At 8 o'clock in the morning on August 23, Beijing time, the 2022 Badminton World Championships entered the second match day in Tokyo, Japan. During the day's competition, National Badminton will have 6 games, of which Shi Yuqi and Lu Guangzu will Playing consecutive games against the two seeded players Gemke and Wang Ziwei will be two tough battles. He Bingjiao and Wang Zhiyi will also make their debut, and all three mixed doubles pairs, Yasi and Huangya, and Guo Xinwa/ Zhang Shuxian will all make their World Championship debuts. We look forward to the national feather team continuing their winning streak. pace.
Highlights 1: Shi Yuqi and Lu Guangzu encountered two major seeds, a tough battle to test
On the first day of the competition, Shi Yuqi made his World Championship debut, and it was also his first international competition after lifting his ban. Facing Azerbaijani player Devi Chayo, he only encountered the disadvantage of falling behind in the first game, but after saving a game point, he completed the reversal. After adapting to the rhythm of the game, he easily won the second game with a big score of 2-0. Successfully advanced to the second round and met the tournament's No. 11 seed and Denmark's third singles player Gemke. The Dane, currently ranked 12th in the world, has played against Shi Yuqi twice before. Both sides won one game each, but that was nearly three years ago. This time Shi Yuqi returns, Gemke will become an important touchstone and looks forward to a tough test.
Lu Guangzu suffered three hard games in the first round and narrowly defeated England's Pandy 2-1 before advancing. The opponent in the second round is the No. 15 seed in the tournament, Chinese Taipei star Wang Ziwei, who is ranked 16th in the world. The two have played against each other twice before, and Lu Guangzu won both times. The latest time was at this year's Malaysian Open. On , Azu won two games in a row. Coming to the World Championships, Lu Guangzu looks forward to continuing his winning streak and moving forward.
Highlight 2: He Bingjiao and Wang Zhiyi’s women’s singles debut, can they pass smoothly?
After Han Yue made a good start for the national badminton women’s singles on the first day, He Bingjiao and Wang Zhiyi will appear together on the second day. Among them, He Bingjiao faced off against American player Wang Yuanli , who is ranked 32nd in the world and has average overall strength. The two met once six years ago, when He Bingjiao won three games. Now that He Bingjiao's strength has improved a lot, it won't be a big problem to pass the test when they meet again. Wang Zhiyi's opponent in the first match is Danish player Ryan, who is ranked 21st in the world. The two have never played against each other before. For Wang Zhiyi, who is in good form this season, the Dane may not pose much of a threat to him.
Highlight 3: Three pairs of mixed doubles appear, the focus of IELTS yellow duck
The mixed doubles event is the most advantageous of the national badminton, and it is also the most stable single event, although it is only There are 3 pairs of combinations participating, but the top seed IELTS combination Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong and Tokyo Olympic champion , and the No. 4 seed yellow duck combination Wang Yilu / Huang Dongping are the absolute favorites to win the championship. Both pairs of ace combinations will make their debuts on the day. Among them, IELTS will face the Dutch combination Vandelak/Gill. The two sides will face each other for the first time. The Dutch combination with average strength will hardly pose a threat to the national badminton number one ace; the Yellow Duck combination will face Malaysia. The challenge of combination Chen Tangjie/Bai Yanwei, the latter is ranked 28th in the world. The two pairs have played against each other once before, in this year's Asian Championships. At that time, the Yellow Ducks won 2-0. When they meet again, winning is not a big problem. The combination of Guo Xinwa/Zhang Shuxian will start the first round. Their opponent is the American combination Qiu Kaixiang/Jenny Gay. They will meet for the first time and strive to reach the top 32.
Highlight 4: The defending champion of women's singles meets the host, Axelsen touches the training camp partner
In the women's singles competition that day, the top seed and defending champion Japan's first sister Akane Yamaguchi will make her debut. Her opponent She is Mariska, the first sister of Indonesian . Although the latter is only ranked 24th in the world and is at an absolute disadvantage against Akane Yamaguchi in terms of record, Akane Yamaguchi suffered two consecutive defeats in the two matches between the two at the Malaysian Open and Masters this season. Indonesia This person can be called another big sufferer of Akane Yamaguchi. In this home game, it is worth looking forward to whether Akane Yamaguchi can end her losing streak.The top seed in the men's singles, Denmark's top brother Axelsen, met his training camp partner, the Dutchman Calcio. Although Axelsen has won all five of their past encounters, they are training camp partners after all. The possibility of an upset.
Attachment: The national badminton match schedule for the second day of the World Championships (match times are estimated Beijing time)
Court No. 1
10:45 am Shi Yuqi vs. Gemke (Denmark)
17:00 pm Guo Xinwa/Zhang Shuxian vs. Qiu Kaixiang/Jenny Guy (USA)
Field No. 2
11:00 AM Lu Guangzu vs. Wang Ziwei (Chinese Taipei)
16:00 pm Wang Zhiyi vs. Ryan (Denmark)
17:00 pm Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong vs. Van Delack/Gier (Netherlands)
Court No. 3
18:00 pm He Bingjiao vs. Wang Yuanli (USA)
Field No. 4
14:00 pm Wang Yilu/Huang Dongping vs Chen Tangjie/Bai Yanwei (Malaysia)
