![Badminton Asia on Twitter: "Big smiles from Takuro Hoki/Yuta Watanabe from Japan team after defeating Ben Lane/Sean Vendy from England 12-21, 21-11, 21-9 #ThomasUberCups #Bangkok2022 #badminton #badmintonasia https://t.co/e6AtaeD76o" / Twitter Badminton Asia on Twitter: "Big smiles from Takuro Hoki/Yuta Watanabe from Japan team after defeating Ben Lane/Sean Vendy from England 12-21, 21-11, 21-9 #ThomasUberCups #Bangkok2022 #badminton #badmintonasia https://t.co/e6AtaeD76o" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FSdO0FVacAAxS5v.jpg:large)
Badminton Asia on Twitter: "Big smiles from Takuro Hoki/Yuta Watanabe from Japan team after defeating Ben Lane/Sean Vendy from England 12-21, 21-11, 21-9 #ThomasUberCups #Bangkok2022 #badminton #badmintonasia https://t.co/e6AtaeD76o" / Twitter
![BADMINTON | Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino Claim Bronze, Japan's First-Ever Mixed Doubles Medal | JAPAN Forward BADMINTON | Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino Claim Bronze, Japan's First-Ever Mixed Doubles Medal | JAPAN Forward](https://japan-forward.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Tokyo-Olympics-Badminton-Mixed-Doubles-Bronze-medal-match-Yuta-Watanabe-and-Arisa-Higashino-001-scaled.jpg)
BADMINTON | Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino Claim Bronze, Japan's First-Ever Mixed Doubles Medal | JAPAN Forward
![Japan's Yuta Watanabe, in the picture, and Hiroyuki Endo play the ball during their R32 match against China's Huang Kaixiang and Wang Zekang during the BWF World Tour Yonex German Open badminton Japan's Yuta Watanabe, in the picture, and Hiroyuki Endo play the ball during their R32 match against China's Huang Kaixiang and Wang Zekang during the BWF World Tour Yonex German Open badminton](https://c8.alamy.com/compfr/2mkdx0r/japans-yuta-watanabe-in-the-picture-and-hiroyuki-endo-play-the-ball-during-their-r32-match-against-chinas-huang-kaixiang-and-wang-zekang-during-the-bwf-world-tour-yonex-german-open-badminton-tournament-in-muelheim-germany-wednesday-feb-27-2019-ap-photo-martin-meissner-2mkdx0r.jpg)
Japan's Yuta Watanabe, in the picture, and Hiroyuki Endo play the ball during their R32 match against China's Huang Kaixiang and Wang Zekang during the BWF World Tour Yonex German Open badminton
![Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino make Japanese badminton history with All England Open mixed doubles win | The Japan Times Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino make Japanese badminton history with All England Open mixed doubles win | The Japan Times](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sp-badminton-a-20180320.jpg)
Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino make Japanese badminton history with All England Open mixed doubles win | The Japan Times
![Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. 9th Mar, 2019. Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships, day 4; mixed doubles match, Yuta WATANABE and Arisa HIGASHINO of Japan vs GOH Soon Huat and LAI Shevon Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. 9th Mar, 2019. Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships, day 4; mixed doubles match, Yuta WATANABE and Arisa HIGASHINO of Japan vs GOH Soon Huat and LAI Shevon](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/RXDJ0G/arena-birmingham-birmingham-uk-9th-mar-2019-yonex-all-england-open-badminton-championships-day-4-mixed-doubles-match-yuta-watanabe-and-arisa-higashino-of-japan-vs-goh-soon-huat-and-lai-shevon-jemie-of-malaysia-yuta-watanabe-jumps-for-a-smash-credit-action-plus-sportsalamy-live-news-RXDJ0G.jpg)
Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. 9th Mar, 2019. Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships, day 4; mixed doubles match, Yuta WATANABE and Arisa HIGASHINO of Japan vs GOH Soon Huat and LAI Shevon
![Tokyo, Japan. Credit: MATSUO. 3rd Dec, 2017. ?? ??/Yuta Watanabe Badminton : The 71st All Japan Badminton Championships 2017 Mix doubles Award ceremony at Komazawa Olympic Park Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. Credit: Tokyo, Japan. Credit: MATSUO. 3rd Dec, 2017. ?? ??/Yuta Watanabe Badminton : The 71st All Japan Badminton Championships 2017 Mix doubles Award ceremony at Komazawa Olympic Park Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. Credit:](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/KM2AX5/tokyo-japan-credit-matsuo-3rd-dec-2017-yuta-watanabe-badminton-the-KM2AX5.jpg)
Tokyo, Japan. Credit: MATSUO. 3rd Dec, 2017. ?? ??/Yuta Watanabe Badminton : The 71st All Japan Badminton Championships 2017 Mix doubles Award ceremony at Komazawa Olympic Park Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. Credit:
BWF — Badminton World Federation - Japan's Yuta Watanabe (left) and Arisa Higashino beat third seeds Tang Chun Man/Tse Ying Suet of Hong Kong. | Facebook
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Badminton: All England Open Japan s Yuta Watanabe (L) reacts after winning a point against Indonesia
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