ODENSE: Shuttler Koki Watanabe (pic) of Japan may be one of the shortest players in the men’s singles fray but he hopes to stand tall like his idol Kento Momota. The 25-year-old Watanabe has been ...

Lakshya Sen is all set to meet his junior rival, World No. 33 Koki Watanabe, on Friday (July 28) for a place in the semifinals of the Japan Open 2023. Having eked out a nail-biting win in three games ...

Defending champion Lee Zii Jia was defeated in three games at the Arctic Open quarter-final in Vantaa, Finland. (EPA Images pic) Lee Zii Jia’s hopes of defending the Arctic Open title ended when Japan ...

World No. 35 Prannoy pulled off a stunning 8-21, 21-16, 23-21 victory against the 18th-ranked Watanabe, and admitted after the match that he’s savouring every win as his career winds down Indian ...

The mental edge: Japan’s Koki Watanabe last beat Lee Zii Jia at the China Open where he sent the Malaysian packing in the opening round last month. — AFP PETALING JAYA: Professional men’s singles ...

Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen reached the semi-final of the Japan Open Super 750 event in Tokyo on Friday, beating world No 33 Koki Watanabe in straight-games, 21-15, 21-19. Meanwhile, world No 2 ...

Sourabh Verma, who is on a comeback trail after recovering from injuries, overcame world no 119 Koki Watanabe 19-21, 21-12, 21-17 in the finals to clinch the Russian Open badminton title. Former ...

India's Lakshya Sen continued his impressive run, notching up a straight-game win over local hope Koki Watanabe to progress to the semifinals of the Japan Open Super 750 badminton tournament here on ...

India's Lakshya Sen continued his impressive run, notching up a straight-game win over local hope Koki Watanabe to progress to the semifinals of the Japan Open Super 750 badminton tournament on ...