to the opponent's power was delayed, but I was able to switch. The level will rise at once from the next, so I would like to take measures."
Okuhara, who is aiming to win the tournament for the first time in a row, will face NTT East's landlord Natsuki Oie in the quarterfinals.