Text/Yangcheng Evening News All-Media Reporter Su Yun Intern Liu Ruiming
2022The Malaysian Badminton Open ended today. The Chinese badminton team won one championship and two runner-ups. The only gold medal was won by the "IELTS Combination"Huang Yaqiong/Zheng Siwei. After re-joining hands, the "IELTS combination" has won five championships, won 25 consecutive victories, and continues to sit firmly at the top of the world in mixed doubles.
In the last Olympic cycle, the "IELTS combination" has always been regarded as the most stable championship combination. Unexpectedly, after losing to teammate Wang Yilu/Huang Dongping in the Tokyo Olympics, after a huge Affected by the psychological gap, the two fell into despair. After last year's World Championships, the two tried to pair up with other teammates, but their results failed to meet expectations.
Looking back now, this period of silence was not without gains. In April this year, the "IELTS" reorganization seemed to be injected with new vitality. The two won the Asian Championship in one fell swoop, breaking the championship drought in the past two years. Regaining their self-confidence and cherishing each other even more, the two unleashed their huge potential and participated in various competitions, winning all the championships - the Thailand Open, Indonesia Masters, and Indonesia Open all three mixed doubles championships in sequence. Pocket it. Through continuous winning streak,
has continuously surpassed one opponent after another in points, making up for the points lost during the short-term split from the second half of last year to the beginning of this year, and regained the world's number one ranking after winning the Indonesian Open. Zheng Siwei once said that he cherishes the opportunity of this reorganization. "For us, the gains outweigh the losses by splitting the pair. If we pair them up again, we will better understand the strengths and weaknesses of our pair and complement each other better."
This Malaysia Open final is a veritable "Battle of Tianwang Mountain". Their opponent is the world's second-ranked Thai combination Dechapol/Sapsiree. The two sides have played against each other many times before. The most recent time was in the Thailand Open, where the "IELTS combination" defeated their opponents 2-1. In this final, the two quickly entered the state and won two games with an absolute advantage. After
won, the two were extremely excited and celebrated with fists pumping. Huang Yaqiong hugged Shaxili immediately. The two were not only old rivals, but also good friends off the court. Among the five competitions where
won the "IELTS" championship, two were the highest-level Super 1000 competitions with very high gold content. After the game, Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong revealed in an interview that they will not take a break and will continue to compete in the Malaysia Masters and Singapore Open. Huang Yaqiong was in a good mood and joked: "It's my thinking that takes me away!" Although
failed to win the final, the performance of women's singles Chen Yufei is also worthy of recognition. Nine months after winning the Olympic title, Chen Yufei has not pressed the pause button. So far this season, he has reached five tour finals, namely the German 300, the Korean 300, the Thai 500, the Indonesian 500 and the Malaysian 750, winning a total of 1 championship and 4 runner-ups.
In addition, Chen Yufei also led the Guoyu to the Uber Cup finals. She has played a total of 41 games so far this season and is a proper "model worker." This time in the Malaysian semi-finals, she hit a 16-1 spurt while lagging behind by a big score, overturning her powerful opponent Tai Tzu Ying , and once again proved herself.
Unfortunately, in the final, Chen Yufei failed to defeat Thailand's Ratchanok , which was Ratchanok's first personal championship this year. Another silver medal in the national badminton was won by the women's doubles Zhang Shuxian/ Zheng Yu. They lost 1 to 2 in the final to the Indonesian pair Rahayu /Ramadandi.
In the most eye-catching men's singles final, Olympic champion Axelsen faced Japanese star Kento Momota and won the championship 2-0, showing an invincible momentum. However, it is not easy for Momota Kento, who has been in a sluggish state, to reach the finals for the first time this season. (For more news and information, please pay attention to Yangcheng Pai pai.ycwb.com)
source | Yangcheng Evening News·Yangcheng Pai
pictures | Xinhua News Agency
editor | Zhong Wenyi
