It’s only one day to go until this year’s edition of the Daihatsu Japan Open, and badminton’s top players are getting ready to perform at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium, in Tokyo. From 25 to 30 July, the capital city of Japan will hold one of the largest events of the year for the athletes.
Some of the biggest in the badminton world are seeded players at the Japan Open - Viktor Axelsen, Akane Yamaguchi, Zheng Si Wei/ Huang Ya Qiong, and Thom Gicquel/ Delphine Delrue are all part of the list of the seeded players of this BWF Super 750 tournament.
Anders Antonsen, who won gold at the Korea Open 2023 yesterday, is also playing from tomorrow on at the Japan Open, and his first opponent will be Lu Guang Zu. In women’s singles, Mia Blichfeldt, runner-up of the 2023 European Games, is facing a strong opponent in the first round against the number five in the world ranking, He Bing Jiao.
The Stoeva sisters, Gabriela and Stefani, who won the title at the 2023 European Games, are also not leaving this tournament behind, and are facing two Japanese opponents in their first round - Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara, who are top four in the world ranking.
Some more doubles duos will leave their mark at the Super 750. Kim Astrup/ Anders Rasmussen and Robin Tabeling/ Selena Piek, who are also this year’s champions of the European Games, are European top participants of the 2023 Japan Open, and are ready to perform their best at the tournament.