Rin IWANAGA / Kie NAKANISHI beats Rui HIROKAMI / Sayaka HOBARA to move on to the Round of 16 in the women's doubles this French Open 2026

Rin IWANAGA / Kie NAKANISHI came through a competitive Women's Doubles Round of 32 against Rui HIROKAMI / Sayaka HOBARA at the French Open Badminton 2026, closing it out 21-12 20-22 21-16.

[SCORE_BREAKDOWN]

22-20 — game 2 was the tightest of the match, settled by just 2 points.

What's Next

Rin IWANAGA / Kie NAKANISHI advances to the Round of 16 of the French Open Badminton 2026, while Rui HIROKAMI / Sayaka HOBARA's run ends here. Up next for Rin IWANAGA / Kie NAKANISHI: the Round of 16 against Francesca CORBETT / Jennie GAI — a player winning 40% of 131 recorded matches. Our results ledger has no previous meetings between the two.

Pre-Match AI Scout Analysis

Prior to the encounter, the AI Scout model favored Rin IWANAGA / Kie NAKANISHI with a 68% confidence projection on the draw's seeding. The encounter closely reflected the analytical projection.

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