Kenta Nishimoto ( 西本拳太 )

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  1. Baddyforall

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    Don't feel bad . Atleast he is able to reach finals in this competitive environment.
     
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    Yep. I felt he played really well after a while. He seems more motivated to claim his spot to Olympics. After all he lost to an in-form NKL, having taken g1 convincingly


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    Guess What
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    No more detail, I take it from twitter! This picture was from Thailand tour, just a few days ago.

    Actually I don't like it! Nishimoto should focus on tournaments and Olympic now. I hope it's not a date, it's better for both, now.
     
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    As opposed to what, eating?
     
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    In my opinion, Kenta Nishimoto has improved quite a bit, when he took G1 convincingly from Angus Ng, I thought he would cruise to victory, but, I somewhat underestimated Angus who, admittedly, has improved even more under Du Pengyu's tutelage (and sparring, I supposed).
     
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    I don't think so. The peak of Nishimoto was in 2018, in Kong Hong Open.

    At that time he played like Momota's style and can reach 75-80% Momota's performance.
     
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    Nishimoto and his brother ^-^.

    Wish Taufik can be Nishimoto's coach for 2 next years. Or at least, 3 months.
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    They do look alike lol! Oh he would benefit so much from some additional coaching from Taufik. Maybe developing a different style from the normal japanese team.
     
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    I've just heard that Nishimoto left Tonami club at 31 May, does anyone have any information more ?
     
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    From what I gathered, it's just a very short announcement on Tonami Badminton website (http://www.tonami-badminton.jp/news/news20200601.html). He will go independent as Okuhara had done, and continue chasing the ticket to Olympic as before.

    Hmm then Tonami only has Kanta Tsuneyama left as a (reliable) singles player in team competition :confused:
     
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    I hope it will be a good choice. Nishimoto need something new for his career.
     
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    Nishimoto in new practicing environment
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    Something new. Things will change.
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    Nishimoto lost at the first round.

    I'm quite disappointed, but I think his game is ok.

    Nishimoto should treasure every single point.

    He lost 2-3 points unfortunately by mistake (clear shoot was out or wrong in-out judge) and this can lead to win or lose a game.
     
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    Not always good, but today is a memorable day for him.
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