Indonesia Open: Thrilling Journey of Watagashi to Paris Olympics Selection Race

2023-06-17 14:49:03

In badminton, the selection race for the right to participate in the Paris Olympics next year began in May.

The “Indonesia Open” held in Jakarta is one of the top tournaments in the world tour organized by the Badminton World Federation, and on the 17th, the semi-finals of each event were held.

Of these, in the mixed doubles, the world-ranked 3rd-ranked pair of Watanabe and Higashino, nicknamed “Watagashi,” played against the world-ranked 21st-ranked pair from Hong Kong.

The “Watagashi” pair won the first game 22-20, but lost the second game 11-21, and the match was entangled in the final third game.

And in the third game, they won 21 to 16 without allowing their opponents to lead even once from the beginning, winning the game count 2 to 1 and advancing to the final for the second year in a row following last year’s runner-up finish.

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