The day of the final, Chen Yufei fought hard for three games. Although she lost to Akane Yamaguchi 1-2 and finally won the silver medal, it has already brought a significant breakthrough to the national badminton women's singles, which is also her best result in the World Championships.
htmlOn August 30, Tianmu News reporters exclusively interviewed Chen Yufei.
Chen Yufei Photo source Xinhua News Agency
World Championships Leave regrets. Physical fitness is not the key
Tianmu News reporter contacted Chen Yufei, she was already preparing for the upcoming Japanese Open in Osaka, Japan.
Some media have detailed Chen Yufei's itinerary this year: from March 8, he has participated in 10 competitions, including the Uber Cup, for a total of 46 games. In these competitions, she won all the attendance of the Yu Cup and helped the team win the runner-up, and reached the semi-finals of 8 times in the remaining nine matches (only the Korean Open did not reach the semi-finals), winning one championship and five Asian Games.
She flew to Osaka the second day after the final of the World Championships in Tokyo on August 28. Fans may not have digested the intensity of the World Championships, and Chen Yufei is about to join the first round of the Japan Open.
"(physical condition) is OK, I will be a little tired, but overall it is OK." Chen Yufei said, "The knee is a little inflamed, and I have been actively treating it. I think the recovery is good, which is enough to support my next game."
Chen Yufei is in training. Photo source Chen Yufei Weibo
In May, in the Uber Cup final, Chen Yufei played against Korean player An Xiying. He once called a medical timeout because of his uncomfortable ankle. In the end, the two fought for three games, and Chen Yufei reversed and won the final game. Speaking of the Uber Cup final, Chen Yufei said: "Because she has been lagging behind and has a lot of pressure, she is still a little scared when she thinks about it after winning." The
World Championship is the world's highest level badminton individual championship. After Chen Yufei won the runner-up, someone analyzed that she fought hard with her old opponent Dai Tsingying in the semi-finals, which consumed too much physical fitness and energy, so she was in poor condition in the finals.
But Chen Yufei did not use physical fitness as an excuse to lose. "Although the semi-finals were indeed hard (played), the physical fitness was not the specific reason for losing in the finals." She felt that she still had some place not done well.
World Championships match Photo source Xinhua News Agency
"Players from all countries have very strong strength. If I want to win, I must be prepared in all aspects. If there is a little detail that is not done well, I may lose the game. Akane Yamaguchi is indeed very strong, and I am indeed not as good as her in some aspects." Chen Yufei said, "I will watch the game video after the game, and then summarize it based on my own ideas to solve the problem."
In fact, this time, Chen Yufei has created his best result in the World Championships. The last time the national badminton women's singles reached the World Championships was in 2014, and the championship was in 2011. After the game, Chen Yufei said: "I have tried my best from preparing for the World Championships to the last game today. Please give me some time, I will work harder to become stronger, I will definitely take the last step and get back our honor." Photo source: Xinhua News Agency,
Winning and losing are frank. I rushed to
and talked about winning and losing, Chen Yufei was quite frank, "For me now, what is more important is to do a good job."
Perhaps for the audience, the winning or losing of competitive sports is very important. Chen Yufei told reporters: "But it is not just about winning or winning. If I pay too much attention to winning or losing, it will affect my mentality." Facing every game, all she has to do is calm down, prepare with all her strength, and play every point.
"If the process is done, I believe the result will be good." she said.
World Championships Photo source Xinhua News Agency
Like Chen Yufei, there are many of her fans and friends. When they open Chen Yufei's Weibo comments, they seem to be in the "Fei Fei Kua Group": "You are the best Fei!" "The champion is yours sooner or later!"
"Kao Kua" comments under Chen Yufei's personal Weibo
Chen Yufei said: "Since the Olympics, more and more people have followed me and liked me. Sometimes when they lose, they will comfort me on Weibo and tell me not to blame myself. These encouragements will give me some confidence and strength."
At the same time, Chen Yufei also transformed into a "fan blogger". She doesn't like to record her life very much in private, but because of the enthusiastic demands of her fans, she usually shoots some materials, and the friends in the team will edit them into vlogs and post them on Weibo.
Training shared by Chen Yufei vlog
In her own opinion, her life is actually training, playing ball, running, and eating. The frequency of vlog updates is not high at present, but fans are particularly looking forward to it.
Fans are enthusiastic about watching vlog
After the Japanese Open, Chen Yufei will have more than a month of rest. She plans to use this time to adjust her physical condition and join the competition again.
Speaking of the Asian Games next door to your home next year, Hangzhou native Chen Yufei plans to invest in the next game in the best state, use competitions instead of training, and face the best state.
