Shi Yuqi celebrates scoring in the game. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Xiaoyu On August 25, at the 2022 Badminton World Championships, Shi Yuqi, who returned to the competition after 10 months, was reversed by Indonesian player Jin Ting in the men's singles top 16 and missed the top eight. From last year's Thomas Cup semi-final match point withdrawal and making inappropriate remarks and being banned for one year, to this year's World Championships early lifting of the ban, this time Shi Yuqi has taken steps to return.
Suffering from injuries and continuous problems
In the Thomas Cup semi-finals in October last year, Shi Yuqi chose to withdraw from the game after his opponent gained a spot. Later, his remarks on personal social media raised questions and he was suspended for one year by the Chinese Badminton Association and the national team. Year. In the post-match interview at that time, Shi Yuqi also revealed that since his ankle was injured at the 2019 Indonesia Open and he underwent three surgeries, his body has often had "weird problems" since then, which are related problems of that injury. Including last year's Thomas Cup semi-finals, it was mainly affected by blood blisters on his feet.
The Tokyo Olympics was Shi Yuqi's first return to the game after injury. He lost to Axelsen in the quarter-finals 13-21. An article written by the Badminton World Federation revealed that Shi Yuqi once said: "The recovery during this period (before the Olympics) is not so ideal, and various physical conditions occur every day. I hope that every day will be smoother, but it is difficult to imagine what will happen tomorrow. , it’s quite hard every day, the training is not very systematic, but it’s quite "It's difficult."
Shi Yuqi also said: "My physical condition can no longer return to what it was before. This is irreversible in terms of injury and age." Nonetheless, since he chose to return to the court, Shi Yuqi expressed his stance. We must adjust our mentality and strive to do a good job in all aspects. In the Sudirman Cup after the Olympics, it was his victory in the final that sealed the championship for the Chinese team, and it was also regarded as announcing his "return".
However, just one week later, Shi Yuqi retired from the Thomas Cup semi-finals. After returning to China, he was once sent to the Jiangsu Provincial Team for training. It was not until May this year that he appeared on the list of the national training team in Jinjiang, Fujian, together with the head coach of the Jiangsu Team, Sun Jun.
For this year’s World Championships, the Badminton World Federation sent an invitation to Shi Yuqi. On July 19, the Chinese Badminton Association approved his participation, which also meant that the ban was lifted early. On August 19, Shi Yuqi and Sun Jun flew directly from China to Tokyo to complete the "reunion" with the large team departing from Thailand to compete in the World Championships together.
coach Sun Jun coaches Shi Yuqi between games. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Xiaoyu
Self-evaluation of the comeback battle
html On August 22, Shi Yuqi made his debut after lifting his personal ban in the first round of the World Championships. His opponent was Ade of Azerbaijan . He couldn't find the feeling of the game after being away from the battle for a long time. He couldn't control the wind direction well in the first game and made many mistakes. He won 22-20 with difficulty. Fortunately, starting from the second game, Shi Yuqi entered the state and easily won 21-10. "The first game will definitely not go well," Shi Yuqi was prepared for such a situation before the game, and gave his performance a passing score of 6 points. In the second round ofagainst Denmark's Jimke, Shi Yuqi felt much better. He easily defeated his opponent 21-13 and 21-16, but he still lost 5 points in a row at the match point.
's world ranking has declined due to a long period of inactivity. Shi Yuqi did not receive a seed ranking in this year's World Championships and his fortune was not good. Starting from the top 16, we have to fight a tough battle, and the first person we have to face is Ginting. The competition between
and the famous Indonesian players was obviously much more intense than the previous two games. Shi Yuqi did not enter the state in the first game and lost 11-21. He also admitted that he had to face many difficulties after not playing games for a long time. At the beginning of the second game, Shi Yuqi got a turnaround through hard work and regained a victory 21-13. "If you want to run faster, be simple in your thinking and don't think too much. You were already lagging behind at that time. It would be good if you can work hard to catch up." He reviewed. With an 18-15 lead in the decisive game, he was reversed by Jin Ting for 6 consecutive points. As a result, Shi Yuqi regretfully ended his first game after lifting the ban. Analyzing the reason for the defeat, he believed that he was anxious when leading in the decisive game, which led to continuous loss of points and missed good games.Afterwards, he will summarize the defeat, and more importantly, "how the state gradually improved from bad to better, this process needs to be summarized."
World champion Bao Chunlai mentioned when commenting on this game that the first game of his comeback was a World Championship-level competition. It was very difficult for Shi Yuqi to play and he needed to make more difficult preparations. Although the result was a bit regretful, it can be seen It seems that he is recovering well, and there is still hope that he can return to the ranks of masters step by step.
Next week, Shi Yuqi will also play in the Japan Open. Whether to participate in subsequent competitions in France, Denmark, etc. will be subject to the unified arrangements of the national badminton team.
Beijing News reporter Liu Chen
editor Han Shuangming
proofreader Zhao Lin
