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

	Boys A Group Winner Takuya YAMASHIRO What is your goal at the Nationals? Winning the tournament Who is your favourite badminton player? Kento MOMOTA What is your dream? A badminton player.

	Girls A Group Winner Shiori KAWAMURA What is your goal at the Nationals? To reach the last 8. I want to train a lot, and play one game at a time using skills that I didn’t know before. I only played 1 game at last year’s national tournament, so I hope to win many games this year. Who is your favourite badminton player? Misaki MATSUTOMO,Nozomi OKUHARA What is your dream? I want to get a gold medal at the Olympics.

Girls A Group Winner

Shiori KAWAMURA

What is your goal at the Nationals?: To reach the last 8.
I want to train a lot, and play one game at a time using skills that I didn’t know before. I only played 1 game at last year’s national tournament, so I hope to win many games this year.
Who is your favourite badminton player?: Misaki MATSUTOMO,Nozomi OKUHARA
What is your dream?: I want to get a gold medal at the Olympics.

	Boys B Group Winner Masato YAMASHIRO What is your goal at the Nationals? Winning the tournament Who is your favourite badminton player? Kento MOMOTA What is your dream? A badminton player.

	Girls B Group Winner Rei SATO What is your goal at the Nationals? The last 16 Who is your favourite badminton player? Nozomi OKUHARA What is your dream? A badminton coach

	Boys C Group Winner Takehiro KOIKE What is your goal at the Nationals? I want to send a big message with my game. Who is your favourite badminton player? Kento MOMOTA What is your dream? A badminton player.

	Girls C Group Winner Ayaka SATO What is your goal at the Nationals? To reach the last 8 Who is your favourite badminton player? Akane YAMAGUCHI What is your dream? A nurse

	Boys A Group Selection Renjiro INAGAWA What is your goal at the Nationals? Winning the national tournament! Who is your favourite badminton player? Kento MOMOTA,Takuma OBAYASHI What is your dream? Getting gold medals at the Olympics and world competitions.

	Boys B Group Selection Junpei ASHIDA What is your goal at the Nationals? Getting through the qualifiers!! Who is your favourite badminton player? Kento MOMOTA What is your dream? A YouTuber!

Check out the exciting matches between elementary school students!

From the Niigata Prefecture School Children Badminton Federation

Masayoshi HONMA(Niigata Prefecture School Children Badminton Federation Executive Director)

I think the students who managed to win their way through this Niigata prefecture qualifying tournament have put in a really big effort every day. I hope they thoroughly prepare for the national tournament in a way they won’t regret, and enjoy their matches.
The goal is to develop players who can perform well at the national tournament and even achieve good result at global level in the future. Together with all the badminton lovers in the prefecture, I hope we can build the foundations for the culture and environment that we need to achieve this. Like all other sports, as we are facing the problem of the decreasing number of children in Japan, we hope to be a badminton federation that is an appealing choice for the kids.

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

Niigata Daihatsu supported the tournament together with locals from the region!

From Niigata Daihatsu

It was my first time seeing a primary school badminton tournament, and I was really moved to see the year 1 and year 2 students putting in so much effort. I was also happy to hear players telling me that their parents drive a Daihatsu car. As we continue to support popularizing badminton, I hope to further deepen our connections with all of you who participate in the sport.