In the early morning of March 10th, Beijing time, two major upsets occurred in the first round of the 2022 German Badminton Open. 2021 World Badminton Championship men's singles champion Luo Jianyou and former world number one Momota Kento both suffered a first-round defeat. Among them, the one who eliminated Luo Jianyou was the Chinese-Canadian player Yang Can who was about to become famous.
Speaking of Luo Jianyou and Yang Can, they are actually teammates. Because both of them are members of Axelsen's sparring team. Luo Jianyou was the first to achieve results and became the men's singles champion of last year's World Championships. This honor is an achievement that many top athletes have failed to achieve throughout their lives. However, it would be a big mistake to ignore Yang Can's strength!
In this match, Yang Can successfully overturned Luo Jianyou at 21-16 and 21-18 after losing the first game at 12-21! It seems unpopular, but in fact Yang Can's development in the past two years has proven that he is a new badminton genius!
In 2000, Yang Can's parents and brother immigrated to Canada, and Yang Can was born the following year. As badminton enthusiasts, Yang Can's parents spared no effort in cultivating their son. With the full support of his parents, Yang Can won the men's singles championship of the Pan American Youth Championship in 2017. In 2021, Yang Can was out of control and won the men's singles of the Peru Badminton International and Denmark Badminton Masters. champion.
Facing the masters, Yang Can showed top level. Toms and Uber Cup , Yang Can defeated Gantai Changshan , Sudirman Cup defeated Jonatan, almost Zhou Tiancheng at the Tokyo Olympics, and lost 20-22 in the last game. Looking at it this way, it is not surprising that Luo Jianyou was overthrown this time. Judging from his performance and combat effectiveness, Yang Can has been promoted to the popular badminton men's singles list, and he is just short of soaring into the sky in major competitions.
