Three Titles for Japan – Yonex German Open 2018: Review
Japan dominated the Yonex German Open 2018, winning three titles yesterday in Mulheim an der Ruhr in the HSBC BWF World Tour Super 300 event.
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While Akane Yamaguchi won the Women’s Singles, Yuki Fukushima/Sayaka Hirota and Takuto Inoue/Yuki Kaneko (featured image) triumphed in the Women’s Doubles and Men’s Doubles respectively.
Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien Chen (Men’s Singles) and Malaysia’s Goh Soon Huat/Shevon Jemie Lai (Mixed Doubles) were the other winners.
Top seed Yamaguchi held off China’s Chen Yufei 21-19 6-21 21-12 in the Women’s Singles final. Yamaguchi enjoyed some big wins through the tournament, beating the likes of USA’s Beiwen Zhang in the quarter-finals (21-17 21-13) and compatriot Nozomi Okuhara in the semi-finals (23-21 21-12). The top seed had saved a match point in her second round victory over Chinese Taipei’s Pai Yu Po, 21-17 19-21 24-22.