Japan Primed to Snap Drought
Japan’s men’s doubles and mixed doubles disciplines have been without a title at a season finale since the Grand Prix Finals began in 1983. With solid wins in the men's singles, women's singles and women's doubles…
· DIANNE PIERRE
Japan’s men’s doubles and mixed doubles disciplines have been without a title at a season finale since the Grand Prix Finals began in 1983. With solid wins in the men's singles, women's singles and women's doubles fields, Team Japan are looking at adding titles in the remaining categories as well.
Looking to go on the attack and end a 38-year title drought for Japan is new talent in the form of Takuro Hoki/Yugo Kobayashi and Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino who have struck form.
Already ruffling a few feathers in the past couple of months, Hoki/Kobayashi have been troubling the top pairs for some weeks now, claiming their first HSBC BWF World Tour Super 1000 title at the VICTOR Denmark Open 2021 in October, and one month later, a Super 750 victory at the DAIHATSU Indonesia Masters 2021 over Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo in their own backyard.