The 2019 Asian Badminton Championships ended the quarter-finals, and the Chinese team had both joy and sorrow. Shi Yuqi entered the men's singles semi-finals, He Bingjiao defeated Aoyuan Hope , and she entered the women's singles semi-finals together with Chen Yufei and Cai Yanyan. The national badminton men's doubles suffered a blow, and the three pairs lost together. The Fanchen combination and the IELTS combination both successfully won and entered the semi-finals.
Shi Yuqi met Wilma of India. He easily won in two straight games with 21-10 and 21-12 in just 36 minutes. Young player Lu Guangzu failed to defend his lead while winning one game 21-16. The top seed Japanese Momota Kento scored two consecutive games. He defeated Lu Guangzu 2-1 and entered the semi-finals. Another famous Chinese badminton player Chen Long abstained from the competition, so Shi Yuqi is the only one who stays in the Chinese badminton men's singles. In the semi-finals, Shi Yuqi will face Zhou Tiancheng, and Momota Kento plays Ruan Jinming.
National Badminton Women's Singles Three people entered the semi-finals. Chen Yufei defeated Japan's Ohori Aya in just 48 minutes 2-0 (21-17, 21-19). He Bingjiao encountered No. 2 seed Okuhara Hope. The two had all the previous six encounters between them. At the Malaysia Open in April, He Bingjiao lost to Ohara Hope 0-2. After the start of the game, He Bingjiao quickly took the lead. Ohara hoped to chase him closely. The two drew several times on the court. After the 13 draw, He Bingjiao scored 4 points in a row to lead. She maintained the lead and won the first goal 21-16. After the second game, He Bingjiao scored 4 points in a row and pulled it away again. Ohara hoped to chase after her, and she stubbornly tied to 15. After that, the two led the way alternately, and they drew continuously, Okuhara hoped to get the game point first 20-19. He Bing's hands were not soft and he saved the game and tied. After wasting one match point, He Bingjiao scored two points in a row and won another game 23-21. She eliminated Okuhara Hope 2-0 and defeated Okuhara Hope for the first time in her career.
Young player Cai Yanyan also performed well. She only took 31 minutes to eliminate Indian No. 1 Sindu, 21-19 and 21-9 in two consecutive games. In the semi-finals, Chen Yufei will face Akane Yamaguchi, and He Bingjiao and Cai Yanyan meet.
Chinese men's doubles suffered a blow, and three pairs were eliminated together. No. 2 seed Li Junhui/Liu Yuchen lost two games in a row 19-21, 18-21 to lose to No. 5 seed Japanese Endo Daiyu/Watanabe Yuto, and He Jiting/Tan Qiang lost to No. 3 seed Kenshi Kamura/Kaki Sonoda after three fierce battles. The No. 6 seed Han Chengkai / Zhou Haodong and Indonesian star Gideon / Sukamu fought for about 50 minutes. Han Chengkai/Zhou Haodong lost 1-2, and the scores in the three games were 13-21, 21-19, and 16-21.
The national table tennis team in the women's doubles arena is mixed. The No. 4 seed Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan successfully counterattacked with a loss of one game 18-21. They won two consecutive games 21-16 and 21-13 to eliminate South Korea's Lee So-hee/Shin Seung-chan. Li Wenmei/Zheng Yu and the world champion combination Matsumoto Masuyu/Naohara and Kena fought fiercely for 48 minutes. Li Wenmei/Zheng Yu once led the way in the first game, but unfortunately they did not maintain their leading position. They eventually lost two games 20-22 and 19-21. In the semi-finals, Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan will play against Indonesia's Harris/Pratiputta.
China's mixed doubles show strong overall strength, occupying three seats in the semi-finals. Zheng Siwei /Huang Yaqiong took only 29 minutes to beat Japan's Kaneko Yuki/Matsutomo Misaki 2-0 (22-20, 21-10). Wang Yilu /Huang Dongping defeated Hong Kong Yang Mingnuo/Wu Zhirou in China 2-0 (21-14, 21-9), and He Jiting/Du Yue won the first game 21-13 in the confrontation with Watanabe Yuda/Hiyono Aisha. When they led 1-0 in the second game, the Japanese combination withdrew, and He Jiting/Du Yue entered the semi-finals.
In the semi-finals, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong and He Jiting/Du Yue staged a derby, and Wang Yilu/Huang Dongping will face Thailand's Poiranukoro/Taratanacha.
