Beijing time, on July 4, the first round of the Canadian Badminton Open men's doubles, both of the Chinese badminton couples suffered losses and were eliminated. The first appearance of Dong Weijie/Guo Xinwa fought with the opponent to the decisive game, saved 4 match points in a row and failed to rewrite the ending, losing 1-2 to Li Zhehui/Yang Boxuan of Taipei, China; while Liang Weiken/Shang Yichen won first and then lost 1-2 and was reversed by Danish veteran Bowie/Peterson, and the men's doubles were wiped out.
Guo Xinwa defeated Lin Dan 2-1 at the 2017 National Games. While it was a big upset, it also made him popular. His name is also remembered by many fans. However, he did not continue his studies in the singles event, but instead changed to doubles, and both men's doubles and mixed doubles. Guo Xinwa and Dong Weijie have been partnering since 2019 and have only played two games.
In today's game, they met the more experienced Chinese Taipei combination. Two young players were slow to heat up in the first game and were beaten 10-3 by their opponents; however, the two gradually entered the state in the second half of the game and began to stalemate with their opponents, and finally lost the first game 15-21; in the second game, the Chinese badminton team started to make a strong effort and quickly took the lead, entering the game 11-5; then they maintained the lead and won the game 21-16.
In the decisive game, the Chinese badminton team continued their state, leading in the first half of the game, and taking the field with 11-8; however, their mistakes increased in the second half of the game, and their opponents quickly overtook the score and got the match point 20-18; the Chinese badminton team chased to 20-10, and the two sides tied again, and the Taipei group scored 2 points in a row to win the decisive game 24-22. The Chinese badminton team saved 4 match points in a row but failed to change the ending.
Then the young player group Liang Weikeng/Shang Yichen played against Danish veteran Bowie/Peterson. Bowie's previous partner with Morganson was called the "bubble combination" and had excellent results. However, as they grow older and their teammate Morganson's physical reasons, their performance has also declined rapidly. Now Bowie is partnering with Peterson to participate in low-level events.
Even so, the Bowie combination's practical experience and on-the-spot adaptability are much stronger than the young players of the Chinese badminton team. In today's game, the Chinese badminton team gained the upper hand in the first game, winning the first game 21-19; the Danish combination adjusted its state in the second game and began to take the lead; the Chinese badminton team overtook the score in the second half of the game, but failed to maintain it, and finally lost 19-21; in the decisive game, the Chinese badminton team was able to hold on to the score at the beginning, but the mistakes increased after exchanging the field, and the score was quickly pulled open by the opponent. The Chinese badminton team lost another game 13-21, was reversed and missed the promotion.
