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Boys A Group Winner
Shota ERA
- What is your goal at the Nationals?
- I will keep on practicing and then show the result of my training to win as many games as possible.
- Who is your favourite badminton player?
- Kento MOMOTA
- What is your dream?
- I want to become either a traffic police officer, a nursery teacher, or a school teacher.
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Girls A Group Winner
Kokomi NAGANO
- What is your goal at the Nationals?
- It’s my first time to compete at the tournament so I will do my best to win as many games as possible!
- Who is your favourite badminton player?
- Nozomi OKUHARA
- What is your dream?
- No matter what job I will get in the future, I want to keep playing badminton.
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Boys B Group Winner
Ichinosuke SAMURA
- What is your goal at the Nationals?
- Winning the tournament.
- Who is your favourite badminton player?
- Kento MOMOTA
- What is your dream?
- An Olympic player.
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Girls B Group Winner
Rio ZAITSU
- What is your goal at the Nationals?
- I will win the first match.
I am looking forward to play matches with everyone at the national tournament. - Who is your favourite badminton player?
- Nozomi OKUHARA
- What is your dream?
- A badminton player.
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Boys C Group Winner
Daichi MAKI
- What is your goal at the Nationals?
- I definitely want to win the tournament!! I can’t wait for the national tournament!!
- What is your dream?
- A baker.
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Girls C Group Winner
Yuna MARUI
- What is your goal at the Nationals?
- I aim to get a gold medal.
- Who is your favourite badminton player?
- Akane YAMAGUCHI
- What is your dream?
- Comedian.
Shigeru SATO (Oita Prefecture School Children Badminton Federation Chairman)
As players who are going to go on to the ABC tournament finals still have time before it starts, I hope they aren’t satisfied with their present achievements and keep practicing even more to aim for the higher level.
There was a festive atmosphere at the tournament compared to before, thanks to the cooperation from Daihatsu. The players’ strong will to go on to the national tournament also reached the audience through their play.
I would like to keep working on effective training to strengthen the players so that they can raise their level.
- All the players were very energetic, and we witnessed the elementary school players played many heated games that could even put adults to shame. We were touched by the sight of players shedding tears of disappointment when they lost their matches. We were also very impressed by the intense support from the families and players, using balloons that were handed out. We distributed drinks and balloons for the past 2 days and we would like to continue our support for the ABC Badminton National Primary School Tournament in the future.
