The All Japan General Championship, which decides the best badminton player in Japan, held the semi-finals of each category on the 29th, and Kento Momota, who is aiming to win the men's singles for the first time in two years, won the competition and advanced to the final.
The All Japan General Championship held in Chofu City, Tokyo, held the semi-finals of each event on the 29th.
Of these, in the men's singles, Momota, who is aiming for his fifth championship in two years, played against Yuji Tanaka, who won the tournament last year.
In the first game, Momota was unable to respond to the opponent's intense smash and lost 17-21.
In the second game, they took the lead by scoring their favorite shots at the net, which is called the “hairpin,” but it was a difficult development as they caught up in the midfield.
Still, in the second half, Momota scored a powerful smash to gain momentum and won the second game with a score of 21-16.
In the third and final game, they took the initiative by scoring 5 consecutive points from the beginning of the game, and their skillful shots aimed at the risqué course shined, taking the score 21 to 17 and winning the game with a score of 2 to 1.
In the final on the 30th, he will face Kenta Nishimoto.
In the women's singles, Akane Yamaguchi, who won the world championship for the second time in a row this year and ranked first in the world, defeated Asuka Takahashi in a straight-set game count of 2-0.
In the final on the 30th, she will face Aya Ohori for her fourth win in four years.
In addition, in the men's doubles final on the 30th, the pair of world No. 2 Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi will play against the pair of Yoshinori Takeuchi and Keiichiro Matsui.
In the women's doubles, the pair of Tokyo Olympics representatives Yuki Fukushima and Ayaka Hirota played against Ayako Sakuramoto and Rena Miyaura.
In the mixed doubles, the pair of Yuki Kaneko and Misaki Matsutomo will face the pair of Kyohei Yamashita and Naru Shinoya.