Venue : Musashino Forest Sports activities Plaza
Schedule & End result : https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/outcomes/badminton/olympic-schedule-and-results.htm
LIVE SCORE : https://match-centre.bwfbadminton.com/4027
Record of LIVE TV Broadcasting : https://gtimg.tokyo2020.org/picture/add/manufacturing/z2ndaf9j5quvrpbp82dp.pdf
BWF Olympic Video games hyperlink : https://olympics.bwfbadminton.com/outcomes/4027/tokyo-2020-olympic-games-badminton/2021-07-24
Full Draw hyperlink : https://www.badmintoncentral.com/fo…o-olympic-games-the-draw.188226/#post-2805424
Tokyo time : https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/japan/tokyo
2016 Rio Olympic Video games Medalists :
https://olympics.bwfbadminton.com/outcomes/2595/rio-2016-olympic-games/podium
Males’s Singles
Gold – Chen Lengthy (CHN)
Silver – Lee Chong Wei (MAS)
Bronze – Viktor Axelsen (DEN)
Ladies’s Singles
Gold – Carolina Marin (ESP)
Silver – Pusarla V. Sindhu (IND)
Bronze – Nozomi Okuhara (JPN)
Males’s Doubles
Gold – Fu Haifeng/Zhang Nan (CHN)
Silver – Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong (MAS)
Bronze – Marcus Ellis/Chris Langridge (GBR)
Ladies’s Doubles
Gold – Misaki Matsutomo/Sayaka Takahashi (JPN)
Silver – Kamilla Rytter-Juhl/Christina Pedersen (DEN)
Bronze – Jung Kyung Eun/Shin Seung Chan (KOR)
Blended Doubles
Gold – Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir (INA)
Silver – Chan Peng Quickly/Goh Liu Ying (MAS)
Bronze – Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei (CHN)
THE WAIT IS OVER!
Removed from best even usually dubbed as “Pandemic Olympic Video games”, lastly the postponed-summer video games Tokyo 2020 might be opened formally tomorrow, 08.00pm native time at Tokyo Olympic Stadium. No spectators are allowed to attenuate the danger of ravaging COVID-19, operating collection of PCR exams, strict well being protocol guidelines in Athlete Village and every venue will describe video games of the XXXII Olympiad ambiance, unprecedented circumstances for this greatest sporting occasions at earlier editions. Rumored to be cancelled earlier as majority of Japan citizen notably Tokyo resident signed petition amid rising worry for speedy rise of confirmed circumstances as inflow of huge quantity folks come to Tokyo. Taking motto #United by Emotion Japan needs to indicate to the world their functionality, resilience, prowess as soon as once more after 1964 awaking episode albeit this time in very difficult second.
TITLE-HOLDER DAUNTING TASK
China guidelines males’s singles high honour since Beijing 2008 however the domination unlikely preserve intact in Tokyo OG following lacklustre of their main males efficiency in final couple of years. China will banking on Chen Lengthy as acknowledged by head coach Zhang Jun in native media to defend his gold medal in Mushashino Forest Sports activities Plaza. 32 years outdated Chen turns into the one defending champion who taking part Tokyo OG following Carolina Marina surgical procedure and retirement of most gold medalists in doubles classes. In the meantime the match once more Shi Yuqi has perilous draw en path to remaining, a minimum of 2018 Asian Video games gold medalist Jonatan Christie, 2017 World Champion Viktor Axelsen and two-time World Champion, Kento Momota standing on his path. All eyes can pay consideration on Momota-Axelsen mouth watering semifinal on top-half draw and maybe the winner of this tie would encircle themselves with dream medal on the finish. Native star Kento Momota is anticipated has no severe hassle to examine into final 4 and his quarterfinal defeat in Birmingham meet final March does not subside his popularity as frontrunner to create historical past at dwelling soil while the in-form Axelsen is making an attempt to emulate his predecessor, present BWF president sterling feat in Atlanta 1996. Anthony Ginting is INA greatest hopeful on this class who has outdated behavior inconsistency downside that usually hampering him to create excellent final touch. The Indonesian alongside Chen Lengthy, Anders Antonsen, Chou Tien Chen plus MAS rising star All England Champion Lee Zii Jia develop into sturdy contenders to progress additional on this mega sport occasion.
*Potential R/16 highlights :
– Viktor Axelsen v Wang Tzu Wei
– Jonatan Christie v Shi Yuqi
– Lee Zii Jia v Chen Lengthy
PRESSURE ON TAI
Within the absence of Rio OG Gold medalist Carolina Marin, one among strongest candidates for Tokyo gold will cut back the standard of this extremely aggressive class little bit. High-seed Chen Yufei is predicted to have easy trip on her path to final spherical with attainable opponents An Se Younger, Nozomi Okuhara or her compatriot He Bingjiao. Quite the opposite, decrease half draw presenting fiercer rivalry between Rio OG silver medalist Pusarla Sindhu, Akane Yamaguchi and two skillful gamers Ratchanok Intanon, Tai Tzu Ying. An actual take a look at for Taiwanese star to show her popularity and competence to shine in main occasion after strings of failure in World Championships. Many badminton followers additionally some badminton commentators places Tai Tzu Ying as high decide to clinch gold medal in Tokyo (within the absence of Marin), due to her huge expertise, consistency, excellent technical talent, extraordinary expertise, the one issue she wants solely psychological toughness, so long as she might cope enormous strain she ought to have fun victory on 1st August 2021.
*Potential R/16 highlights :
– Nozomi Okuhara v Michelle Li
– He Bingjiao v Zhang Beiwen
– Mia Blichfeldt v Pusarla V. Sindhu
– Gregoria Mariska v Ratchanok Intanon
BACK TO INDONESIA?
Males’s doubles gold had been slipped from Indonesia camp in final two editions, maybe that is proper time to reclaim outdated glory that final seen in Beijing 2008 when the late Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan delivered the one gold for INA at the moment. Gideon/Sukamuljo a.okay.a. The Minions have been criticized for his or her poor efficiency in World Championships and solid doubt whether or not they are going to prevail in excessive scale sport occasions Olympic Video games. Being drawn with the in-form Taiwanese duo Lee Y/Wang CL, the exuberant Nice Britain pair Lane/Vendy and Indian tough mixture Satwiksairaj/Rankireddy, all of their group rivals aren’t pushovers. Comparable case with the veterans Ahsan/Setiawan who grouped alongside Aaron Chia/Soh WY and Choi SG/Website positioning SJ. Nothing to be discounted, they need to begin with full gear because the starting of group match until the worst state of affairs would arrived. Arch-rivals Endo/Watanabe, Kamura/Sonoda and Li JH/Liu YC are anticipated to advance into quarterfinal.
FAVORABLE JAPAN
As typical ladies’s doubles title competition will contain three nations, China, Japan and Korea. Two dwelling ladies’s doubles pairs have comparatively snug attract group stage, Fukushima/Hirota plus two-time World Champions Matsumoto/Nagahara shouldn’t have any downside to clear their impediment in group A and B respectively. Issues getting sophisticated for his or her predominant opponents Chen QC/Jia YF who drawn in group of loss of life that consists of Kim SY/Kong HY, Kititharakul/Prajongjai and Stoeva sisters. Effectively, China quest to recapture WD crown seems to be like turning into strenuous and discover steep lane, as soon as very formidable squad, they scored stunning setback, didn’t pocket any medal in final OG. Different contenders, KOR who clinched gold in inaugural version will push their effort to reignite victorious second 29 years in the past in Barcelona 1992, Shin Seung Chan who partnered with Jung Kyung Eun bagged bronze medal in Rio 2016, she has large ambition to transform the colour of her medal in Tokyo 2020 with Lee So Hee.
CHINA BEST BET
Zheng SW/Huang YQ have enormous burden as greatest likelihood for China to nail badminton gold and defy Barcelona 1992 disastrous conclusion. In group rivals, they need to be cautious of Netherlands duo who beat them in All England 2020, Tabeling/Piek and South Korean southpaws Website positioning SJ/Chae YJ who can troubling any pair of their good day. Second seed Wang YL/Huang DP have intricating draw with three tough mixtures to beat, Rio silver medalists Chan PS/Goh LY, HKG Tang CM/Tse YS and on-fire GER duo Lamsfuss/Herttrich. Different contenders Jordan/Oktavianti, Watanabe/Higashino, Puavaranukroh/Taerattanachai are projected to safe final eight spot plus GBR bests Ellis/Smith or French rising stars Gicquel/Delrue who’re drawn in identical group alongside Thai hotshots.
DAY-1 (twenty fourth July) GROUP STAGE HIGHLIGHTS (09.00am & 06.00pm native time) :
– Ellis/Smith (GBR) v Gicquel/Delrue (FRA)
– Chen QC/Jia YF (CHN) v KItitharakul/Prajongjai (THA)
– Kim SY/Kong HY (KOR) v Stoeva/Stoeva (BUL)
– Lee Y/Wang CL (TPE) v Rankireddy/Shetty (IND)
– Choi SG/Website positioning SJ (KOR) v Aaron Chia/Soh WY (MAS)
– Chan PS/Goh LY (MAS) v Tang CM/Tse YS (HKG)
