Japan Open Archive

Europe’s flag bearers Marc Zwiebler and Jan O Jorgensen both suffered unfortunate fates in the hands of their Asian opponents, Kenichi Tago and H. S. Prannoy respectively. By Emzi Regala […]

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Badminton superpower China was taken aback by very shocking defeats in the 1st round, that of last week’s China Masters champion Wang Zhengming, who bowed out to Nguyen Tien Minh […]

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Sayaka Sato (photo) won her first match since her injury in the Olympics, on day 1 of the Yonex Japan Open. She had still heavy strap on her knee, yet she seemed in full confidence, almost one year after she had torn her ligaments and left the court in tears, in London, forfeiting her match to Tine Baun.

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After the London Olympics, several young badminton players have started on their new way to success well in advance of Rio. Seven young players in particular were able to put their ability on display in front of their coaches, the public, and for half of them, their sponsor, as four categories saw first-time Superseries title winners today at the Yonex Japan Open.

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Japan sent five doubles pair to this year’s Japan Open semi-finals but the sole successful pair was Shizuka Matsuo / Mami Naito, who missed the London Olympics as the third […]

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One Thai and one Tai each staged comeback victories to reach the final of the Yonex Japan Open Superseries.

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Porntip Buranaprasertsuk took her turn toppling a top seed in a Yonex Japan Open quarter-finals day that saw plenty of upsets, marathon matches and even a little controversy. By Emzi […]

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