An unseeded men\u2019s doubles pair will win the Kumamoto Masters Japan badminton after the last standing seed was sent packing out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Japan\u2019s Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi disposed seventh seeds Ben Lane-Sean Vendy 18-21, 21-12, 21-15 in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The duo will now take on China\u2019s Wang Chang-Xie Haonan in the semi-finals. The Chinese duo had accounted for giantkillers Jon Yong-Jo Song Hyun of Korea 21-18, 21-21-16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Korean duo had picked up an upset over World No 1 teammates Kim Won-ho-Seo Seung-jae in the previous round. They were expected to be competitive in the tie today, but could not effectively counter the relentless attacks from their Chinese rivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The other semi-finals will see Malaysia\u2019s Aaron Tai-Yap Roy King taking on Denmark\u2019s Daniel Lundgaard-Mads Vestergaard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aaron-Roy King, who had beaten fourth seeded teammates Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin in the second round, continued their fine run with another upset in the quarter-finals. The world number 57 pulled off an impressive 21-16, 21-12 win over Taiwanese world number 15 Lee Jhe Huei-Yang Poh-Hsuan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Japanese Akane Yamaguchi, whose international record this year is second to only Korean ace An Se-young, breezed into the semi-finals. The top seed romped past teammate Riko Gunji 21-13, 21-12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The win sets up a mouth-watering semi-final clash against China\u2019s Chen Yu Fei. The Chinese third seed, meanwhile, was forced to go the distance before defeating Thailand\u2019s Pornpawee Chochuwong 18-21, 21-17, 21-11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It will also be a China-Japan clash in the other semi-finals with second seed Wang Zhiyi taking on Tomoka Miyazaki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Miyazaki cruised to a 21-14, 21-12 won over Taiwanese Lin Hsiang Ti while Zhiyi had to use all her courtcraft before defeating Japan\u2019s Nozomi Okuhara 21-17, 19-21, 21-8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alwi Farhan brought high-flying Indonesian teammate Moh. Zaki Ubaidillah in the men\u2019s singles quarter-finals. The sixth seeded Alwi picked up a 21-17, 21-12 win over his teammate, who had beaten top seed Christo Popov in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alwi will play India\u2019s Lakshya Sen, the eighth seed, in the semi-finals. Lakshya, the newly crowned Hylo Open champion, gunned down Japan\u2019s Yushi Tanaka 21-16, 21-15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The other semi-final will see second seed Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand taking on Japan\u2019s Koki Watanabe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kunlavut picked up a comprehensive 21-18, 21-7 win over seventh seeded Frenchman Toma Junior Popov 21-18, 21-7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Koki overcame a jittery first game before beating Indian veteran Kidambi Srikanth 24-22, 21-15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
QUARTER-FINAL RESULTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Men\u2019s singles:<\/strong> Alwi Farhan (Ina) bt Moh Zaki Ubaidillah (Ina) 21-17, 21-12; Lakshya Sen (Ind) bt Yushi Tanaka (Jpn) 21-16, 21-15; Koki Watanabe (Jpn) bt Srikanth Kidambi (Ind) 24-22, 21-15; Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Tha) bt Toma Junior Popov (Fra) 21-18, 21-7<\/p>\n\n\n\n Men\u2019s doubles:<\/strong> Wang Chang-Xie Haonan (Chn) bt Jin Yong-Jo Song-hyun (Kor) 21-18, 21-16; Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi (Jpn) bt Ben Lane-Sean Vendy (Eng) 18-21, 21-12, 21-15; Aaron Tai-Yap Roy King (Mas) bt Lee Jhe-Huei-Yang Po-Hsuan (Tpe) 21-16, 21-12; Daniel Lundgaard-Mads Vestergaard (Den) bt Hiroki Okamura-Kyohei Yamashita (Jpn) 21-14, 21-14<\/p>\n\n\n\n Women\u2019s singles:<\/strong> Akane Yamaguchi (Jpn) bt Riko Gunji (Jpn) 21-13, 21-12; Chen Yufei (Chn) bt Pornpawee Chochuwong (Tha) 18-21, 21-17, 21-11; Tomoka Miyazaki (Jpn) bt Lin Hsiang Ti (Tpe) 21-14, 21-12; Wang Zhiyi (Chn) bt Nozomi Okuhara (Jpn) 21-17, 19-21, 21-8<\/p>\n\n\n\n Women\u2019s doubles:<\/strong> Kim Hye-jeong-Lee Yeon-woo (Kor) bt Kim Yu-jung-Lee Yu-lim (Kor) 21-14, 21-14; Rin Iwanaga-Kie Nakanishi (Jpn) bt Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma (Ina) 21-18, 21-16; Hsu Yin-Hui-Lin Jhih Yun (Tpe) bt Luo Yi-Wang Tingge (Chn) 21-19, 21-12; Ririna Hiramoto-Chiharu Shida (Jpn) bt Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi-Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti (Ina) 21-19, 21-17<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mixed doubles: <\/strong>Jiang Zhenbang-Wei Yaxin (Chn) bt Chen Xing-Zhang Chi (Chn) 21-19, 21-16; Yuta Watanabe-Maya Taguchi (Jpn) bt Ye Hong Wei-Nicole Gonzales Chan (Tpe) 21-18, 21-14; Gao Jiaxuan-Wu Mengying (Chn) bt Zhu Yijun-Li Qian (Chn) 23-21, 21-12; Akira Koga-Natsu Saito (Jpn) bt Wu Hsuan-Yi-Yang Chu Yun (Tpe) 21-15, 19-21, 21-16 An unseeded men\u2019s doubles pair will win the Kumamoto Masters Japan badminton after the last standing seed was<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17686,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[75],"class_list":["post-17685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsbeat","tag-badminton"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
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