On October 30, Zheng Siwei (right)/ Huang Yaqiong took a photo at the award ceremony
playing with a tailwind is not a master, and he can only show his heroic character when turning the tide in adversity or even desperate situations. Late at night on October 30, Beijing time, in the mixed doubles final of the 2022 French Badminton Open in Paris, the Chinese badminton team's mixed doubles number one combination Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong staged a good show of reversing 4 points behind the decisive game. They eventually defeated the Dutch combination Taberinger/Pick 2-1, winning the second championship of this trip to Europe back to back, and the ninth championship of the season. "IELTS" win rate in the finals of this year remains at 100%. After the final opponent in
was confirmed, most people predict that "IELTS" will easily win the championship. After all, in the field of badminton doubles, whether men's doubles, women's doubles, or mixed doubles, most experts are concentrated in Asia, and there are not many top combinations in Europe. It is also because when the two sides confronted at the Tokyo Olympics last year, the national badminton No. 1 combination won 2-0.
However, the game process was not so easy, even beyond the expectations of fans. After each side won one game, the game suddenly became suspense. Strictly speaking, the "IELTS" combination did not have a good state in this game and made many mistakes. The two pairs continued to play in a stalemate until the final game. In the first half of the decisive game, neither side could gain an advantage in the score. The two "IELTS" took turns to defend against their opponent's heavy kills and finally scored a counterattack. However, the Dutch combination scored 4 points in a row and held 4 match points, and "IELTS" was in a desperate situation.
At this time, after years of tacit cooperation, "IELTS" woke up from dreams, scored 6 points in a row, and finally frozen the score of the decisive game at 22-20, defeating the opponent 2-1 with a big score. This is the ten consecutive wins and two back-to-back championships achieved by "IELTS" in the Denmark and French Opens, which is worthy of the best mixed doubles combination in the international badminton world today.
This season, after the two reunited, "IELTS" won 7 consecutive championships before the Japan Open in early September, including the World Championships, and won 38 consecutive victories on the way to the Japan Open, and then ended the winning streak record by the host's "Dongdu" combination. After only more than a month of rest, they won the championship in the two Super 750 events in Denmark and France, winning the eighth and ninth championships of the season, with a 100% winning rate in the final.
The two of them have been in adversity many times and never give up. They can still laugh until the end and win the trophy, which is even more valuable. Especially in the match against Danish player Mickelson/Serby a week ago, facing unfair punishment, "IELTS" also narrowly won by 2 points in the decisive game. Both of them are all role models for badminton players, regardless of their technical level, fighting spirit and psychological qualities.
text/Reporter Liu Ailin
Photo provided by/ Xinhua News Agency
