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Boys A Group Winner
Harunari NAKAZATO
- What is your goal at the Nationals?
- I want to reach the last 8 at the national tournament.
I want to improve my weaknesses for the national tournament and do my best. I want to do my best to be able to keep up with the quick play. - Who is your favourite badminton player?
- Yuta WATANABE
- What is your dream?
- A badminton player, a badminton coach or a chef.
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Girls A Group Winner
Yoshino NEHA
- What is your goal at the Nationals?
- First I want to clear the primary round and reach as high as possible at the national tournament. I am excited to see how far I can go at national level.
- Who is your favourite badminton player?
- Akane YAMAGUCHI
- What is your dream?
- A badminton player who can be successful on the world stage.
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Boys B Group Winner
Sawaki NAKAMA
- What is your goal at the Nationals?
- The last 4.
- Who is your favourite badminton player?
- TAI Tzu Ying, CHEN Long
- What is your dream?
- To get into the Olympics and to get a gold medal.
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Girls B Group Winner
Yui ISHIKAWA
- What is your goal at the Nationals?
- I want to win at least 2 times at the final tournament.
- Who is your favourite badminton player?
- Akane YAMAGUCHI
- What is your dream?
- An Olympic player.
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Boys C Group Winner
Yosho ARAKAKI
- What is your goal at the Nationals?
- The last 8.
- Who is your favourite badminton player?
- Kento MOMOTA
- What is your dream?
- I want to get into the Olympics as a badminton player.
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Girls C Group Winner
Aeka IRIE
- What is your goal at the Nationals?
- To become the number 1 player. I am looking forward to the games.
- Who is your favourite badminton player?
- Misaki MATSUTOMO
- What is your dream?
- A badminton champion. I want to play games overseas.
Yuto KAMIMURA (Okinawa Prefecture School Children Badminton Federation Chairman)
I hope the players play to the best of their current abilities as representatives of Okinawa, also on behalf of the players they defeated in the qualifying rounds to enter this tournament.
The support of Daihatsu completely changed the atmosphere at the venue, which led to energetic play and made it very exciting.
We will continue to support the primary school students, with the assistance of various corporations such as Daihatsu as well as individuals.
- From the sight of the players chasing the shuttle with determination in rallies that would put adults to shame, to them sitting down in front of the Japanese national team panel and thinking hard as they wrote messages of support, their love of badminton came across clearly and really left an impression on us. We are truly honored to be able to support the place where the players put in their maximum effort in all aspects. We have high hopes that the Okinawa representative players can perform well at the national tournament. Chibariyo (good luck)!
