Former women’s singles world No. 1 Akane Yamaguchi and the rest of the Japanese badminton team dominated Indonesia, 3-0, to book their place in the semifinals of the 2020 SMART Badminton Asia Manila Team Championships, Friday at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum.

Yamaguchi just needed 34 minutes to stamp her class over Gregoria Tunjung, 21-9, 21-15, to open up the day for the top-seeded squad in this tournament backed by SMART Communications, Inc., MVP Sports Foundation, Leisure and Resorts World Corporation, Cignal, and TV5.