Tag: Sayaka Hirota

Sayaka Hirota Recovering After Successful Surgery on ACL

Tokyo: Japanese World No. 1 women’s doubles player Sayaka Hirota was the model of determination and mental/physical resilience during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics as she was competing with a torn right anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Continue reading Sayaka Hirota Recovering After Successful Surgery on ACL

2018 Denmark Open Final – Yuki Fukushima/Sayaka Hirota vs. Shiho Tanaka/Koharu Yonemoto

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2018 Denmark Open Final – Yuki Fukushima/Sayaka Hirota vs. Shiho Tanaka/Koharu Yonemoto
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Carolina Marin edges Nozomi Okuhara for Japan Open title

Tokyo: In a battle between the queen of offense – Carolina Marin of Spain, against the queen of defense – Nozomi Okuhara of Japan, the Olympic champion Marin defended her Japan open title by outlasting Okuhara 21-19, 17-21, 21-11 in the women’s singles final on Sunday. Continue reading Carolina Marin edges Nozomi Okuhara for Japan Open title

Japan beats defending champions China 3-1 for Asian Games women’s team title

Jakarta: The 2018 Uber Cup winner Japan overcame badminton powerhouse China 3-1 in the 2018 Asian Games badminton women’s team final to lift the country’s first women’s team gold in 48 years on Wednesday. Continue reading Japan beats defending champions China 3-1 for Asian Games women’s team title

Daren Liew loses Chinese Taipei Masters final due to shoulder injury

Taipei: Malaysia’s Daren Liew couldn’t close it out after leading in both first and second set at the Taiwan Masters Grand Prix Badminton Championship finals at the Hsing Chuang Gymnasium in Taipei on Sunday.Wish Daren Liew a fast recovery on his shoulder. (photo: Granular)

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Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying win New Zealand Open title

Auckland: Malaysia’s Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying overcame resilient Zheng Siwei and Li Yinhui of China to clinch the SKYCITY New Zealand Badminton Open mixed doubles titles on Sunday.Congratulations to Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying on their New Zealand Open win. (photo: New Zealand Open)

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