YONEX OPEN JAPAN 2013 Gets Off To A Flying Start
- Date
- 19 September 2013

Mixed Doubles
Chan Peng Soon (ARC11) & Goh Liu Ying (NR700RP)(MAS) 2-0 (21-18,21-17) Pakkawat Vilailak & Kunchala Voravichitchaikul (THA)
Thailand duo has stormed into the first game, leading the first half by series of powerful smashes from Pakkawat. After both duos reached score15-15, Malaysian pair displayed their powerful team play and combination, sending smashes by Chan and forecourt killing shots by Goh. Malaysian pair won the first game at 21-18.
In the second game, Malaysian duo made a good start and earned 4 consecutive points from 1-1 to 4-1. Although both duos seemed to be physically worn out and exhausted, Malaysian pair continued attacking patiently and closed the second game 21-17 victory.
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Tournament Results - Day 1
Men’s Singles - 1st Round
[1]Lee Chong Wei (VTZF, SHB01LTD)(MAS) def. Hsu Jen Hao (TPE) 21-15 21-9
[7]Kenichi Tago (JPN) def. Chen Yuekun (CHN) 21-17 22-20
Women’s Singles - 1st Round
[8]Sindhu P. V. (NR700RP)(IND) def. Yukino Nakai (JPN) 21-12 21-13
[7]Minatsu Mitani (JPN) def. Pai Hsiao Ma (TPE) 21-15 21-11
Men’s Doubles - 1st Round
[1]Mohammad Ahsan (ARC-FB, SHBF1NLTD)/Hendra Setiawan (NR800, SHBF1NLTD)(INA) def. Yu Igarashi/Hashiru Shimono (JPN) 21-12 21-12
[2]Mathias Boe (VT80)/Carsten Mogensen (ARC-FB, SHBF1NLTD)(DEN) def. Liang Jui Wei/Liao Kuan Hao (TPE) 21-12 21-8
[3]Hiroyuki Endo /Kenichi Hayakawa (JPN) def. Kim Dae Eun/Kim Dae Sun (KOR) 21-13 21-19
[8]Hirokatsu Hashimoto /Noriyasu Hirata (JPN) def. Sufket Prapakamol/Pakkawat Vilailak (THA)
Women’s Doubles - 1st Round
[3]Christinna Pedersen (NR800, SHB01-LX)/Kamilla Rytter Juhl (NR800)(DEN) def. Reika Kakiiwa (AT900T)/Yuki Fukushima (JPN) 21-11 21-13
Greysia Polii (NR-ZSP)/Nitya Krishinda Maheswari (INA) def. [6]Miyuki Maeda (VT70)/Satoko Suetsuna (CAB35)(JPN) 19-21 21-12 21-14
[8]Poon Lok Yan (VT80)/Tse Ying Suet (ARC10)(HKG) def. Anna Doi (ARC-FB)/Mami Naito (NS9900)(JPN) 10-21 21-18 21-11
Mixed Doubles - 1st Round
[3]Christinna Pedersen (NR800)/Joachim Fischer Nielsen (DEN) def. Yuya Komatsuzaki/Yumiko Nishiyama (JPN) 21-11 21-12
[4]Chan Peng Soon (ARC11)/Goh Liu Ying (NR700RP)(MAS) def. Pakkawat Vilailak/Kunchala Voravichitchaikul (THA) 21-18 21-17
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