Meet the Top Eight – Women’s Doubles Qualifiers
An overview of the Women’s Doubles qualifiers at the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2018.
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1. Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi (Japan)
The Olympic champions (featured image) were in a neck-and-neck race with compatriots Yuki Fukushima/Sayaka Hirota, and only made the cut at the final qualifying event. After facing the heat from their younger compatriots over the last year, they were able to hold their own this year, with notable wins at the Malaysia Open, the Victor China Open, and the Korea Open – where they beat their three closest competitors on successive days. Were in seven finals overall, of which they won four.
2. Mayu Matsumoto/Wakana Nagahara (Japan)