HCMCity (VNA) – The Japanese team won the the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships 2017 afterbeating the Republic of Korea’s (RoK) team 3 – 0 at the Nguyen Du Gymnasium, Ho Chi Minh City onFebruary 19.
In the first battle of the men’s doubles,Japanese Keigo Sonoda and Takeshi Kamura easily won Korean players Kim Gi Jungand Yoo Yeon Seong 2 – 0 (21 -15, 21 – 16). In the women’s singles, JapaneseAkane Yamaguchi, world No 6 female player, also beat Ji Hyun 2 – 0 (22 – 20, 23– 21).
In the third battle of the men’s singles betweenKenta Nishimoto and Joeon Hyeok Jin, the former, world No 12 male player, alsobeat the RoK player 21-13 and 21-16.
Previously, the Japanese team won Chinese team 3– 0 to enter the final round, while the RoK beat Thailand 3 – 1.
Vietnam was defeated by Thailand and Japan in thequalification round.
The championships drew participation of playersfrom 13 nations, including big names as China, the RoK, Japan, Thailand, andIndia, whose athletes entered the world’s top 10 and 20. - VNA