The women's Double category at Yonex Denmark Open is on paper dominated by China, who can boast of representing the tournament's top three pairs
When the feathers fly at this year's edition of the Yonex Denmark Open, the spectators and viewers around the world can enjoy, that in the women's doubles category, the prospect of a joyful reunion with a somewhat infamous pair.
That pair are the Chinese world No. 2's, Yu Yang and Wang Xiaoli, who back in August were heavily discussed regarding the incident at the Olympics, and who ended being disqualified.
Many nationalities represented
Thus they seems to be one of the few who pairs who can offer the tournament's other two Chinese couples most opponence. Besides Yu and Wang, China have, among others, also sent Tian Qing and Zhao Yunlei as well as Zhong Qianxin and Bao Yixin to Denmark to compete for medals at Yonex Denmark Open.
Those three couples are the tournament's top ranked, but China should still not feel too sure about the gold ending in their hands after the tournament. Thus, many countries are represented in the category, including Japan's Shizuka Matsuo/Mami Naito and Ayaka Takahashi/Misaki Matsutomo, who may be able to disrubt the Chinese' immediate dominance.
Also Hong Kong's Ying Suet Tse and Lok Yan Poon are a good guess of an outsider at Yonex Denmark Open, since the pair comes with a fresh tournament victory from Japan Open in their luggage.
Lots of Danes
World Rank List No. 6, who also are the tournament's fourth highest ranked pair, Kamilla Rytter Juhl and Chris Pedersen, should certainly not be underestimated in the fight for the title. The couple have previously won a Super Series tournament and made as late as at the Olympics a good figure against the world's best pairs.
In addition, several young Danish women's doubles play in the tournament as well, while some of them even enter directly into the main tournament. No less than nine Danish women's doubles pairs, besides Juhl and Pedersen, feature in the programme.