From July 4 to 9, 2023, the YONEX Canada Open 2023 Super 500 was held in Calgary, Canada.
Quarter-finals:
Men's single:
China's Shifeng LI beats Japan's Koki WATANABE, who lost in the last 8 a few months ago l Orléans Masters Badminton presented by Victor Super 300 (2 sets to 0: 21-19/21-16), and went to the semi-finals in 2 sets to 1 (15-21/23-21/21-12).
Japan's Kodai NARAOKA earns his place in the semi-finals 2 sets to 1 against China's Lan Xi LEI (21-18/18-21/21-14)
Le danois Magnus JOHANNESEN, who reached the second step of the podium a few months ago at the Orléans Masters Badminton presented by Victor Super 300 (2 sets to 0 21-16/21-14), didn't earn his place in the semi-finals. He lost 2 sets to 1 to Japanese Kenta NISHIMOTO (21-15/7-21/21-14).
ndia's Lakshya SEN won 2 sets to 1 to book his place in the semi-finals against Belgium's Julien CARRAGGI (21-8/17-21/21-10).
Women’s singles :
World number 1 Akane YAMAGUCHI won her match against Vietnamese Thuy Linh NGUYEN in 2 sets: 21-14/21-13.
China's Fang Joe GAO failed to qualify for the semi-finals, losing her match to India's Pursarla Venkata SINDHU in 2 sets (21-13/21-7).
American Beiwen Zhang secured her place in the semi-finals by winning her match in 2 sets against Taiwan's Shuo Yun SUNG (21-12/24-22)
Thailand's Ratchanok INTANON takes on Taiwan's Wen Chi HSU, winning her place in the semi-finals in 2 sets (21-13/21-10).
Men’s Doubles :
Two Japanese pairs meet in the quarter-finals, Taker Hoki/Yugo KOBAYASHI and Akira KOGA/Taichi SAITO. It was Akira KOGA and Taichi SAITO who booked their place in the semi-finals in 2 sets (22-20/21-18).
Denmark's Rasmus KJAER and Frederik SOGAARD booked their place in the semi-finals and went on to meet the Japanese, winning in 2 sets: 21-14/21-10 against Taiwan's Hsiang Chieh CHIU/Ming-Tse YANG.
Japan's Keiichiro MATSUI/Yoshinori TAKEUCHI failed to book their place in the semi-finals, losing in 2 sets to the Danish pair Kim ASTRUP/Anders Skaarup RASMUSSEN (21-13/21-10).
The Taiwanese pair Yang LEE/Chi-Lin WANG will meet the Danes in the semi-finals thanks to their victory over the Indonesians Mohammad AHSAN and Hendra SETIAWAN in 2 sets: 21-17/21-13.
Women’s Doubles :
Japan's Name MATSUYAMA and Chiharu SHIDA won their place in the semi-finals by beating the Vietnamese pair Benyapa AIMSAARD/Nuntakarn AIMSARRD 2 sets to 1 (21-12/17-21/21-15).
Two Japanese pairs meet again in this tournament, Yuki FUKUSHIMA/Sayaka HIROTA against Rena MIYAURA/Ayako SAKURAMOTO. Yuki FUKUSHIMA/Sayaka HIROTA won their place in the semi-finals 2 sets to 1: 21-16/12-21/21-15 and will now meet another Japanese pair.
China's Sheng Shu LIU and Ning TAN failed to qualify for the semi-finals, losing to another Japanese pair, Mayu MATSUMOTO/Wakana NAGAHARA, in 2 sets (21-18/22-20).
Three Japanese pairs are in the semi-finals - are we going to see a Japanese final?
The Vietnamese pair Jongkolphan KITITHARAKUL/Rawinda PRAJONGJAI gained access to the semi-finals against the Chinese Yi Jing LI and XU Min LUO 2 sets to 0: 21-14/ 21-19.
Mixed Doubles :
Japan's Yuta WATANABE and Arisa HIGASHINO miss out on a place in the semi-finals against Taiwan's Jhe-Huei LEE and Ya Ching HSU 2 sets to 0: 21-18/26-24.
The tournament came to an end in the quarter-finals for the Japanese pair Yuki KANEKO/Misaki MATSUTOMO, who lost 2 sets to 1 to Denmark's Mathias THYRRI and Amalie MAGELUND (21-18/17-21/21-19).
Hiroki MIDORIKAWA and Natsu SAITO, a Japanese pair, gain their access to the semi-finals after their 2-set victory over Taiwanese Fang-Jen LEE and Yin-Hui HSU (21-12/21-13).
The Chinese pair Xing CHENG/Fang Hui CHEN failed to secure their place in the semi-finals against Japan's Kyohei YAMASHITA and Naru SHINOYA, 2 sets to 0: 21-12/21-19.
Semi-finals :
Men’s singles :
China's Shi Feng LI earns his place in the final with a 2-set win over Japan's Codai NARAOKA (21-8/21-11).
Japan's Kenta NISHIMOTO did not earn his place in the final, losing 2 sets to 0 to India's Lakshya SEN (21-17/21-14)
Women’s singles :
L'indienne Pursarla Venkata SINDHU was no match for world number 1 Akane YAMAGUCHI, losing in 2 sets: 21-14/21-15.
American Beiwen ZHANG was forced to retire, leaving Vietnamese Ratchanok INTANON to continue her race towards the title.
Men’s Doubles :
Denmark's Rasmus KJAER and Frederik SOGAARD won their place in the final against the Japanese pair Akira KOGA/Taichi SAITO 2 sets to 1: 21-17/14-21/21-19.
The Taiwanese pair Yang LEE/Chi-Lin WANG lost their place in the final to the Danish pair Kim ASTRUP/Anders Skaarup RASMUSSEN in 2 sets (21-15/21-14).
We can look forward to a totally Danish final!
Women’s Doubles :
Japan's Nami MATSUYAMA and Chiharu SHIDA won their place in the final against another Japanese pair, Yuki FUKUSHIMA and Sayaka HIROTA, 2 sets to 1 with a tight third set (13-21/21-15/27-25).
It was the end of the tournament for the Vietnamese pair Jongkolphan KITITHARAKUL/Rawinda PRAJONGJAI who lost to the Japanese Mayu MATSUMOTO and Wakana NAGAHARA in 2 sets (21-16/21-19).
So we'll have a 100% Japanese final!
Mixed Doubles:
The Danish pair Mathias THYRRI/Amalie MAGELUND won their place in the final against the Taiwanese pair Jhe-Hueo LEE/Ya Ching HSU 2 sets to 0 (21-11/21-19).
Two Japanese pairs met for this semi-final, and it was the pair Hiroki MIDORIKAWA/Natsu SAITO who won their place in the final, against the Danes, 2 sets to 0: 21-19/21-12.
Finals:
Men’s singles :
It was an Indian victory, as Lakshya SEN won the singles final 2 sets to 0 against China's Shi Feng LI (21-18/22-20).
Women’s singles :
The world number 1 once again showed her superiority by winning the women's singles final in 2 sets against Vietnamese Ratchanok INTANON (21-19/21-16)
Men’s Doubles :
Unsurprisingly it was a Danish pair that won the men's doubles final, Kim ASTRUP and Anders Skaarup RASMUSSEN winning 2 sets to 1: 23-25/21-16/21-12.
Women’s Doubles :
The Japanese pair Name MATSUYAMA/Chiharu SHIDA wins the women's doubles, beating another Japanese pair 2 sets to 0 (22-20/21-16).
Mixed Doubles :
The Danish pair will remain on the 2nd place of the mixed doubles podium... Japan's Hiroki MIDORIKAWA and Natsu SAITO won the mixed doubles in 3 sets: 21-17/16-21/21-13.
