Kakeru KUMAGAI / Hiroki NISHI beats Oliver BUTLER / Samuel JONES in the GROUP in the men's doubles this BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2026

Kakeru KUMAGAI / Hiroki NISHI dropped the opener but found another gear at the BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2026, overturning Oliver BUTLER / Samuel JONES 10-21 21-15 21-12 in the Men's Doubles GROUP.

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21-15 — game 2 was the tightest of the match, settled by just 6 points.

What's Next

The result feeds directly into the BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2026 standings as the event plays on. Up next for Kakeru KUMAGAI / Hiroki NISHI: the Round of 16 at the 20th Asian Games Aichi Nagoya 2026 Team against Dmitriy PANARIN / Makhsut TAJIBULLAYEV — a player winning 44% of 64 recorded matches. Our results ledger has no previous meetings between the two.

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