When a player scores one more point to win the game, this point is called "court point" in formal badminton terminology, which is what we commonly call "match point". The World Championships have reached a critical stage that determines whether they can get on the podium. Tokyo Stadium has staged many games with dramatic changes at the match point.
Han Yue scored 5 points in a row to tie but still lost
In the women's singles quarter-finals that just ended, Han Yue, who eliminated teammate Wang Zhiyi in the previous round, played in a very good state. Although Han Yue lost the first game 14-21, she adjusted in time and regained the game 21-15. In the second half of the deciding game, Han Yue struggled to catch up but failed. An Xiying got the match point 20-15.
Above the match point, An Xiying showed no mercy at all and tried to speed up and score points with every ball. However, the tenacious Han Yue withstood the opponent's crazy attack and scored 5 points in a row through a series of multiple shots, magically tying the score. An Xiying then became even more impatient and began to fight desperately. In the end, it was effective, and she won the semi-finals 22-20. For Han Yue, this performance was good enough, and she was almost able to win her first World Championship medal.
Zhou Tiancheng html reversed Jonatan with 27 points
Han Yue unfortunately lost after tying the match point in the decisive game, while Zhou Tiancheng succeeded in reversing the match after tying the match. In the men's singles quarter-finals, Zhou Tiancheng and Jonatan each won one game in the first two games, while Jonatan was far ahead in the second half of the decisive game, reaching a maximum 7-point advantage of 18-11, and won by 20 Got the match point by 15. Zhou Tiancheng, who has always had a strong ability to struggle, scored 7 points in a row and won the game 22-20.
When the last point landed, Zhou Tiancheng was too tired to roar as much as he used to when reversing the game. He just paid tribute to the surroundings, leaving behind an extremely annoyed Jonatan, who was kneeling on the spot. What a great opportunity for Jonatan to get on the podium, and his conservatism led to veteran Zhou Tiancheng's first World Championship medal.
Marin's comebackHe Bingjiao
In yesterday's women's singles 1/8 finals, Guoyu fans He Bingjiao felt extremely pity. After leading the entire decisive game, He Bingjiao got 4 match points at 20-16 at the end of the game. At the match point, He Bingjiao hesitated and made more mistakes. Instead, Marin, who was lagging behind, gave it a try and evened the score with 4 points, and won with 2 points in a row.
Losing 6 points in a row made He Bingjiao extremely upset after the game, and she shed tears several times in the interview area. Today, Marin lost 0-2 to Akane Yamaguchi in the quarter-finals, and the defending champion Akane Yamaguchi once again made it to the podium.
Zheng Yu/ Zhang Shuxian lost the medal
Zheng Yu/Zhang Shuxian and Bodhi Towers/Shaxili played 8 goals and 4 in the women's doubles for 84 minutes, and Shaxi was upset in the mixed doubles. Li used all her skills to fight against our new pair. Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu won the first game 21-15, and once led 12-8 and 16-12 in the second game, but were chased by 7 points in a row and dragged into the deciding game.
Neither side could widen the point difference in the decisive game. In the end, the Chinese team took the lead to get the match point at 20-19, but the Thai team scored 3 points in a row at this time, shattering the hope of two Chinese women's doubles pairs advancing to the semi-finals. . In this way, the top four women's doubles teams are China, Japan, South Korea, and Thailand.
Stories about Match Point were staged one after another at the Tokyo Stadium, resulting in different joys and sorrows, so that we kept assuming that if so and so did so and so, what would happen today. But the ever-changing arena is like this, there is no room for assumptions, only everyone can grasp the moment.