On April 5, the 2022 Korea Open Badminton Tournament kicked off in Suncheon City, and China's Chen Yufei beat Thailand's Chaiwan 2-0, defeating the opponent in two straight sets to advance to the next round. It is worth mentioning that there are many teams and players who withdrew from the 2022 Korea Open Badminton Championships, including 11 men's singles withdrawals, 5 women's singles withdrawals, men's doubles withdrawals as many as 9 pairs, mixed doubles withdrawals 7 pairs, and women's doubles 11 pairs withdrew. Because there are too many people who have withdrawn from the competition, it is also very helpless to have to re-draw the lottery.
In addition to the large number of athletes who have withdrawn from the competition, the organizing committee of the South Korean Open Badminton Championships has also caused controversy, and the protection provided to athletes from all over the world is not very good, and the conditions are simple. Among them, the two players of the Japanese team could not even share a bed each, and the organizational ability of the organizing committee was also questioned.
This is the two men's singles players of the Japanese team, Naraoka Kōdai and Watanabe Ken Takaan, who played in the 2022 Korea Open Badminton Championships and were assigned to a room with only a double bed in the room, which is different from the general tournament arrangement, either one big bed per person or one single bed per person. And two athletes in the same room, only "the same bed and pillow", which will also have a direct impact on the rest of the athletes.
Nara Oka Kendai and Watanabe Hang Takaan resolutely refused to share a bed, the way they took was to decide who to go to the bunk by guessing the way of boxing, the two also posted a dynamic on social media, triggering heated discussions in the outside world, after all, it is not childhood, do not sleep in the same bed, it is understandable, of course, there are many people ridicule Nara Oka Kodai and Watanabe Hang Takaan.
The fact that the two Japanese generals guess who will play the floor shop looks funny and belongs to the tidbits, but for the organizers of the South Korean Open Badminton Championships, there is no doubt that it is a slap in the face. The task of the organizers is to host the event well, ensure the smooth progress of the competition, and at the same time give the athletes protection. But the Japanese team's Naraoka Kōdai and Watanabe Ken Takaan were assigned such a bed, and also through the way of guessing boxing to play the floor, everyone knows that athletes need to rest during high-intensity competition, which is even more important than preparation, but the organizer's arrangement has indeed caused controversy.
I also hope that Nara Oka Kodai and Watanabe Kenkian can have good luck, or actively communicate and strive to improve the conditions, so that they can better play and rest and prepare.