Same as Yamaguchi... *sigh*Okuhara continues where she left off in Basel. Harmless and error-prone will not win her anything. She's got to cut one of those.

Same as Yamaguchi... *sigh*Okuhara continues where she left off in Basel. Harmless and error-prone will not win her anything. She's got to cut one of those.
I don't think that's fully true. Reaching the World Championship final is a sign that things are good for Okuhara. She's reached a number of finals this year, just stumbling at the final hurdle.
Same as Yamaguchi... *sigh*![]()
Let me correct my statement to "some things are good" then.I hope that's not her own analysis. She didn't as much as "stumble" at the final hurdle, she is thouroughly outclassed whenever she plays a top player (and I don't mean HBJ or SJH).
She's won just one game against a top player this year (an out of form PVS in Singapore), other than that is has been seven losses, all in straight games, at times with embarrassing scorelines. This year has been horrific for her prospects in Tokio and the two recent finals can't gloss over that.
Oh.. is it the same injury from WC? I thought that had healed?Well, Yamaguchi is injured. That's not the case for Okuhara.
I hope that's not her own analysis. She didn't as much as "stumble" at the final hurdle, she is thouroughly outclassed whenever she plays a top player (and I don't mean HBJ or SJH).
She's won just one game against a top player this year (an out of form PVS in Singapore), other than that is has been seven losses, all in straight games, at times with embarrassing scorelines. This year has been horrific for her prospects in Tokio and the two recent finals can't gloss over that.
Mmmm.....Nopes i dun think soHas okuhara win any titles this year?
Marin's team is really really good I must say. Regardless of whether she wins today or not. That match in Vietnam was clearly just to get into some groove but the priority is definitely these higher tier tournaments.If Marin can beat Okuhara then thats huge upset, she only played 1 competitive match in 8 months. geez.
I agree....To play against Best attacking players like Sindhu and Marin she needs to be as quick and agile as these two.Okuhara just so defensive. as she gets older, it will be really hard to play retrieving type of play and trying to drain opponents. Maybe she can succeed today eventually, but not next time.
Marin and Sindhu has such a good attack .