2023-11-18 11:41:50
The international badminton tournament “Kumamoto Masters Japan” was newly established this year, and the semi-finals of each event were held in Kumamoto City on the 18th, the fifth day of the tournament.
In mixed doubles, the “Watagashi” pair of Watanabe and Higashino, bronze medalists at the Tokyo Olympics and ranked second in the world, played against the Chinese pair ranked third in the world.
The first game was won 21-18 due to Watanabe’s powerful smash and a combination that Watanabe broke and Higashino landed, but they lost the second game 15-21 and the match went into the final game. Ta.
The final game was a back-and-forth battle, and the “Watagashi” pair showed tenacity to catch up at one point in a difficult situation where their opponent had the match point first, but in the end they made some mistakes and were pushed back, losing the match 22-24. We lost the game count 1-2.
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