Yamashita

American

[yah-mah-shee-tah] / ˈyɑ mɑˈʃi tɑ /

noun

Tomoyuki the Tiger of Malaya, 1885–1946, Japanese general.

Yamashita British

/ ˌjæməˈʃiːtə /

noun

Tomoyuki (ˌtəʊməʊˈjuːkɪ). 1885–1946, Japanese general. He commanded Japanese forces in the Malayan campaign in World War II and took Singapore (1942); captured (1945) and hanged

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South Korean top seeds Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae won the men's doubles title, coming from behind to beat Japan's unseeded Hiroki Midorikawa and Kyohei Yamashita 20-22, 21-11, 21-16.

From Barron's

The tournament placings were determined after Saturday's completed third round, with the co-leaders playing off for the title after both finished on 15-under par after 54 holes, one ahead of Japan's Miyu Yamashita, the current British Open champion, who placed third.

From Barron's

Rhodes was one of four English players who were within six shots of Yamashita's lead at the end of the third round.

From BBC

Miyu Yamashita produced an almost faultless final round to hold off England's Charley Hull and win the Women's Open at Royal Porthcawl.

From BBC

Yamashita's two-under round of 70 left her two shots clear of 29-year-old Hull, who carded a three-under 69 to finish second in a major for the fourth time in her career.

From BBC

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