Tokyo Olympic badminton competition entered the penultimate day. With the men's singles semi-finals Chen Long 2-0 defeating Indonesian Jinting, so far, Chinese badminton team has entered the finals in all five events. In the women's singles semi-finals held last night, Chen Yufei defeated He Bingjiao 2-1. They will compete for the gold and bronze medalist , Taipei of China tonight. In the highly-watched men's doubles final, China's "Two Towers" Li Junhui / Liu Yuchen won a valuable silver medal for the Chinese delegation.
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Men's singles final will be staged in the "Double Dragon Club"
In the men's singles semi-finals held this afternoon, Chen Long defeated Indonesian Jinting 2-0 and advanced to the final. Chen Long was led by Jin Ting for 4 points in a row while leading 17-10 in the first game. After a quick adjustment, he used a stable attack to grab the first game 21-16. In the second game, Chen Long, who was in good condition, played steadily, while Jin Ting was carrying a psychological burden and never made any breakthrough. In the end, Chen Long won again 21-11 and advanced to the finals with his head held high. In another semi-final, Denmark's Acelong 2-0 defeated Guatemala Corden and met Chen Long in the final.
After the game, Chen Long said that he had been tit-for-tat all the way in this game, put down his burdens and implemented his skills and tactics very resolutely. "I have been practicing for five years and hope that I can perform stably in the Olympics. After the epidemic, the motherland has provided us with a good training environment, so that we have no worries and can get a good training in the postponed year." Speaking of tomorrow's final, Chen Long said: "An Sailong is in good condition and it's easy to play all the way. I will go on light to attack him, strengthen my confidence in the game, play my own characteristics, and present a wonderful 'Two Dragon Club'."
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Chen Yufei entered the Olympic final for the first time, and made every effort to attack "Xiao Dai"
Last night's women's singles semi-finals, Chen Yufei and He Bingjiao, who were in the upper half, started a drama of fighting in the same room. Because both sides were too familiar with each other, from the beginning of the game, He Bingjiao led the way to being bitten by Chen Yufei in one minute, the two of them shot three games with real swords and guns. In the end, Chen Yufei won the decisive game 21-12 with her stable stalemate ability and advanced to the finals. In another semi-final, with speed and backcourt assault, Tai Tzu-ying of Taipei, China defeated India's Xindehu 21-18, 21-12 and reached the final.
In yesterday's game, Chen Yufei once requested medical treatment due to her wear and tear. After the game, Chen Yufei said: "I haven't felt particularly nervous so far in this Olympics. This is just my first time participating in the Olympics. I just want to play my own style and leave no regrets in the finals."
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"Twin Towers" won the men's doubles silver medal
In last night's men's doubles final, Li Junhui/Liu Yuchen lost to the Chinese Taipei group Li Yang / Wang Qilin , and the national badminton men's doubles also regretted missing the Olympic three consecutive championships.
failed to win gold, which made the "Two Towers" regretful, but their performance was still remarkable and worthy of praise when they reached the finals while fighting alone. After the game, Li Junhui said: "I'm sorry, we have tried our best. No matter what the result is, we still have to thank the great motherland, the coaching staff and the people behind the scenes who have made efforts."
