Mizuki Oikawa, a surprise winner in Osaka (Photo: Rémy Gros)
Staged in the Osaka Municipal Gymnasium, after seven days of play, on Sunday 17th January, Mizuki Oikawa and Kasumi Ishikawa won the respective men’s and women’s singles titles at the All-Japan National Championships.
Owing to the current state of emergency, doubles events were not organised, no spectators were allowed, players from Tokyo and 10 prefectures were not permitted to compete; additionally, in order to reduce the possibility of the virus spreading, players were advised not to shout.
Kasumi Ishikawa, the women’s singles winner (Photo: Rémy Gros)
Men’s Singles
Quarter-Finals
Masataka Morizono bt Satoshi Aida 11-9, 11-7, 11-7, 9-11, 12-10
Yuta Tanaka bt Koki Niwa 9-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-13, 11-9, 11-7
Masaki Yoshida bt Tonin Ryuzaki 13-11, 11-8, 11-13, 11-3, 11-2
Mizuki Oikawa bt Tomokazu Harimoto 11-5, 11-8, 11-4, 5-11, 11-8
Semi-Finals
Masataka Morizono bt Yuta Tanaka 13-11, 11-9, 11-5, 13-15, 13-11
Mizuki Oikawa bt Masaki Yoshida 11-8, 6-11, 4-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-6
Final
Mizuki Oikawa bt Masataka Morizono 8-11, 10-12, 11-5, 8-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-4
Women’s Singles
Quarter-Finals
Hina Hayata bt Hitomi Sato 11-5, 11-6, 8-11, 11-3, 11-6
Mima Ito bt Miyu Nagasaki 11-8, 13-11, 11-9, 11-4
Miyuu Kihara bt Yurika Taira 11-8, 12-10, 14-12, 11-6
Kasumi Ishikawa bt Sakura Yokoi 12-10, 1-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-6
Semi-Finals
Mima Ito bt Hina Hayata 4-11, 11-9, 11-9, 7-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-8
Kasumi Ishikawa bt Miyuu Kihara 11-5, 11-6, 11-8, 2-11, 7-11, 11-6
Final
Kasumi Ishikawa bt Mima Ito 4-11, 11-7, 7-11, 7-11, 12-10, 11-5, 11-9
Junior Boys’ Singles
Quarter-Finals
Shunsuke Okano bt Yuma Hoshi 11-9, 11-8, 11-8
Hayate Suzuki bt Kotaro Takahashi 11-6, 11-9, 11-2
Kazuki Hamada bt Yuma Tanigaki 7-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-9, 11-9
Hiroto Shinozuka bt Sora Matsushima 11-5, 8-11, 7-11, 11-7, 11-4
Semi-Finals
Hayate Suzuki bt Shunsuke Okano 5-11, 11-9, 15-13, 11-5
Kazuki Hamada bt Hiroto Shinozuka 11-13, 9-11, 11-8, 14-12, 11-7
Final
Kazuki Hamada bt Hayate Suzuki 11-5, 9-11, 11-7, 11-9
Junior Girls’ Singles
Quarter-Finals
Satsuki Odo bt Kotomi Omoda 11-13, 3-11, 13-11, 11-4, 11-1
Yukari Sugasawa bt Mei Hara 11-9, 11-8, 11-8
Sakura Yokoi bt Kaho Akae 11-6, 11-9, 11-8
Ami Shirayama bt Honami Nakamori 11-9, 11-6, 7-11, 11-8
Semi-Finals
Satsuki Odo bt Yukari Sugasawa 12-10, 8-11, 11-3, 11-7
Sakura Yokoi bt Ami Shirayama 9-11, 11-13, 11-8, 11-4, 11-8
Final
Satsuki Odo bt Sakura Yokoi 11-9, 11-7, 11-9