Japanese In Top Ten: HSBC BWF World Tour Update
Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino’s stunning Yonex All England Open victory saw them vault 26 places into the top ten of the HSBC Race to Guangzhou rankings.
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The Japanese (featured image), whose title victory marked the first All England Mixed Doubles title for a pair from their nation, added 12,000 points from their career-best performance in March to accumulate 19,190 points, placing them seventh in the rankings list.
Eight events in the new HSBC BWF World Tour have been completed over the first three months. These include: the Princess Sirivannavari Thailand Masters, the Perodua Malaysia Masters, the Daihatsu Indonesia Masters and the Yonex-Sunrise Dr. Akhilesh Das Gupta India Open in January; the Yonex Swiss Open in February; and the Yonex German Open, Yonex All England Open and the Orleans Masters in March.
Malaysia dominate the top ten rankings with three pairs sitting pretty. Goh Soon Huat/Shevon Jemie Lai, winners of the German Open and semi-finalists at the Malaysia Masters and Indonesia Masters, lead the table with 27,880 points.