DAIHATSU YONEX Japan Open 2022 | Zheng/Huang (CHN) [1] vs. Watanabe/Higashino (JPN) [3] | SF

[@youuuuuuuuuuutube]

That saved match point from Watanabe is absolutely heroic.

[@hungphanquang3838]

That saved mach point from watanabe is absolutely heroic

[@JackahoonaLaGuna]

Almost identical with what Endo has done😂

[@smokeaaah]

I love how the chinese pair is smiling after the match! The pairs respect eachother, great sportmanship

[@jefreygianan7517]

Only few players will show the same in defeat a true champion attitude. Always gracious in defeat

[@Octoberian-xe7xo]

Yeah, both still look so calm despite those very pressured moments.

[@doubleeffectsdnbhd4070]

only because they are world championship winners

[@harryw4480]

They just won the world championship so they were just chilling in this tournament

[@luf4rall]

Easier to smile when you win all the big tournaments

[@YoutubeYTG]

Wow. Just wow.What a match. One of the best matches I have watched in a long time in any format. Props to Watanabe who is such a great player. Bailed out his team on one too many occasions, especially at the match point for the Chinese. The Chinese pair too were sporting in their defeat.

[@EvilBambo0]

ankle breaker point is definitely one of the craziest shot to pull off for any player, and gambling at that moment is just gutsy. Skill and mentality, can't do without either. Watanabe is such a beast. Kudos for the chinese pair for the graceful loss also, lovely display of the sport

[@nathantran3392]

What a match. Both teams totally deserve to go into final. GG Zheng/Huang and Watanabe/Higashino

[@wimpymike]

this feels more like a finals match😂

[@nathantran3392]

@@wimpymike totally agree :D

[@nancyyi9078]

Such an amazing game and congrats to Yutarisa. But I also want to thank Zheng/Huang for not giving up over the year. YQ had to prepare for olympics by herself with Siwei seriously injured. After loosing olympics final, national championship final, first round of BWC and being split up, they had some many doubts and pain that YQ thought about retiring. Yet they come back winning seven titles in a row with a tight string and finally released themselves in winning BWC last week- one of the major international tournaments. Keep healthy and keep the fighting spirit, the XD now is too exciting with big4.

[@entityrj]

1:15:27 The Ankle Breaker. Watanabe running at full horizontal sprint. Higashino yelling in despair. 21-20 down. Losing this point loses match. Too good.

[@onominton]

unbelievable risky and genius decision at this point. great Yuta.

[@longthachhoang9603]

some how bro :)) unbelievable :))

[@th8832m]

He learned that move from big bro Hiroyuki Endo

[@bleachxnarutohunter]

@@th8832m true i remember endo doing that

[@vagishdev]

Watanabe redid the iconic Hiroyuki Endo's shot from 2020 All England MD final

[@twg0456]

THIS IS THE BEST MATCH I'VE EVER SEEN. Watanabe is unbelivable. His opponents are so strong but he made it with Arisa. I got a big goosebumps. I'll watch one more time if I get an enough time.

[@sourdoughjack415]

Yuta Watanabe is the current best doubles player in the world.

[@ironchin17]

He’s amazing. I wish he still played mens doubles.

[@kimaddenesquash5270]

When he focuses, the top players in the world, with some of the most powerful smashes in the worlds doubles and mixed, can hardly seem to break his defence. It’s amazing!

[@YangYang-ct2gx]

@@ironchin17 Ikr, really missing him in MD, his superb defense with endo is still one of the best highlights

[@haziq12ish]

Seo sung jae says hye

[@Bodorean]

Hell of an amazing game from the two best pairs in the world.

[@Jhvxgir]

superb game, both pairs were incredible. Glad for Watanabe what a save he did with match point against them, even Higashino said "Ganbatte" = do your best - when she knew she could not reach that one PD: The chinese pair were gracious on defeat, thumbs up for them too

[@COZY__BOY]

Unbelievably genius play by Yuta. Arisa after this match will certainly practice her defense against cross court smashes..

[@onominton]

one of the best and heartwarming XD match I have ever watched. Good Game for both pairs.

[@christopherlo9446]

my two favourite pairings in the game do not disappoint. both brought their A game today! only sad this couldn't be the finals again!

[@thebestbees]

Just when we thought world championship games were good with the comebacks, this is the whole new level! Always loved the match up between these two even though the h2h doesn’t tell the full story

[@aiteshi1132]

BRO MY HEART STARTED MALFUNCTIONING 😭 great match by both pairs ! ❤️ so many beautiful rallies and congrats to yuta and arisa ilyall atb for finals ❤️❤️❤️

[@kityew23]

Wow what a breathtaking match! Zheng/Huang is so freaking hard to beat but THEY DID IT! Must mean a lot for Arisa after what happened last week. The comeback in the first game made all the difference imo.

[@henhenhenfu]

Zheng/Huang are able to win all the time before this because their opponents used the wrong strategy against them. Almost all of their opponents lift to Zheng Siwei most of the time and that is of course instant kill because Zheng Siwei has a powerful smash that will score points easily. The strategy to defeat Zheng/Huang is: Do not lift to Zheng Siwei and attack them fiercely, must be lightning fast. Most of the pairs completely failed to apply this strategy. Watanabe/Higashino are the only pair who are able to do it almost correct currently (in this match here. They used the completely wrong strategy in their previous encounters), that is why they won this time.

[@Naruto-ej4ki]

@@henhenhenfu sebernya Siwei dan HYQ kelelahan. Mengikuti kompetisi dan juara berturut turut. Pergerakan lambat dan banyak melakukan kesalahan sendiri dan itu dimanfaatkan pemain jepang

[@jackchen503]

@@henhenhenfu yes coach

[@johnlui9563]

@@henhenhenfu I agree with you but can you play that fast to beat them. It is like most football defenders know how to defend against Messi but he just slalom through them as though they are not there. The way to beat Zheng & Huang is to overcome your instinct in MXD to smash against the woman player, and instead direct all your smashes against Zheng. Huang can defend very well against man player's smashes and she returns the smashes with interest (Gill's words). Don't let Huang get involved in the game and Zheng will make all the necessary mistakes. Zheng is very weak psychologically. A few mistakes will destroy him completely.

[@ronaldleongtetfong7103]

Both well deserved to be champion... what a thrilling match it was

[@numerrelorcasa6498]

at the end of the match, what matters most is not the winner, but the sportsmanship and values displayed during and after the games. Kudos to both players. Very well-mannered and skillful. congrats congrats from Philippines.

[@RosesJoy]

Yuta...star of this match, congratulations 🎊 👏 💐 🥳

[@chanthalouk6359]

Wow! Well played by both teams. Congratulations Watanabe/Higashino👏👏

[@alberthofmann2574]

01:15:34 what a save by Yuta, same like the epic save of Endo in All England 2020 Final

[@HevaNaisdey]

I feel that victory is more meaningful than any title

[@NIANYIMING]

雅思最後一顆球雖然失誤了，但卻是帶著微笑走向對手，展現了超水準的風度與格局，那拚盡全力、了無遺憾的一笑，是這場比賽最美的一幕。

[@YangYang-ct2gx]

谁看了21-20 那一个斜线抽都会佩服吧，输的也值得了

[@netizzen9828]

Technically whenever Yuta and Arisa played at their very best performance, this Japanese pair will be able to challenge Zheng/Huang and even could win the match against this giant XD pair... Anyways.... Yuta Watanabe has the finest touch on the soft shots, his creativity for the shot placement is literally awesome....

[@tuannguyen0902]

Absolutely world class saving at 21-21

[@hasnolmuhd5659]

Sound smash whipping AXFORCE80 Game 1 09:50 10:23 11:00 12:26 13:03 13:06 13:14 13:20 15:54 18:13 19:20 19:23 20:05 21:06 22:35 22:57 24:12 25:29 26:00 26:38 27:00

[@newbro]

Both are amazing pair, but glad the Japanese finally were able to win once thou. Btw love the heartwarming handshakes at the end brings a smile to my face 😄

[@henhenhenfu]

This is not the first time the Japanese had defeated this Chinese pair, they did it in All England Open 2018 as well. The Japanese always had the speed and attack to challenge or even defeat this Chinese pair (can be the real best pair in the world currently) but unfortunately they are inconsistent (won the All England title this year but then lost all of the tournaments after that, their worse form this year is in the two Malaysia tournaments, lost to unseeded pairs like wtf is wrong with them? Why did they play badly?)

[@zeminaki_K]

congratulation to Watanabe/Higashino!! But I have to say ZSW was not as responsive and fast as he used to be, a lot of time HYQ had to come up and cover for him. Having said that, Watanabe was absolutely brilliant and talented!!! And I love all the smiles from all 4 players at the end of the match, those were simply priceless and lovely, full of sportsmanship!!

[@mrtomartn]

Sorry but that camera angle is so bad. Why isn't it possible to get the camera further down?

[@furtdrven2512]

20-18 Yuta lifts to Zheng - Yeah, no go! 20-19 Yuta lifts to Zheng - Again, no go! 20-20 Yuta lifts to Zheng - You serious!? No go! 20-21 Yuta doesn't lift to Zheng - Mhmm, much better. 21-21 Goddess Fortuna kissed them right to the mouth. 22-21 Yuta doesn't lift to Zheng - win!

[@YangYang-ct2gx]

you need to win the net play if you dont want to lift but Huang seems to be a better net player compared to Arisa tho.

[@attysulastri2618]

Rindu melihat Yuta Watanabe+Arisa Higashino sukses yg seindah+secantikk ini selaluuuu..Semangat+maju terus Japan.Good luck Japan..GOD in heaven bless Arisa Higashino+Yuta Watanabe,always,amien😇🙏👍😁😍🥰😘🤩

[@anotherbyteinc]

Amazing match!! Well played!

[@HienNguyen-nd1tb]

congrats!!!!! luv u Watagashi

[@พิชญ์ยุตม์พันธุรัตน์]

แต่ละคู่มันส์มากๆ..ดูหลายครั้งก็ยังชอบคับ..

[@Dmarshall072]

Can't stop watching Watanabe so quick and fun to watch.

[@nitikaiyyappan6f37]

Arisa's defence plus Yuta's amazingness made perfection. I'm so proud of themm

[@awequayzngs1780]

Zheng's backhand is super 👌 !.

[@hoangntran1]

Imagine if watanabe team up with zheng.Both are fast and dont make much error,both have great defense.Zheng is a hard smasher and he can read opponents well so he can keep pressing the opponents till they collapse.If that not enough,watanabe can finish it up with his deadly shot placement,and watanabe is also a tricky master who can do a lot of deception shot to make the opponent team lost position for zheng to finish it off with his hard smash.Probaly the best duo in history if they ever team up

[@madhanravi6036]

Watanabe was out of this world, woooooooow!

[@tanjiajun553]

Watanabe is a beast🥶

[@dtdyvr]

EPIC! Both pairs were extraordinary!

[@giangnguyentranlam5632]

What a sweet revenge from the WC final. Salute watanabe and higashino

[@vagishdev]

Watanabe redid the iconic Hiroyuki Endo's shot from 2020 All England MD final

[@henhenhenfu]

It is clear that it is 100% wrong to lift the shuttle most of the time when playing against Zheng/Huang as their attack is insane, you will have zero chance if you lift and lift. Watanabe/Higashino did the correct thing in this match i.e. attack Zheng/Huang fiercely and continually, lightning fast (force Huang to the back as well)

[@zoya_rai]

Awesome match...,always love to see surprising shots from Yuta❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@shelleytay4649]

I love this two pairs both of them is amazing congratulations to Japanese pairs.

[@瑜李作意]

WONDERFUL MATCH，more pls

[@dt36gamer43]

1:15:34 best save of Watanabe

[@alishaahmed7536]

love the match 💓.... that match point saved wow❤‍🔥 ... that si wei smile at the end 💜Both the girls were awesome 💯

[@lucashamilton151]

They are the champion! Yutarisa is the champion of this tournament! Even if they lose in the final, they are still the champion!🇯🇵🏸👏🏻🥰 Also very good game & wonderful mental strength by Zheng/Huang pair! So nice seeing they still put on the smile despite the loss.🇨🇳🏸👏🏻❤️

[@hoangyen147]

Omgggg, I didn't have time to watch the game yet but I'm soooo happy to read your comment.

[@lucashamilton151]

@@hoangyen147 I got scouted twice by my boss, yet worth it.😂😂

[@mr.commander3947]

AT set 3, AT score 18---18, watan drop the ball at the front net of the chinese lady side, but zheng rushed up and digged the shuttle and failed,,, that is the fatal, turning point, that's the game winning point for japan pair..

[@patricktarigan5325]

Super match. Yuta emang bocah ajaib ❤️😭

[@creativehome9462]

Amazing match ❤

[@first8956]

it is one of the games the Chinese pair just let it slip through their fingers when homecoming was only two more matches away after half a year on the road competing almost non-stop. the Japanese pair certainly wanted it so badly if not desperately, the victory over their long-term rivals, the win on their home soil... Watanabe always being the creative one, full of skills, this win isn't quite because how a better pair Watanabe and Higashino had become though, it was more of the Chinese pair was not "in full turbo mode or fully alerted by how threatening the next best pair could be when they tolerated a couple of mistakes shared between them". it would have been perfect if the Chinese pair won all of the gold medals they possibly could in the last 6 months since they hit the road, but the "not so early" elimination only is a part of their career, and a part of life in general. their loss to the Japanese pair only enlightens the faces and hearts of the Japanese crowd though, since it was not intentional, then it is good deed "done", happy for the home fans!

[@winlee1011]

Bravo W/H/. This is perfect joy.

[@qairirfan6787]

What a match between both pairs 🤩🔥

[@cuongnguyenvan3377]

Really admire their skills and their spirit, i hope that YutaArisa will get this title.

[@StevenSenjaya]

I feel like Watanabe is always the one who carries the match

[@quanganh9102]

surely,Higashino have a lot of mistake on defend,The man Chinese alway attack on her and get many points.

[@wimpymike]

@@quanganh9102 yup after this hopefully arisa will work on her defense and yuta make his smashs more deadly.

[@calypso1145]

Sad that there should be a winner... Both teams have beautiful attitudes and manners... So mature...

[@echan9485]

Huang received 2 serves in a row, one at 42:46 and another at 43:28. Nobody noticed this?????? Zheng was supposed to receive the 2nd serve!

[@ducquach5713]

OMG Watanabe 1:15:35 😱

[@danhquach9768]

COOL

[@SamZhang000]

Fantastic match!

[@quangluu6357]

Best match of the year

[@HokKan]

These Chinese have very good sportsmanship

[@VJKUnited]

One of the sensational games.

[@dwisusiamti1411]

The real final XD.. Bravo Watanabe Higashino

[@Koozwad]

Very well-deserved win from the Japanese!

[@asfolmohamad4380]

This game is after world championships or before. Cuz in the same year

[@irmaekanovita9655]

Gemes banget liat yuta lari sama lompat sana lompat sini,, kek ringan banget badannya 😁

[@rizkygabriels9279]

Great match!

[@romaelaaprilla4221]

Terharuuuu 😘

[@thimynguyen4557]

watanabe is unblievable

[@DP-gz8uc]

Watanabe is really briiliant. but I love Huang ya qioang.❤

[@Richard.274]

Unfortunately, the China max doubles players did not win in the semifinals and were mistaken in scoring the last two points.

[@awequayzngs1780]

Both XD pairs should be finalists. Would be extremely a tall order for any other XD pairs to beat either one of these pairs.

[@kamine6554]

What shoe is yuta wearing ?

[@camellia3468]

Mé, ná thở luôn á má. Congrat japan pair. I hope you win in the final game. China pair very power but this time japan is power than.

[@tcgaming9161]

Cu Yuta nay hay quá trời😍

[@shirleyoung]

i like both teams

[@concettailg2527]

Wow…..👏👏👏💓

[@ketikdulu]

Yutaa skill🔥

[@lyhuong2001]

Watanabe 😮 amazing♥️

[@bastooopanooo2311]

What an amazing speed.

[@chubebandiem4784]

The umpire was such a beautiful korean

[@No0bZai96]

1:15:33 神仙救球

[@muiawat]

Isn’t the Chinese coach with Malaysian doubles Perly Tan and her partner ??

[@umarsyarif8716]

it's a final? amazing games

[@aiteshi1132]

semi finals ^^

[@lucashamilton151]

@@aiteshi1132 they know. It’s just a type of compliment.🤭🤭

[@aiteshi1132]

@@lucashamilton151 ohh oops 😝

[@awequayzngs1780]

Super foursome players !. Park Joo Bong ! 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍.

[@amanarya7332]

What a game!!!

[@rajeshbalan]

Poor defense by Higashimo is a cost for their team and there are countless number of mistakes by higoshino in most matches.. in one of the finals watched she made almost 17 mistakes (including some expected normal defending shots missed) and still they won. Watanabe is an amazing player.

[@dcsoriano]

THIS is the final we were hoping for! Miracle shot from Watanabe at 1:15:28 when the Chinese were at match point is simply beyond amazing. Zheng/Huang were smiling at the end because they knew the Japanese gave them another game of a lifetime. Definitely makes my top exciting games list in XD next to Natsir/Ahmad's win in the 2013 world championships.

[@apxethethao5750]

Huang Y.Q is beautyful girl.

[@watchman835]

55:18 watanabe walked around Higasino without helping her up...😂😂😂

[@wendy31268]

Defence yuta memang bagus tpi lawan smasnya kencang dan diarahin ke pemain wanitanya ,sangat disayngkn kenpa harus sering mengangkat bola , kalo patnernya Hiroyuki endo mungkin tak mengapa ...my opinions , Tpi pertandingn ini sngn bgus

[@shinae6390]

"Would you believe it? "👍👍

[@albertl623]

What a match

[@haziq12ish]

1:15:33 i can hear the anime music

[@GB-xz2yg]

The saving at 21-20 he definitely learnt from Endo Hiroyuki.

[@will7446]

Yes, I remember that shot, I think it was a match against Setiawan?

[@GB-xz2yg]

@@will7446 no, against the minions

[@SirChocula]

Higashino needs to improve her defense. I do like her a lot but she seems to be holding back Watanabe as of late tbh. I hope she improves.

[@Tony-shakespearean]

What a match...... I wish I was there too

[@thaomu]

Except for Japanese players, all players who play in the world championships finals, they stopped in the Japan open semifinals