UKnowWho
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I saw Ohori name on that document, at bottom, after Higashino and Matsutomo?related point: Ohori Aya, who has been entered for the German Open, has not been invited to the camp.
I saw Ohori name on that document, at bottom, after Higashino and Matsutomo?related point: Ohori Aya, who has been entered for the German Open, has not been invited to the camp.
Top Japan players cannot earn something from German Tour 300 but risk.
I saw Ohori name on that document, at bottom, after Higashino and Matsutomo?
German Open canceled.
same age as Ohori, more more younger than S. Takahashi It's a pity, actually she is still better than alot of other Japan local WS.Didn't see that coming. Isn't Nakai only 2 years older than Yamaguchi? I guess the lack of results is a big factor.
So Saishunkan will have Yamaguchi, Gunji, and Uchiyama Chihiro left as single players. Uchiyama has been on the team for a while, but I've yet to see her play.
Yeah I honestly wrote them off after seeing their draw against Rankireddy and Ponappa seeing that the latter has been on form and winning the likes of GLY/CPS recently. But they surprised me; especially Misaki whose defence held against Rankireddy.I think Kaneko and Misaki Matsutomo topic will be created soon. Kaneko played better and better when focusing on XD.
Playing "smart" like Watanabe's style
she retiredWhat happen to Takahashi Sayaka? Why didn't she participate in All England?
Do you mean Ayaka Takahashi the WD partner of Matsutomo retired? Sayaka is her younger sister who is a WS player, she was meant to play against Iris Wang in first round of AE but last minute the draws got changed - same time as the COVID retesting. I can't find any news about what happened.she retired
Given the premise of two teams playing each other, I guess there'll be more videos in the near future. Saishunkan is really stepping up their online presence, which is wonderful to see.
This should be (one of) the last appearances of Yukino Nakai, however. I still don't rally understand why she is quitting badminton. She's only 24, physically in her best ever shape and has improved her game a lot over the last two years as well. There must be personal reasons for her retirement.![]()
Usually the S/J League provides information on retirements as well as newly-employed corporate team players. Unfortunately, this year, as the S/J League tournament was cancelled, it is incredibly difficult to find this information.
Currently, as far as I know, some other retirements from top teams include,
1. Yonex: Yonao Kurumi
2. NTT-East: Hoshino Shohei (to be appointed as Doubles Coach), Sato Rei (to be appointed as Team Manager), Baba Yusei (...). Incidentally, NTT-East's Kawaguchi (Head Coach/Director of the Women's Team), Goto (Singles Coach), and Matsuo (Singles Coach) are all being transferred to 'regular' employment within the company, possibly a reflection on the mediocre performance of the women's team over the last couple of years.
3. Hokuto Bank: Uratani Natsumi
4. Tokai Kogyo: The S/J League men's team is losing three of its players.
As for new employment contracts:
1. Nihon Unisys: Takahashi Miyu (WD/WS, Aomori Yamada HS), Kayama Miho (WS, Tsukuba U)
I will try to send more updates whenever possible.
Personally I find it cool in the Japanese system that retired pros can get jobs within big electronics companies that own the badminton clubs.
True! But unfortunately, it only happens at some of the corporations. NTT-East players have this option, but those affiliated to Nihon Unisys or Tonami, for example, are not so lucky.
So what happens for those mentioned?
Retire, booted out, byebye, fend for yourself in the cold open world?