In the second round of the women's singles at the badminton world championships held in Tokyo, world number one Akane Yamaguchi, who is aiming for her second straight victory in the tournament, defeated an Indonesian player ranked 24th in the world.
The badminton world championship, which will be held for the first time in Japan, was held at the Tokyo Gymnasium in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, and the first and second rounds of each category were held on the 23rd, the second day of the tournament.
Among them, in the women's singles, YAMAGUCHI, who is ranked No. 1 in the world and aiming for her second straight victory in the tournament, appeared in the second round as the first match of this tournament, and faced the Indonesian player ranked 24th in the world.
Yamaguchi shook her opponent back and forth and left and right, making sharp crosses and straight shots at key points to set the pace and win the first game 21-12.
Yamaguchi won the second game with a score of 21 to 15 without allowing his opponent to counterattack, and won the game count 2 to 0 in straight sets to advance to the third round.
On the 24th, the third day of the tournament, the pair of Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino, who won the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics, won the bronze medal in the mixed doubles.
In the men's doubles, the pair of Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi, who won the gold medal in the previous tournament, will both be seeded in the second round.
In the men's singles, world No. 2 Kento MOMOTA, who won the first round in a safe manner, will face the second round.
Akane YAMAGUCHI said, "I'm glad we were able to win the first match, but we didn't have much time to spare. I think we'll be able to feel the excitement in the venue as we win, so I'd like to enjoy the tournament while enjoying that."