The pair of Wakana Nagahara and Mayu Matsumoto, who are aiming for the gold medal for the first time in two tournaments, beat the South Korean pair to advance to the semifinals of the women's doubles at the world badminton championships held in Tokyo. I was.
The badminton world championship held in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo is the fifth day of the tournament on the 26th, and the quarterfinals of each item are being held.
Of these, in the women's doubles, the pair of world No. 6 Nagahara and Matsumoto, who are aiming for their first gold medal in two tournaments, played against the world No. 3 Korean pair.
Nagahara and Matsumoto took advantage of their speedy attacks to score points and won the first game with a score of 21-13. I caught up.
In the third game, while allowing the opponent to take the lead, the tall Matsumoto's powerful smash and Nagahara's quick attack in the front line succeeded in turning the game around, winning 21 to 12, and the game counted 2 to 1. won and advanced to the semi-finals.
On the other hand, in the men's doubles, the pair of world No. 2 Takuro HOKI and Yugo KOBAYASHI, who were aiming to win the tournament again, lost to the world No. 7 Indian pair by a game count of 1 to 2.
Wakana Nagahara "I was able to cope with the wind in the venue"
Wakana Nagahara said, "I was confused because the wind conditions in the venue were different from yesterday, but I was able to handle it from the second half of the second game. This tournament is a special one for us. Since it's a competition, I want to turn my support into strength and fight."
Mayu Matsumoto "I want to fight with the feeling of a challenger"
Mayu Matsumoto also said, "While our opponents weren't able to deal with the wind, we were able to adjust well, which was the reason for our victory. In the semi-finals, we faced a Chinese pair that has been winning in recent tournaments. I want to fight with the feeling of a challenger,” he said.