Sudirman cup

On the afternoon of October 2, Beijing time, the first semi-finals of the 2021 Sudirman Cup World Badminton Mixed Team Competition ended in Vantaa, Finland. The Chinese badminton team defeated the South Korean team 3-0, reaching the final of the tournament for the 14th time in history, just one step away from defending their title. In this game, the national feather men’s singles Shi Yuqi finally stood up and swept away the haze of losing points in the first two games, defeating South Korea’s Xu Yeonhee 2-1, scored the key 1 point, and led the country. Completed the opponent without losing a set.

This semi-final started with a mixed doubles showdown. The Chinese team still sent the new Olympic champion Wang Yilyu / Huang Dongping against South Korea's Seung-jae/Shen Seung-wan. China’s "Yellow Duck Group" is now ranked second in the world, while South Korea’s two players are not low in the world rankings in men’s and women’s doubles respectively, but they are the first time their partners have played mixed doubles, and they still exist in cooperation. There are some problems. In this way, although Wang Yilu and Huang Dongping also encountered a little resistance in the game, they quickly won the opponent 2-0 by virtue of their strength advantages and made a good start for the Chinese team. So far, the "Yellow Duck Combination" has played 4 times in the current Soviet Cup, 4 times with a 2-0 victory over the opponent, and deserves the title of Olympic champion.

The second match between the two sides was a very eye-catching men's singles. Prior to this, the national feather men's singles player Shi Yuqi, who lost consecutively in the group stage against Thailand and the Danish team in the quarter-finals This time I didn’t lose the chain anymore, I finally got my waist straight. He won two games in a row after losing one game first, and both of the winning games were won by a big score. They defeated South Korea’s Xu Yoon Hee 2-1. The Chinese team had a 2-0 lead and was only one set away from victory, pushing the South Korean team into a desperate situation.

The next battle is between the women's singles Chen Yufei and An Xiying. An Xiying is a rising star in the Korean badminton world. She is only 19 years old this year and is known as the "genius girl" in the Korean badminton world.The most recent confrontation between the two was in the women's singles quarter-finals of the Tokyo Olympics two months ago, when Chen Yufei won 2-0. In this game, An Seying rushed to beat the Olympic champion Chen Yufei when the South Korean team fell behind by a big score, and chased points for the South Korean team. An Xiying did cause Chen Yufei a lot of trouble in the first game, winning 21-14. But after all, Chen Yufei is more experienced and better. Her current state is very reassuring. With both offensive and defensive capabilities, she slowly stabilized her mood and gradually took the initiative on the court. Chen Yufei first pulled back a game 21-15, and then did not give his opponent a chance in the deciding game. He won 21-15 and locked the big score of the game to 3-0.

The Chinese team reached the Sudirman Cup final for the 14th time. On the 3rd, they will attack the 12th Sudirman Cup in team history.

Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Liu Ailin

Edit/Xu Zhao