Badminton: Takahashi, Matsutomo grab Tour Final doubles crown

Japanese Olympic champions Ayaka Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo captured their second badminton's World Tour Finals championship in women's doubles on Sunday.Takahashi and Matsutomo, the top seeds, beat Lee So Hee and Shin Seung Chan of South Korea 21-12, 22-20 to win their first finals title in four years. Lee and Shin had reached the final by defeating world champions Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara of Japan."We kept our poise and won out in the end. This is meaningful as we head into next year," Takahashi said after beating the South Korean pair for the fourth time in nine matches.Ear…READ FULL ARTICLE