Data map: Chinese Taipei player Tai Tzu-ying. Photo by China News Service reporter Hou Yu
Tai Tzu Ying, currently ranked No. 1 in the world, has played against Nehwal three times this year and remains undefeated. In the match that day, Tai Tzu Ying quickly entered the state and led 5:1. Nehwal struggled to chase the score to 10:11 and entered the technical timeout. After that, Tai Tzu Ying scored consecutively and won the first victory at 21:17.
In the second game, the two sides played very close. After the battle reached 14 draws, Nehwal made consecutive mistakes. Tai Tzu Ying took advantage of the situation and scored 7:0 to seal the victory at 21:14. In the last Asian Games, Tai Tzu-ying became the first Chinese Taipei badminton singles player to reach the semi-finals of the Asian Games women's singles and won a bronze medal. In this Asian Games, she once again rewrote history.
Tai Ziying said that she had prepared very hard before the game, so she was very relaxed, while Nehwal was confused. "I obviously felt her strong determination to win against me. Her morale was very high and she wanted to impact." I, but she got confused later and was more anxious than me."
In another women's singles semi-final, Olympic runner-up Sindhu of India defeated Japanese star Akane Yamaguchi and advanced to the final. Regarding the showdown with Sindhu, Tai Tzu Ying said: "All the athletes in the Asian Games are not easy to compete with. Let's continue to work hard tomorrow."
Data map: Chinese Taipei player Zhou Tiancheng. Photo by China News Service reporter Hou Yu In the men's singles semi-finals of
, Zhou Tiancheng entered the technical timeout with an 11:7 lead in the first game. Ginting then changed the rhythm, causing Zhou Tiancheng to make constant mistakes, and won the first game with 21:16. In the second game, Zhou Tiancheng seized the key point opportunity and regained the victory at 23:21. In the decisive game, Jin Ting's physical strength dropped significantly. Zhou Tiancheng took the initiative on the court and won 21:17 to advance to the final.
Ginting, who is not yet 22 years old, has strong momentum in the Asian Games singles competition, defeating the world championship Momota Kento , and the Olympic and World Championship double champion Chen Long . Zhou Tiancheng's coach Feng Shengjie said after the game, "He played quite threateningly this time. Our tactic is to consume his energy first and then find opportunities to counterattack."
Zhou Tiancheng believes that a good mental state is his key The key to victory, "Before the game, I thought about fighting him until the last minute. It doesn't matter even if I lose. The most important thing is to keep my attitude." Type it up for everyone to see. "
This is Zhou Tiancheng's third time participating in the Asian Games. In the Guangzhou and Incheon Asian Games, Zhou Tiancheng stopped in the top 8. This time he reached the finals and changed his personal best record. , he became the first Chinese Taipei male badminton player to reach the singles semi-finals and then enter the final in the history of the Asian Games.
Zhou Tiancheng will face another host player Jonatan in the final, "Go back and have a good rest today, be prepared, and fight with all your strength tomorrow." (End)
