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Japan's Takuma Obayashi hits a return against Malaysia's Leong Jun Hao during their men's singles match on the second day of the Japan Open badminton tournament at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture, south of Tokyo on August 21, 2024. (Photo by AFP)

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Taiwan's gold medallists (L) Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin and Malaysia's bronze medallists Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik stand up for the anthem of Chinese Taipei on the podium at the men's doubles badminton medal ceremony during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Porte de la Chapelle Arena in Paris on August 4, 2024. (Photo by AFP)

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Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia plays a shot to India's Lakshya Sen in their men's singles badminton bronze medal match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Porte de la Chapelle Arena in Paris on August 5, 2024. (Photo by Luis TATO / AFP)

Tang Jie-Ee Wei defied all odds to defeat China’s world number two pair Feng Yan Zhe-Huang Dong Ping. - Photo by Bernama

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Men’s doubles pair Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani turned heroes for the team after recovering from a game down against Akira Koga-Taichi Saito to deliver the winning point in the fourth match and send Malaysia to the last four. - Photo by BAM

Japan faces a straightforward path to dominating Group B, as they will be pitted against Taiwan, Germany and the Czech Republic. - FILE PIX

Hon Thien How, the national women's doubles head coach, stressed the normalcy of ups and downs in doubles partnerships. - FILE PIX by Bernama