Beijing time on August 28, 2022 Badminton World Championships ended the women's singles final in Tokyo, Japan, and Chen Yufei regretfully won the runner-up. In the final against defending champion Akane Yamaguchi, Chen Yufei failed to hold on to the score in the finals, and she lost 1-2 to finish second.
The Chinese team won four full seats in the women's singles event of this World Championships. The four participants were Chen Yufei, He Bingjiao , Wang Zhiyi and Han Yue . Before going to Japan, the national badminton team , , had been training camp in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and they made systematic preparations for the World Championships. This time, the national badminton women's singles are going to strive for better results.
National badminton women's singles sister Chen Yufei was assigned to the lower half this time. As the gold medalist of the Tokyo Olympic women's singles, she is one of the favorites to win the championship. As time goes by, Chen Yufei's competitive state has become better and better, and she has achieved remarkable results in all competitions. Since the Thailand Open, Chen Yufei has entered the semi-finals for five consecutive events, four of which have reached the final. Such a stable performance is enough to reflect Chen Yufei's strength and state. Chen Yufei encountered some twists and turns in the first three games of the
World Championships, but she was calm in trouble and firmly controlled the initiative of the game in her own hands. In the semi-finals with , Dai Ziying and , Chen Yufei lost one game first, but she was not panicked and counterattacked when she was once behind in the second game. Of course, Chen Yufei's victory also made people feel a little scared. She got the match point 20-12, and was later saved by Tai Tzu-ying for 8 match points. Fortunately, Chen Yufei withstood the pressure and successfully defended the victory.
This time is Chen Yufei's first time to enter the World Championships finals. She wants to compete for the championship with all her strength. The last time the national badminton team won the women's singles championship at the World Championships was 11 years ago. Wang Yihan and won the championship at the London World Championships. The Chinese team achieved eight consecutive championships in the women's singles in the World Championships, and since then the Chinese team has missed the women's singles championship. After 2011, except for Chen Yufei, the national badminton women's singles only had , Li Xuerui, and , and she won the runner-up twice.
Yamaguchi Akane is the number one seed in the women's singles and the defending champion. She defeated Tai Tzu-ying a year ago to win the championship. On the way to advance to the final this time, Akane Yamaguchi also eliminated many powerful players. From Marin in the quarterfinals to An Xiying in the semifinals, Akane Yamaguchi proved herself with these victories. Akane Yamaguchi's performance on the tour this season is average, but she reached the finals at the most important World Championships.
Chen Yufei and Akane Yamaguchi have played 21 times in the World Badminton League, and Chen Yufei is at a disadvantage in 8 wins and 13 losses. Chen Yufei has lost to Akane Yamaguchi three times in a row, including this year's All-English Open. After winning the Tokyo Olympics, Chen Yufei lost to Akane Yamaguchi twice in the Sudiman Cup and the Uber Cup.
After the first game started, the two drew several times. After 5 draws, Akane Yamaguchi launched an offensive and scored 4 points in a row to lead the way. Chen Yufei was not willing to be outdone and launched a counterattack to narrow the gap to 2 points. Unfortunately, she made many mistakes afterwards. Akane Yamaguchi used two climaxes to establish her advantage, and she took the lead with 21-12.
Chen Yufei played more proactively in the second game, using the change in the landing point to continuously mobilize Akane Yamaguchi, and the assault attack became more resolute. After 4 tied, Chen Yufei scored 4 points in a row and opened it. Akane Yamaguchi recovered 2 points. Chen Yufei immediately hit back and scored 4 points to expand her advantage. In the subsequent match, Akane Yamaguchi tried to catch up with points, but Chen Yufei immediately responded to stabilize the situation. Seeing that there was no hope of turning the tables, Akane Yamaguchi gave up resisting and Chen Yufei won the game 21-10.
After the decisive game started, Akane Yamaguchi's defense was very tenacious. Chen Yufei had to pursue angles more when slashing, which made her make many mistakes, Akane Yamaguchi led 8-1. Afterwards, Akane Yamaguchi played a little impatiently and made consecutive mistakes, Chen Yufei scored 3 points in a row. The two then scored two points, and Akane Yamaguchi's offense led the field 11-6. After the change of sides, the two scored alternately. Yamaguchi Akane's hand was broken when she saved the ball. She asked for medical treatment to suspend simple treatment of the injury.
game restarted, Chen Yufei continued to counterattack, Akane Yamaguchi did not show any weakness, maintained her aggressiveness and scored 2 points, and she still led 15-9.Chen Yufei chased 2 points again, but she suddenly killed the ball and went out of bounds. Then Akane Yamaguchi scored the chase ball, and the score became 17-11. Chen Yufei chased another 1 point, but she made many mistakes afterwards. Akane Yamaguchi scored 3 points in a row and won the match point 20-12. Chen Yufei did not give up resistance and saved two match points, but she was still unable to turn the tables. 21-14, Akane Yamaguchi won the final game and won the championship 2-1.
