On October 23, Beijing time, the semi-finals of the 2022 BWF Danish Open ended. Jiangsu star Shi Yuqi defeated Japanese player Naraoka 22:1 and entered the men's singles final for the first time after three years after returning from a serious injury. The Chinese team made great progress that day, winning all five foreign games, occupying 6 seats in the finals, and won the first and second place in the women's singles and mixed doubles events in advance.
The familiar Shi Yuqi is finally back!
As the only seed of men's singles, Shi Yuqi's status is related to the overall trend of the men's singles group in national badminton . In the early morning of the 23rd Beijing time, in a thrilling contest, Shi Yuqi narrowly defeated Naraoka 21:15, 9:21, and 24:22, and successfully entered the finals. "I didn't expect I would make it to the finals. In fact, I didn't have it before. I just played one game after another." 26-year-old Shi Yuqi said after the game.
This is Shi Yuqi's first final since the 2019 Macau Open. After 76 minutes of fierce competition, Shi Yuqi finally won his fourth match point and won. "In the first game, everyone played more cautiously and conservatively. I had some headwinds here, and I would have fewer mistakes on the ball and faster, so I won more easily. On the other hand, he played better than me in the second game. The third game is to see our performance on the spot and how we play." Shi Yuqi said when reviewing the game.
10 months after leaving the badminton arena, Shi Yuqi's first game in 2022 was the World Championships. In the end, he lost to Jinting and unfortunately stopped in the top 16. "During the time I left the stadium, I have always thought that I was actively training. After I came back, I brought a good form to the Chinese team and a role model to them." The 2018 All England Men's Singles Championship men's singles champion admitted that his confidence had declined before the game, and now his confidence has reached "80%. "Confidence needs to be reflected in winning the ball," said Shi Yuqi.
men's singles final will be Shi Yuqi's matchup with Malaysia "No. 1" Li Zijia . When asked about his expectations for the final, Shi Yuqi replied, "I will definitely do my best in the final. I hope I can get a good result and show everyone a very good mental state."
From the World Championships to the Japan Open to the Danish Open, from the semi-finals to the semi-finals to the finals, the familiar Shi Yuqi is gradually returning.
Get the gold medal of mixed doubles women's singles in advance
Although the previous game was disturbed by referee factors, the "IELTS" combination Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong still performed stably, defeating the Malaysian combination Wu Ye-val / Lai Jiemin 2:0, and advanced to the finals for the eighth time this season. In the previous seven times, from the Asian Championships to the World Championships, they won the championship. What will happen this time?
This time, the final opponent of the "IELTS" combination is teammate Feng Yanzhe / Huang Dongping . The first-time partner's combination defeated Thai players Su Parker/Subi Sara 2:0, helping the Chinese badminton team book a mixed doubles gold medal early.
also reserved the gold medal for women. Chen Yufei and Indanong, the old opponent, once again, and the competition was very exciting. The two top players who rely on their skills to travel around the world gave a wonderful competition. Although Chen Yufei failed in the first game, she didn't care because "I was at the edge of the wind and couldn't control it. It was acceptable to lose. The second game was not affected, so I just started again."
So Chen Yufei, who started again, quickly controlled the situation of the game through adjustments and responded. He did not give Indanon more opportunities in the last two games, and he won 2:1 in reverse, and like the "IELTS" combination, he reached the finals for the eighth time in the season. Her victory means that the Chinese badminton team has won the women's singles gold medal in advance, because in another semi-final, the Jiangsu girl who defeated the top seed Yamaguchi Akane in the last round, He Bingjiao defeated his teammate Han Yue 2:0 and advanced to the finals.
Although only Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan 1 pair of Jia Yifan 1, but there are few surprises as strong as two people. The record of the match between the Thai group Kitty Tarakur/Ba Zongya, the "Fantass" combination is obviously dominant, only the middle-year Indonesian Open lost once, but soon they won the World Championships and finally won the championship. In this match, Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan performed at a normal level and won 2:0, and will not compete with the Japanese group Chiyo Shida/Na Matsuyama Nao. Jia Yifan said that the two had not won the championship in the Danish Open before, and they were very eager for the finals and victory.
Men's doubles is the only event in which the national badminton team has no players to advance to the finals. The Indonesian group successfully met. Gideon /Sukamuyo will compete with Alfian /Adianto for the championship.
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