Beijing News Sports | Reporter Wang Xiaoxiao
Wang Zhiyi won two consecutive victories against He Bingjiao . Image source: Badminton Federation official Weibo
On June 28, the Malaysian badminton Open started in Kuala Lumpur . The national badminton generals who had been on the verge of rest for a week once again attacked the entire line. On the first day, only He Bingjiao was defeated in a "derby battle", and the other players won.
This site's competition lasts for 6 days, is a Super 750 level event, with a total prize of US$675,000 - this is also the highest-level event before the Tokyo World Championships in late August. The generous points and bonuses naturally attracted experts from all walks of life to participate in the competition, among which all the top 10 players in the world of women's singles participated.
and the Chinese women's singles also sent the strongest lineup, but unfortunately the signing was not good, so they had to face two civil wars in the first round. In one of the "China derbys" held on the first day, He Bingjiao, who ranked ninth in the world and 13th-ranked rookie Wang Zhiyi met again after the semi-finals of the previous Indonesian Open. In the first game, Wang Zhiyi was tied by her teammates when she was leading 7 points at one point and got the game point first. "Xiao Wang" withstood the pressure and missed 5 games and achieved a "good start" with a difficult 23-21. After losing 9-21 in the second game, Wang Zhiyi established a lead early in the third game and secured the victory 21-11.
Chinese women's singles, the only player on this site who does not need a "civil war" in the first round, Han Yue , reversed the Danish player Christopher who ranked one higher than himself in the world with 12-21, 21-14, and 21-8, and advanced with his head held high. This is also the only game lost by Chinese players in the "foreign war" on the first day. The other four pairs of doubles players who played in straight away and won two games.
