Wang Yilv / Huang Dongping in the game. Image source IC photo
Qilu Evening News Qilu Yidian reporter Feng Zihan
On the afternoon of July 30th, Beijing time, the Tokyo Olympic badminton competition ushered in its first championship. In the mixed doubles match, two groups of Chinese players staged the "Chinese Derby". After three rounds, Wang Yilu/Huang Dongping defeated their teammates Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong 2:1. This is also the first time that the Chinese team has regained the Olympic badminton mixed doubles championship after 9 years.
locks the champion and runner-up ahead of time
In the semi-finals on the 29th, the "IELTS" combination composed of Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong 2:0 defeated the Hong Kong group Deng Junwen/Xie Yingxue, Huang Dongping/Wang Yilyu composed of “Yellow Duck” "The combination reversed the host, Yudai Watanabe/Tomisa Higashino with 2:1. The two pairs of Chinese combination finals met, which also means that the Chinese badminton team has won the first gold in the Olympics.
Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong's promotion to the world's No. 1 partner can be described as a triumphant advancement. Whether it is in the group stage or the knockout stage, all opponents are 2:0. In contrast, Huang Dongping/Wang Yilu’s promotion path is full of thorns.
In the semifinals against the Japanese group Yuta Watanabe/ Arisa Higashino , the "Yellow Duck" combination fell into a hard fight in the first game. After the two sides battled to a 21st tie, the "Yellow Duck" combination was scored 2 points by the Japanese player and lost the first game at 23:21. Fortunately, the pair of partners adjusted in time. The second and third rounds defeated their opponents 21:14 and 21:14 respectively to complete the comeback.
"Yellow Duck" is more and more courageous
is in the finals,Although this game has become an internal match for the Chinese team, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong, who is the top seed, is obviously more optimistic. Judging from the historical record, Wang Yilu/Huang Dongping only won 2 wins in the previous 15 matches between the two sides.
After the start of the final, the "Yellow Duck" combination quickly entered the state and quickly gained a 6:1 lead. Although Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong once narrowed the point difference to 2 points, Wang Yilu/Huang Dongping still performed well, gradually widening the point difference after the middle game, leading the next game with 21:17.
In the second game, the "IELTS" combination strengthened the defense and the offense became smoother. The scores of both sides rose alternately. Wang Yilu/Huang Dongping made consecutive mistakes and dropped points at 15:16. Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong held 5 points and successfully won the game.
In the decisive game, Zheng Siwei started to kill six shots in a row, causing Huang Dongping to miss the ball and score the first point. Then the two pairs of combined firepower fully opened up, and the score rose alternately. Relying on Zheng Siwei's straight line to kill the ball, the "IELTS" combination entered the interval with an 11:10 lead. After the exchange of venues, the Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong combination made successive mistakes, allowing Wang Yilu/Huang Dongping to win three match points, and finally won the tiebreaker with 21:19.
sounded the national feather horn
In the current world list, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong and Wang Yilu/Huang Dongping ranked first and third respectively. This wonderful match also made a good start for the Chinese badminton team's trip to Tokyo. After the game, Wang Yilu said that in the finals, four Chinese players played, fully demonstrating the strong strength of China's badminton mixed doubles. All four of them contributed to the wonderful duel, showing that our hard work over the past ten months is rewarding.
The Chinese badminton team has a glorious history. In the 2012 London Olympics, the Chinese badminton team completed the feat of winning all five gold medals. In the 2016 Rio Olympics, the Chinese team only won 2 golds and 1 bronze, and even missed the final in the mixed doubles event. After constant adjustments, the Chinese badminton team has gradually recovered its vitality, especially in the mixed doubles event, in addition to the two golden partners Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong, Wang Yilu/Huang Dongping. The mixed doubles event wins gold and silver medals, which also makes people look forward to the upcoming badminton and other minor events.
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