At the world badminton championships held in Tokyo, the mixed doubles pair of Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino, silver medalists at the previous tournament, defeated the German pair in the semi-finals to advance to the finals for the second consecutive tournament.
The 6th day of the badminton world championships held in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, was held on the 27th. Among them, in the mixed doubles semi-finals, world No. 3 Watanabe and Higashino won the silver medal at the previous tournament. A pair of players played against a German pair ranked 12th in the world.
The pair of Watanabe and Higashino dominated the match from start to finish, winning the first game 21-8 and the second game 21-6, both winning straight sets with a game count of 2-0.
Watanabe and Higashino will aim to win the gold medal in the final on the 28th, becoming the first Japanese team to win a gold medal in this event.