Japan Open Archive

She dived, she jumped and she conquered!  Germany’s jewel Juliane Schenk did everything possible, physically and mentally, to overthrow a much higher seeded Chinese Wang Shixian in straight games 21-15, […]

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Knowing that several top players have hinted retirement after next year’s Olympic Games, about 6800 Japanese fans stormed Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium to watch their badminton heroes live, on Japanese soil, […]

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A new day has come.  From the looks of it, Japan’s Kenichi Tago has weathered the storm.  The typhoon may well have washed away enough of Japan’s misfortunes that he […]

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After 3 losses already this year, 6th seeded Chen Jin re-affirmed his superiority over his recent nemesis Sho Sasaki in first round action at the 2011 Yonex Japan Open. By […]

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Mixed doubles is living up to its name!  The 30th Yonex Japan Open is proving to be an interesting mix up with China, Chinese Taipei, Denmark, England, Germany, India, Indonesia, […]

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China Masters runners-up Yoo Yeon Seong / Jang Ye Na were among the early, surprise casualties on qualifying day at the Yonex Japan Open.  They were shown the exit in […]

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Since the fair-play of the Chinese stable isn’t to be questioned, it is most likely that no fewer than 2 top seeds of the upcoming Yonex Japan Open will not […]

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