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Boys A Group Winner
Yuiho KURATOMI
- What is your goal at the Nationals?
- To reach the last 4 or higher. I will work even harder.
- Who is your favourite badminton player?
- Kento MOMOTA
- What is your dream?
- A badminton player
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Girls A Group Winner
Sae YAMASHITA
- What is your goal at the Nationals?
- The last 4. I want to play aggressively but also relaxed.
- Who is your favourite badminton player?
- Nozomi OKUHARA
- What is your dream?
- A badminton player
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Boys B Group Winner
Soma ISHIHARA
- What is your goal at the Nationals?
- Winning the tournament.
- Who is your favourite badminton player?
- Kento MOMOTA
- What is your dream?
- World champion.
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Girls B Group Winner
Nonoha KIMATA
- What is your goal at the Nationals?
- The last 8. I want to display my ability and have fun at the tournament.
- Who is your favourite badminton player?
- Nozomi OKUHARA
- What is your dream?
- Getting a gold medal at the Olympics and to become the world’s number 1 ranked player.
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Boys C Group Winner
Towa MATSUI
- What is your goal at the Nationals?
- I want to become the number 1 player in the country. I want to practice hard.
- Who is your favourite badminton player?
- Kento MOMOTA
- What is your dream?
- I want to be the number 1 player and stay No.1 for consecutive years.
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Girls C Group Winner
Mei AKITA
- What is your goal at the Nationals?
- Winning the tournament. I will do my best.
- Who is your favourite badminton player?
- Nozomi OKUHARA, Akane YAMAGUCHI
- What is your dream?
- Getting a gold medal at the Olympics.
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Boys A Group Selection
Shinjiro TAKAGI
- What is your goal at the Nationals?
- To win in the A class of the ABC Tournament.
I want to go to Kumamoto after building up my heart and mind so that I can put in everything to reach the final. - Who is your favourite badminton player?
- LIN Dan, Kento MOMOTA
- What is your dream?
- Getting a gold medal at the Olympics.
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Girls A Group Selection
Ririna HIRAMOTO
- What is your goal at the Nationals?
- I always lose and come second, so this year I want to get my revenge and win!
- Who is your favourite badminton player?
- PUSARLA V. Sindhu
- What is your dream?
- To become a national A team player and get a gold medal at the Olympics.
Michinari WATANABE (Gifu Prefecture School Children Badminton Federation Chairman)
I hope the players can show their strength in their matches and battle with their rivals from across the nation. We hope to then aim towards winning each of the national tournaments, the 2020 national tournament and the Gifu tournament.
Thanks to the sponsorship of Daihatsu, the tournament was enlivened and the motivation of the players rose, that they could play their matches with a lot of energy.
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This year was the second time that we assisted. The matches were even more exciting than last year, while we were moved to see not only the sight of the players on the court, but also their team members coming together to cheer them on.
Every match was a serious contest.
We hope that the 8 players representing Gifu Prefecture can show their true abilities at the national tournament.
We will keep on supporting badminton! 
