The British Open Badminton semi-final was held on the 16th, and Akane Yamaguchi, who is ranked 4th in the world in women's singles, advanced to the final by defeating the Korean player who is ranked 1st in the world.
Badminton's British Open has a history of more than 100 years, and is ranked next to the World Championships and is the final tournament in the points race to qualify for the Paris Olympics this year.
On the 16th, the semi-finals of each event were held, and in the women's singles, Yamaguchi faced world No. 1 Ahn Se-young of South Korea, whom she lost in the final of the French Open the previous week.
Yamaguchi, who returned from her foot injury in January, has been improving with each match, winning the first game by a large margin of 21-10 with accurate shots and fewer mistakes. I did.
The second game took a turn for the worse, and after a fiercely contested game with 65 rallies, the team lost 19-21.
In the third and final game, Yamaguchi did not slow down and tenaciously returned the shots that his opponent tried to make, forcing them to make mistakes.In the end, he was able to overcome the opponents with a score of 21-14, winning the match 2-1 and advancing to the finals. .
This is the first time in two years that Yamaguchi has advanced to the British Open final since his first victory in Otoshi.
In women's doubles, the world No. 5 pair of Chiyo Shida and Nami Matsuyama advanced to the finals by winning the Japanese pair of Rena Miyaura and Ayako Sakuramoto, ranked No. 11 in the world, in straight sets. .
This is the first time in two years that the pair of Shida and Matsuyama have advanced to the finals, since their first victory in Ototoshi.