International Badminton Tournament prestigious Russian Open Grand Prix, held in Vladivostok. At the tournament in the regional center of Primorye athletes come from different countries — Indonesia, India, Japan, Australia, Taiwan, Finland, Czech Republic, Lithuania, the United States and Israel. Chinese badminton players were absent, but Vladivostok representatives of three Russian team — primary, secondary and youth. Among them were athletes from Vladivostok club «Primorje» — the strongest in Europe and Russia, informs «Pacific Russia».

Strong competition had Russian badminton rivals from Japan, who won a total of 12 medals (Russians — six). In particular, Japanese athletes completely took the podium in the women’s singles and doubles and became the best in the men’s doubles and mixed doubles. Its status as the favorite and the first scattered confirmed Vladimir Ivanov from Primorye, who won the men’s singles. However, in the doubles with Ivan Sozonov he became only the third. Primorye Eugene Dremin and Eugene Dimova took third place in the mixed category.

Recall that at the Russian Open badminton tournament fought not only for a portion of the prize fund of 50 thousand rubles, but for ranking points. In fact ahead of the athletes — the largest selection on the tournaments, including the 2016 Olympic Games.

Details of the results of all competitions in Vladivostok available here.

Winners

MS

1. Vladimir Ivanov [1] — Russia
2. Riichi Takeshita — Japan
3/4. Kazumasa Sakai [4] — Japan
3/4. Vladimir Malkov [2] — Russia

MD

1. Kenta Kazuno and Kazushi Yamada — Japan
2. Takuto Inoue and Yuki Kaneko — Japan
3/4. Vladimir Ivanov and Ivan Sozonov [1] — Russia
3/4. Hiroyuki Saeki and Ryota Taohata — Japan

WS

1. Aya Ohori — Japan
2. Shizuka Uchida — Japan
3/4. Nozomi Okuhara — Japan
3/4. Kaori Imabeppu — Japan

WD

1. Yuriko Miki and Koharu Yonemoto — Japan
2. Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara — Japan
3/4. Ayane Kurihara and Naru Shinoya — Japan
3/4. Misato Aratama and Megumi Taruno [2] — Japan

XD

1. Ryota Taohata and Misato Aratama — Japan
2. Ivan Sozonov and Olga Morozova — Russia
3/4. Rodion Kargaev and Ekanerina Bolotova [3] — Russia
3/4. Evgenij Dremin and Evgenia Dimova [2] — Russia
Mixed category. 1. Riyota Taohata Aratama and Misato (Japan). 2. Sozonov Ivan and Olga Morozova. 3. Rodion Kargaev Bolotov and Catherine (3) and Eugene Dremin Evgenia Dimova (2) (all — Russia)