Matsuyama, Shida Flying High
Playing on the front foot against Olympic champions Greysia Polii/Apriyani Rahayu did the trick for Nami Matsuyama/Chiharu Shida as the Japanese pair made their third straight final in Bali today.
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Taking lessons from their most recent meeting, Matsuyama/Shida sealed a 21-14 13-21 23-21 win in their HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2021 semifinal.
“We played them in the Indonesia Masters and we had a game plan coming in,” said Shida post-match. “We raised our attack and put in a lot of speed during the first game.”
They next face Korean pair Kim Soyeong/Kong Heeyong after they were granted a walkover in their scheduled semifinal against Gabriela Stoeva/Stefani Stoeva.