The Kanagawa Prefectural Newbie Tournament has begun.
Award
Kanagawa High School Badminton Newbie Tournament
Boys Doubles
1st Place
Higashiyama Yoji
Higashiyama Taichi
Yokohama Minato
High School
Award
Kanagawa High School Badminton Newbie Tournament
Boys Doubles
1st Place
Higashiyama Taichi
Higashiyama Yoji
Yokohama Minato
High School
Those two were really great today.
Yeah.
Wish we coulda faced 'em in the final.
Mizushima Ryo — Sakaki Shohei (Yokohama Minato)
We've still got a lot to work on.
But we can do better.
Yeah.
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Kanagawa High School Badminton Newbie Tournament
The newbie tournament singles individual event.
Mizushima Ryo
Everyone was staking it all on this tournament.
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Kanagawa High School Badminton Newbie Tournament
No way! Yusa's not in the final?
Mizushima Ryo
Matsuda Koki
This year, the tournament's at the same time as the Junior Olympics and Nationals.
The strongest players are focusing on those instead.
Aw, really? That's no fun.
Don't let it get to you.
This is a great chance for us!
I came here today to win.
Big talk.
You'd better not hold back, either. Go get 'im.
My first final...
I'd better make it a good one.
You can do it!
Matsuda-kun
You can do it, Matsuda-kun!
Matsuda-kun!
Gale
Episode 12
You've got this!
You'd better win!
You can do it!
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Isshiki Haruto
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Yokohama Minato High School 1st Year
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Nonomura Satoru
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Yokohama Minato High School 1st Year
They're going all out supporting their boy today.
Okay! To commemorate the match.
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Matsuda Koki
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Yokohama Minato High School 1st Year
Good luck, Matsuda-kun!
Matsuda-kun!
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Mizushima Ryo
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Yokohama Minato High School 1st Year
The crowd's on his side, not mine.
Good luck!
Matsuda-kun!
You have our support!
Well, in any case, I'll give it everything I've got.
You can do it!
Normally, Ebicchi-sensei doesn't coach us when we're up against teammates
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Kobayashi Masakazu
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Yokohama Minato High School 2nd Year
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Hishikawa Shinichi
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Yokohama Minato alumnus & Sokyo Uni 1st Year
in order to remain neutral, but...
Coach has some advice for the two of you.
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Uchida Akira
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Yokohama Minato High School 1st Year
He says you should "carefully consider what you have that your opponent doesn't,
and what your opponent has that you don't."
What I have that my opponent doesn't?
Do you think he means forming a strategy around your respective strengths and weaknesses?
Matsuda's strength is the precision of his technique.
He uses his technique to unsettle opponents so they make mistakes.
What strengths do you have that Matsuda-kun doesn't?
Well...
My tenacity's all I've got.
Then let's come up with a strategy that utilizes that strength.
Normally, you'd want to throw your opponent off their rhythm first, but...
Yeah. He'd beat me to the punch.
Matsuda-kun will likely seize the initiative, but hold out and watch for your chance.
"To succeed, one must endure great hardship."
Gotcha.
I can beat him by playing normally.
On my right: Matsuda Koki-kun of Yokohama Minato High School.
On my left: Mizushima Ryo-kun of Yokohama Minato High School.
Matsuda-kun to serve.
Love all. Play.
Left.
My technique's superior.
1-0.
Yes!
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Sakurai Hana
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Yokohama Minato High School 1st Year
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Fujiwara Saori
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Yokohama Minato High School 1st Year
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Kamishiro Ayumi
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Yokohama Minato High School 1st Year
Matsuda-kun won the first point!
I'm making it a game of long rallies, but I'm not getting any chances to attack.
What should I do? How can I beat him?
I just have to keep this up.
You can do it!
Matsuda-kun
Matsuda-kun, you can beat him!
Yes!
20, game point, 12.
Mizushima's doing a good job holding out.
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Sakaki Shohei
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Yokohama Minato High School 1st Year
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Higashiyama Taichi
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Yokohama Minato High School 1st Year
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Higashiyama Yoji
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Yokohama Minato High School 1st Year
This first game is Matsuda's, though.
Mizushima...
Hang in there!
All right!
There!
Yes!
First game won by Matsuda-kun, 21-12.
Mizushima Ryo
Yokohama Minato
(Kana- gawa)
Yokohama Minato
(Kana- gawa)
Matsuda Koki
Yes! He's unbeatable in both his looks and his play!
Mizushima needs to change the flow of the game.
But Matsuda's in good form today.
This is just the beginning!
All right. I'm dictating the pace of the match.
What's your plan for the second game?
Mizushima's a fast runner, but he's not a strong starter.
I'll make him run all over the court.
I can't find any opportunities to attack.
You're making this a game of long rallies.
If you can wear him down, you should get your chance in the next game.
You're right.
All right. My body feels light.
He's sweating buckets.
Huh? Is he actually pretty tired?
I just have to be persistent, and watch and think carefully.
I'll end this before it becomes a battle of endurance.
Second game. Love all. Play.
A drop shot?
Yes!
I knew the drop shot was coming, too.
A hairpin shot!
Aw, come on!
Mizushima Ryo
Yokohama Minato
(Kana- gawa)
Yokohama Minato
(Kana- gawa)
Matsuda Koki
11-5. Interval.
Yokohama Minato
Matsuda Koki
Mizushima Ryo
Yokohama Minato
(Kana- gawa)
Be patient, Mizushima.
Stay calm.
Mizushima-kun, don't be hasty.
This game is mine.
I'll end it here.
Don't underestimate your opponent.
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Ebihara Jin
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Yokohama Minato Badminton Team Coach
Mizushima-kun's desperate, too. He might try something.
Then I'll try something first.
Matsuda-kun, don't go rushing your victory.
Try to calm down.
I'm finally starting to get a read on his movements, but it's so frustrating.
How about this? Let's consider what would annoy Matsuda-kun the most right now.
What would annoy him?
Yes. Put yourself in his shoes and think it over.
Put myself in Matsuda's shoes?
Okay, then.
Maybe if someone played against me the way Matsuda's playing against me now...
But how do I do that?
No, wait.
I've got it.
Mizushima-kun?
I'll give it a shot.
I'll end this quickly.
Oh yeah!
What?
That's the same shot Matsuda-kun just played.
Is he copying me?
One more point, and I'll have caught up.
And again.
Yes! I caught up!
Mizushima Ryo
Yokohama Minato
(Kana- gawa)
Yokohama Minato
(Kana- gawa)
Matsuda Koki
11-all.
Mizushima looked just like Matsuda for a second there.
Agreed.
Damn it.
Focus!
21, match point, 20.
One more point.
Focus.
I can't watch! I'm too nervous.
Matsuda-kun will be okay, right?
Yeah, he's fine. Totally fine.
My hands are sweating like crazy.
I'll end it...
...with this shot.
Out.
Service over. 21-all.
Damn it!
Matsuda's rushing to get this game done.
He's starting to struggle.
Good luck, both of you.
Out.
Yes!
Mizushima Ryo
Yokohama Minato
(Kana- gawa)
Yokohama Minato
(Kana- gawa)
Matsuda Koki
22, game point, 21.
Focus on the next point. I can still win this.
Focus.
He's predicting my shots?
What should I do? What shot should I hit next?
All right!
Second game won by Mizushima-kun, 23-21.
No way.
Whoever takes the next game wins the match, huh?
Now this is exciting.
You're amazing, Mizushima-kun.
Don't lose sight of your own style.
Yes, sir.
Even now, both your technique and ability are still better than his.
You did it! It's obvious Matsuda-kun's out of energy, so you should go for...
Focus on each shot. Focus on each shot.
I can do it. I can do it.
That jerk is smiling.
I will beat him.
Final game. Love all. Play.
Where should I return it?
Should I make it hard to hit?
Should I vary the speed of my shots more?
Focus on each shot.
My body feels light.
The other side!
What was that just now?
11-5. Interval. Change ends.
My body... just moved on its own.
What was that?
What just happened?
That was amazing.
Well, well.
My body feels light.
I'm having so much fun right now.
And all I'm doing...
...is chasing down this shuttle.
This feeling... This is it.
He's having fun.
Wow!
Final game and match won by Mizushima-kun of Yokohama Minato High School.
Matsuda Koki
Yokohama Minato
(Kana- gawa)
Yokohama Minato
(Kana- gawa)
Mizushima Ryo
Huh?
I won?
No way.
I won!
Yes.
Incredible.
Wow, wow, wow!
I won't lose next time.
Neither will I.
Sir.
Um... I...
I can't believe Matsuda-kun lost.
But that match was kind of amazing.
I think so, too.
It really was.
I love badminton!
I really do! Yeah!
I'm going to start building up my stamina.
Yes, that's important as well.
He's got something bigger to work on than his stamina.
It won't make him truly strong unless he feels it and thinks about it for himself.
Then why did you coach him?
Because I wanted him to experience it, too.
That's the first time I've felt such a happy weight on my shoulders.
Award
Kanagawa High School Badminton Newbie Tournament
Boys Singles
1st Place
Mizushima Ryo
Yokohama Minato High School
I'm so happy!
Just watching you eat makes my stomach feel heavy.
I'll be taking this, then.
It's an expression. Ever heard of them?
Boo.
It's all right. You can have mine.
Yay!
Meat, meat, meat.
Did something good happen?
Well, y'see, tomorrow, I finally get to play Shizuo!
Nakano Shizuo
Cell
Accept
Reject
Speak of the devil.
Were your ears burning?
You been talking about me?
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Nakano Shizuo
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Enayama High School 1st Year
Well, yeah. I can't wait for our match.
Right.
Hey, listen...
Huh?
What is it?
You'd better give it your all tomorrow.
Say what? Right back at ya.
Kanagawa Prefectural Newbie Tournament
Interscholastic Team Event Round 2
I'm glad you're finally getting to play your friends in the team event.
I'm going to show them what I can do.
Yeah! Show 'em what ya got!
Hey, Shizu—
Looks like his leg's injured.
We've identified their weakness.
Target him.
What?
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Next Time
The time has finally come to fulfill his promise to his friends.
But problems always arise in the important moments.
Is Shizuo-kun all right?
Mizushima-kun isn't playing to his usual standards, either. I wonder what's up.
Episode 13
Promise
Next time on LOVE ALL PLAY Episode 13: "Promise."
I have faith Team Mizukaki will find a way through this.