2026 Okinawa Open • Round 2 • All • Jacky Chen • Kento Nishimura • Joey Bruno • Shinichi Yoshitsuru
The 2026 Okinawa Open • Round 2 • All • Jacky Chen • Kento Nishimura • Joey Bruno • Shinichi Yoshitsuru is a thrilling round of competition from the 14th annual Okinawa Open PDGA Asia tour event in 2026. Jackie Chen, tied with Kento Nishimura, faces off against rising star Joy Bruno, who has attended every stop thus far, while newcomer Shinichi rounds out the lineup. In this high-stakes round two coverage, the focus is on navigating the challenging course, which features a beastly opening hole with 771 ft. elevation changes and strong winds that require precision throwing skills. Kento Nishimura showcases his solid forehand throws to conquer the obstacles, while Joey Bruno surprises with his control of the wind-battered fairway. Meanwhile, Jackie Chen aims to capitalize on the slightest breeze shifts to take the lead. With expert analysis and commentary, this video provides an in-depth look at the strategies and techniques used by these top players as they battle it out for tournament supremacy.
Watch thrilling moments from the 2026 Okinawa Open's second round, featuring top disc golfers Jacky Chen, Kento Nishimura, Joey Bruno, and Shinichi Yoshitsuru.
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Hello everyone and welcome to the 14th annual Okinawa Open. Our sixth stop on the PDGA Asia tour here in 2026. You guys know Jackie Chen, he's out in front tied with Kento Nishimura Joy Bruno who's attended every stop thus far just coming off of a performance in the Philippines. And Shinishi rounds us out. We're here for round two. I'll give you round two and round three coverage. They open the tournament on Friday and now we're out here on Saturday for the second round and we've got a great battle and a beastly opening hole. We'll be dealing with wind 771 ft. You got to get up onto this second tier and then the OB continues to funnel get smaller and smaller in terms of our fairway to yet a slightly elevated pin here. And number one factor on this course, wind. And you can see what it's doing right now. A ripping headwind. That's bouncing around, but still able to keep pretty good control of it. Solid opening shot there. and out of bounds for Kento. Well, we're five plus events in and I've yet to see Joey throw a backhand. I don't know if that's going to change it all this weekend. >> Has control of the forehand and gets up onto the shelf. that is low but does keep control of it in terms of inbounds now going to make for a very difficult second shot dealing with not only the kill in terms of the possible runup but also just how he's going to expose the disc and a pretty pretty solid third shot there for Kento Oh, you see the wind and now uh he's up far enough on that ledge that he's able to go with a stand still and knows exactly where he's throwing too. But you can see not a ton of progress while throwing straight into that headwind. Wow. >> Wow. >> Doesn't seem to be a problem at all for Joey. It's mostly a headwind, but just the slightest amount might be moving from right to left as well. So, we'll see if Jackie can kind of play into that. And again, another very solid second shot. So far, played it about as good as you possibly can. Oh, that's going to ultimately go left and find out of bounds for Shinichi. Okay. >> Okay. We'll see...
