![You had to be either a World Champion, or the world #1, or both, to title at the Japan Open in 2018. By Miyuki Komiya, Badzine Correspondent live in Tokyo. […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180916_1347_JapanOpen2018_RAPL2473_rotator.jpg "JAPAN OPEN Finals – Only World Champions and #1s need apply")
![Kento Momota wins the battle of current and former World Champions but he will meet Cinderella-story Khosit Phetpradab, who is playing his first final in a 6-figure tournament. By Miyuki […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180915_1630_JapanOpen2018_BP013920_rotator.jpg "JAPAN OPEN SF – Thai’s dream run sets up final with Momota")
![When Kento Momota was a boy, he dreamt of playing with his idol, Lin Dan, and on Friday at the Japan Open, he faced him as the reigning World Champion… […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180914_1307_JapanOpen2018_BP019412_rotator.jpg "JAPAN OPEN QF – Momota beats his idol")
![No fewer than five Asian Games finalists were bounced out of the Japan Open Thursday, courtesy of China, youngsters and veterans alike. By Miyuki Komiya, Badzine Correspondent live in Tokyo. […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180913_1019_JapanOpen2018_BP014752_rotator.jpg "JAPAN OPEN R16 – China takes upsets big and small")
![As Wednesday continued at the Japan Open with the opening rounds of men’s and women’s doubles – featuring Japan’s 4 World Championship medallists – the question becomes: who can beat […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180912_1012_JapanOpen2018_RAPL2153_rotator-195x110.jpg "JAPAN OPEN Day 2 – Adapt and win!")
![Most of the badminton world’s top 32 in 3 disciplines gathered to kick off the 2018 Japan Open, in a new hall “Musashi Forest Sports Plaza” in Chofu City, Tokyo. […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180911_0800_JapanOpen2018_RAPL9643_rotator-195x110.jpg "JAPAN OPEN Day 1 – Momota begins Testing of Tokyo Olympic venue")
![Jonatan Christie won the biggest title of his career while the “Minions” won gold after an amazing match. Unfortunately, P. V. Sindhu was still not able to break her jinx […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180828_1313_AsianGames2018_RAPL6525_rotator-195x110.jpg "ASIAN GAMES Finals – Christie’s first and the long-awaited gold medal")
![The BWF World Tour is back up over 500 from next week with the Japan Open and most of the badminton world’s top 10 will make their first appearances since […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180722_1653_SingaporeOpen2018_MIK_3150_rotator-115x115.jpg "Top shuttlers back to work from next week")
![If in-form Kento Momota wants to add Asian Games gold to him World title, he will have to fend off a combination of ageing masters, wily underdogs, and fellow contenders […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180818_0953_ASianGames2018_RAPL8961_rotator-115x115.jpg "ASIAN GAMES Men’s Singles Preview – Can China conquer Mt. Momota?")
![As Tai Tzu Ying vies again for the most prestigious title of her career, the illustrious cast of the women’s singles world will again line up to stop her. By […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180318_1409_AllEngland2018_BP028171_rotator-115x115.jpg "ASIAN GAMES Women’s Singles Preview – The field plays catch-up with tantalizing Tai")
![Japan is the new power in women’s doubles but with the Asian Games propensity for not following script, let’s look the various pairs who might get a look in at […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180708_1617_IndonesiaOpen2018_YVES4700-1_rotator-115x115.jpg "ASIAN GAMES Women’s Doubles Preview – Japanese empresses to reign supreme?")
![Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo & Marcus Fernaldi Gideon look like the strongest contenders as they lead the world’s ranking and will be playing at home. But some other pairs may just […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180803_1429_WorldChampionships2018_MIK_3536-rotator_1236-115x115.jpg "ASIAN GAMES Men’s Doubles Preview – Minions on the cusp of an Indonesian hat-trick")
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![You had to be either a World Champion, or the world #1, or both, to title at the Japan Open in 2018. By Miyuki Komiya, Badzine Correspondent live in Tokyo. […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180916_1347_JapanOpen2018_RAPL2473_rotator-36x36.jpg "JAPAN OPEN Finals – Only World Champions and #1s need apply")
JAPAN OPEN Finals – Only World Champions and #1s need apply
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![Kento Momota wins the battle of current and former World Champions but he will meet Cinderella-story Khosit Phetpradab, who is playing his first final in a 6-figure tournament. By Miyuki […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180915_1630_JapanOpen2018_BP013920_rotator-36x36.jpg "JAPAN OPEN SF – Thai’s dream run sets up final with Momota")
JAPAN OPEN SF – Thai’s dream run sets up final with Momota
15 September 2018 3:28 PM | No Comments -
![When Kento Momota was a boy, he dreamt of playing with his idol, Lin Dan, and on Friday at the Japan Open, he faced him as the reigning World Champion… […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180914_1307_JapanOpen2018_BP019412_rotator-36x36.jpg "JAPAN OPEN QF – Momota beats his idol")
JAPAN OPEN QF – Momota beats his idol
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![No fewer than five Asian Games finalists were bounced out of the Japan Open Thursday, courtesy of China, youngsters and veterans alike. By Miyuki Komiya, Badzine Correspondent live in Tokyo. […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180913_1019_JapanOpen2018_BP014752_rotator-36x36.jpg "JAPAN OPEN R16 – China takes upsets big and small")
JAPAN OPEN R16 – China takes upsets big and small
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![As Wednesday continued at the Japan Open with the opening rounds of men’s and women’s doubles – featuring Japan’s 4 World Championship medallists – the question becomes: who can beat […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180912_1012_JapanOpen2018_RAPL2153_rotator-36x36.jpg "JAPAN OPEN Day 2 – Adapt and win!")
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