Tokyo: In a rematch of last month’s Olympic final, Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl of Denmark came through grueling 3-set thriller, toppling Rio Games gold medalists Ayaka Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo 19-21, 21-18, 21-12 to win the Japan Open women’s doubles title on Sunday.
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Ayaka Takahashi/Misaki Matsutomo vs Christinna Pedersen/Kamilla Juhl at Japan Open final
Tokyo: Rio 2016 gold medalists Ayaka Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo of Japan will set up a rematch of last month’s women’s doubles Olympic gold medal match against Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl of Denmark at the Japan Open final on Sunday.
Rio 2016: Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi win Japan’s first-ever badminton gold
Rio de Janeiro: Japan’s Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi produced one of the finest three-set comebacks in Olympic memory to win the first badminton Olympic gold medal for Japan on Thursday.
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Rio 2016: Pedersen/Juhl beat Yu/Tang to end Chinese reign in women’s doubles
Rio de Janeiro: Denmark’s Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl reached the Olympic badminton women’s doubles final on Tuesday after they put an end to China’s 20-year stranglehold on the Olympic women’s doubles title by beating China’s second-ranked pair Yu Yang and Tang Yuanting 21-16, 14-21, 21-19.
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Japan badminton looking to move past controversy
Rio: World No. 1 ranked pair Ayaka Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo have abundant incentive to win the women’s doubles title at the Rio Olympics.
Not only would a badminton gold medal for the pair, dubbed “Taka-Matsu” by Japanese media, be the first at an Olympics for the country, it would also provide a silver lining to the dark cloud that has hung over the Japanese team following a gambling scandal that embroiled two leading male players.
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Japan badminton team look to move past gambling scandal
Tokyo: The Japanese badminton team’s morale was low when Japanese rising badminton star, 21-year-old Kento Momota and six-time Japan national champion Kenichi Tago have been expelled from the national team after they admitted to gamble at illegal casinos.
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Tai Tzu Ying shocks Wang Yihan to win Indonesia Open
Jakarta: Chinese Taipei’s women’s singles shuttler Tai Tzu Ying stunned former World Champion Wang Yihan of China to lift her first ever Indonesia Open title on Sunday.
The unseeded Tai, who has been in sizzling form since defeated 2012 Olympic champion Li Xuerui in the second round, dashed past No. 4 seed Wang Yihan 21-17, 21-8 in 34 minutes for the title.
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Carolina Marin beats Saina Nehwal to reach Indonesian Open semis
Jakarta: World No. 1 women’s shuttler Carolina Marin defeated India’s badminton ace Saina Nehwal in straight sets 24-22, 21-11 in the last eight of Indonesia Open in Jakarta on Friday.
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China to face South Korea in Uber Cup final
Kunshan: The London Olympic champion Li Xuerui shook off a shaky second set, as she bounced back to earn a hard-fought three-gamer against India’s Saina Nehwal in the Uber Cup semi-finals on Friday.
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Japan to send nine badminton players to Rio Olympics
Tokyo: After Japanese World No. 1 women’s doubles pair Ayaka Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo defeated Naoko Fukuman and Kurumi Yonao 21-13, 21-15 in an all-Japan women’s badminton doubles final at the Asian Championships, Takahashi/Matsutomo have been named among the nine Japanese shuttlers who clinched their spots in all five disciplines at the Rio Olympics.
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