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Boys A Group Winner
Daichi ISHIMARU
- What is your goal at the Nationals?
- I will concentrate on each shot to reach the last 8.
- Who is your favourite badminton player?
- Kento MOMOTA
- What is your dream?
- I want to become successful as a badminton player.
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Girls A Group Winner
Yuzuka HATA
- What is your goal at the Nationals?
- I just want to win as many games as I can, one at a time.
- Who is your favourite badminton player?
- "Taka-Matsu" pair
- What is your dream?
- A badminton player.
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Boys B Group Winner
Shuzo KUNITA
- What is your goal at the Nationals?
- I am entering the national tournament thanks to my parents, manager and coach.
I want to strike the shuttle carefully each time and reach the last 8. - Who is your favourite badminton player?
- Kento MOMOTA
- What is your dream?
- An Olympic player.
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Girls B Group Winner
Ai KAWABATA
- What is your goal at the Nationals?
- I just want to win as many games as I can, one at a time.
- Who is your favourite badminton player?
- Akane YAMAGUCHI
- What is your dream?
- An Olympic player.
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Boys C Group Winner
Kosuke SHINOHARA
- What is your goal at the Nationals?
- I will definitely win the tournament! I will concentrate on each shot to aim the top.
- Who is your favourite badminton player?
- Viktor AXELSEN
- What is your dream?
- A badminton player.
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Girls C Group Winner
Riyo MIZUNO
- What is your goal at the Nationals?
- I will do my best to show my ability at ABC.
- Who is your favourite badminton player?
- Nozomi OKUHARA
- What is your dream?
- I want to become the top badminton player in the world.
Satoshi MATSUNOKI (Ehime Prefecture School Children Badminton Federation Chairman)
With the Daihatsu booth set up, it seemed that the players felt a different atmosphere at the venue.
Although they were primary school students, they seemed to be even more serious towards their games than adult players. We hope they maintain this attitude in the future.
To those who are entering the national tournament, I hope that you keep working and do your best to be able to demonstrate your ability at the tournament.
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We used to consider badminton as a light activity, but we realized it is a difficult sport that requires great reflexes and stamina when we watched today’s primary school badminton tournament.
We were especially impressed by the grade 1 players putting in all their strength.
We will continue to support this tournament.