On December 12, Beijing time, the 2019 World Badminton Federation year-end finals entered the second round. The first national feather sister Chen Yufei faced the world championship champion Sindhu . After three hard games, Chen Yufei reversed 2-1 Sindhu, achieved 2 consecutive victories and advanced to the semi-finals. Sindhu suffered two consecutive defeats and will face He Bingjiao in the final round. Chen Yufei has reached the semi-finals of the year-end finals for the first time and is expected to win the championship and return to the world's number one.
Chen Yufei has secured her place in the year-end finals with 6 open championships. The first All England Championship in 2019, defeating Tai Tzu Ying to win the championship. After that, Chen Yufei made steady progress. Except for losing to He Bingjiao in one game throughout the season, she reached the semi-finals of the Open. Sindhu is the women's singles champion of this year's World Championships, and with this championship, she was shortlisted for the year-end finals. In the first round, Chen Yufei defeated He Bingjiao 2-0, while Sindhu lost 1-2 to Akane Yamaguchi .
Chen Yufei and Sindhu played against each other 9 times, with Chen Yufei winning 3 times and losing 6 times. In the last two matches, Chen Yufei lost both times. At the World Championships in August 2019, Chen Yufei was defeated 7-21 and 14-21. In the end, Sindhu won the women's singles championship at the World Championships and won her first world championship.
At the beginning of the game, Chen Yufei entered the state quickly and took a 3-1 lead. Sindhu's offense failed, Chen Yufei also made errors in offense, and the score rose anxiously. Chen Yufei launched an attack and expanded the score to 8-4. Sindhu pushed the ball and accelerated the offensive rhythm, but Chen Yufei was more stable and stronger, leading 11-8 into the first technical timeout. After returning from the game, Chen Yufei maintained the 2-point lead. Sindhu couldn't control the loss, and Chen Yufei expanded the score to 15-11. Sindhu pushed to the bottom, Chen Yufei made a mistake in judgment, and the score came to 17-18. Chen Yufei split the big diagonal and passed the difficult moment . Chen Yufei got the game point at 20-17 and was conservative. Sindhu scored 5 points in a row to reverse the first game 22-20.
In the second game, Chen Yufei's physical fitness could not keep up with her opponent, and Sindhu got off to a 4-1 start. After that, Chen Yufei scored 4 points in a row to lead 5-4. Sindhu launched another strong attack and took the lead again with 3 points in a row. Chen Yufei withstood the pressure and scored 4 points in a row to lead 11-7 into the technical timeout. After returning from the game, Chen Yufei strengthened the defense of and counterattacked , expanding the score to 15-11. Sindhu slowed down the pace and Chen Yufei seized the opportunity to lead 19-12. Chen Yufei made a fake move to regain the game 21-16.
In the deciding game, Chen Yufei accelerated her attack and took a 5-2 lead. Sindhu defended tenaciously, and Chen Yufei rushed to attack, resulting in more unnecessary mistakes. 6 draws, Chen Yufei penetrated Sindhu's forehand and scored 3 points in a row, and then Sindhu went ahead 11-10. Chen Yufei fought back and launched a 7-0 surge to confirm the lead. Sindhu was on the verge of collapse, and Chen Yufei won 21-12.
