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Here are the players who earned a ticket to the national tournament!

	Boys A Group Winner Shun MINOGUCHI What is your goal at the Nationals? To reach the last 4. Who is your favourite badminton player? Kento MOMOTA What is your dream? To win the national tournament.

	Girls A Group Winner Nonoka ITO What is your goal at the Nationals? To reach the last 4. Who is your favourite badminton player? Kaoru SUGIYAMA What is your dream? A badminton player, a school teacher.

	Boys B Group Winner Kosaku EINAGA What is your goal at the Nationals? I want to play the way I always do at training and reach the last 8. Who is your favourite badminton player? Shotaro INAMITSU What is your dream? Number 1 at the national tournament.

	Girls B Group Winner Ayano SUZUKI What is your goal at the Nationals? To reach the last 8. Who is your favourite badminton player? Nozomi OKUHARA What is your dream? I want to become a badminton player.

	Boys C Group Winner Takato INOSE What is your goal at the Nationals? I will do my best to bring out what I have trained for. Who is your favourite badminton player? Keigo SONODA What is your dream? An Olympic player.

	Girls C Group Winner Yukana TAZOE What is your goal at the Nationals? I want to win as many games as possible. Who is your favourite badminton player? Sayaka TAKAHASHI, Misaki MATSUTOMO What is your dream? A badminton player.

	Boys A Group Selection Hayato MIKI What is your goal at the Nationals? Last year I came 3rd so this year I want to win the tournament. Who is your favourite badminton player? Kento MOMOTA What is your dream? To win at the Olympics.

	Girls A Group Selection Suzuka HIRATA What is your goal at the Nationals? My goal is to reach the last 4 and to become a selected again next year so that one more player will go to the national tournament from Ibaraki. I will compete against 6th graders so I want to do my best without being nervous. Who is your favourite badminton player? Nozomi OKUHARA What is your dream? A badminton player.

Girls A Group Selection

Suzuka HIRATA

What is your goal at the Nationals?: My goal is to reach the last 4 and to become a selected again next year so that one more player will go to the national tournament from Ibaraki. I will compete against 6th graders so I want to do my best without being nervous.
Who is your favourite badminton player?: Nozomi OKUHARA
What is your dream?: A badminton player.

Check out the exciting matches between elementary school students!

From the Ibaraki Prefecture School Children Badminton Federation

Harumi HINATA (Ibaraki Prefecture School Children Badminton Federation Executive Director)

I hope the players can perform well on the big stage for the national tournament, as they represent the 385 players of the Ibaraki qualifying round as well as themselves as individuals.
The federation chairperson as well as the players and officials are extremely pleased to have been able to interact with Ibaraki Daihatsu Sales Co., Ltd. from our local area through their sponsorship on this occasion.
They thoroughly assisted us from the early morning until the end of the tournament. We at the federation have held tournaments many times, but we were surprised to be praised by the management staff of the gymnasium because there were no lost items or rubbish left behind and the general manners were so good this year.

We received messages of support to the Japanese national players from the players and spectators!

IBARAKI DAIHATSU supported the tournament together with locals from the region!

From IBARAKI DAIHATSU

This was our first time to participate in the ABC badminton tournament prefectural qualifying rounds. It was refreshing and really fun to connect with all the players. As we saw them seriously focusing on their matches, we were excited by the thought that an Olympic player could emerge from these players. Ibaraki Daihatsu will continue our support, so to all the players, please do your best!