In the men's singles semi-finals of the Malaysian Masters, Malaysian free agent Liu Guolun chose to retire before the match started. Son Wan-ho, South Korea's top brother, advanced directly to the finals, while the other final spots fell to national featherweight player Chen Long

Malaysia Masters, the men's singles semi-finals battle, Malaysian free agent player Liu Guolun chose to withdraw before the game started. South Korea's first brother Son Wanhu directly advanced to the finals, and the other final place fell to the national feather player Chen Long and Danish player Axelsen . In the end, Chen Long defeated Axelsen 2:0 (21-13, 21-18) in two games and won the promotion spot. This was the fourteenth time in the history of Chen Long and Axelsen. With this victory, Chen Long has defeated Axelsen for twelve times!

After Chen Long won the Rio Olympics, he has not performed well. He only won one event championship in the 2017 season and only one event championship in the 2018 season. This kind of performance can be said to be the performance of an Olympic champion. It is true that his condition cannot decline anymore. After declining, even Li Xuerui , who was injured in the Rio Olympics, won three championships after his comeback. When Chen Long was about to be gradually forgotten by the fans, he began to exert his strength at the end of the 2018 season and his status improved!

first defeated the world's number one Momota Kento in the semi-finals of the French competition, and then defeated Shi Yuqi who had not defeated many times in the final, and finally won the championship. In one game, he defeated the world's number one and the world's second. This French Open is also Chen Long's only championship in the 2018 season. He won the championship again after a year and a half in the 2017 season!

A championship does not mean anything. At the China Fuzhou Open, he played against Momota Kento again and lost the game. However, in this game, Momota Kento almost exhausted his energy. Momota Kento said in the post-match interview: This is the most difficult game I have played since my suspension was lifted in 2017 and I came back for more than a year. Playing against Chen Long is so tiring!

In the new season of 2019, Chen Long trained hard during the winter training period. In this Malaysian Masters, he first defeated the Asian Games men's singles champion Jonatan, and then defeated the Indonesian No. 1 brother Ginting. Today, in the semi-finals, he will face Denmark's new king Ansai Dragon, Chen Long's textbook defense, patiently pulling the ball from all directions, and perfect stability. Axelsen is nearly two meters tall, has long arms, and is a killer with his head dominating the ball. But today, no matter how Axelsen kills the ball, Chen Long can't. Resolved one by one, the defense was flawless, making Axelsen, who was behind in the score, more and more anxious. The anxious Axelsen led to more mistakes, and many times he smashed the ball into the net and went out of bounds. In the end, he lost to Chen Long in two games!

I remember reading a sentence, amateur players watching Chen Long’s games will help you improve. To put it bluntly, it means learning Chen Long’s steady defense. Amateur golfers don’t have the spring legs of Lee Chong Wei , and they don’t have the spring legs of Lin Dan . Physically, he doesn't have the talent of Taufik , but he can reduce mistakes from Chen Long's defense. Isn't it a competition between amateur golfers to see who makes fewer mistakes?

Chen Long survived in the Li Lin era and won two world championships and an Olympic championship. He did not become the top national badminton brother during the Lin Dan era because Lin Dan’s dominance was too strong and too long. Lin Dan is now at the end of his career. Shi Yuqi rose up and became the new No. 1 brother of the national feather team, directly jumping over Chen Long. No one can blame this. Who made Chen Long perform poorly in the 2018 season? However, Chen Long began to exert his strength again, and his condition gradually improved. It has risen, and if this state can be maintained, Guoyu will redefine the position of the men's singles brother!