On December 15, Beijing time, the 2021 Badminton World Championships, a super underdog was born, mixed doubles top seed Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong lost 1-2 to Zhang Dezheng / Wu Yongyao, missed the round of 16 of this World Championship! This means that the most stable gold rush point of the national feathers in this World Championship is gone.
It is not an exaggeration to say that Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong is the most stable gold rush point of the national feathers at this World Championships, because in the past for a long time, including the Olympic Games, Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong are the big favorites to win the championship, continue to rank first, rarely lose foreign battles, and lose to the same outstanding teammate Wang Yilu / Huang Dongping in the Olympic final is the beginning of Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong's end of invincible posture.
This time to the World Championships, because the Olympic champions Wang Yilu / Huang Dongping did not participate, so the number one seed Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong looked very hopeful to win the championship. Facing the Hong Kong combination of Zhang Dezheng / Wu Yongyao, the first game of the 2 people was also quite stable, 21-16 win. However, the ensuing game suddenly changed! Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong began to get into trouble, and the second set continued to fall behind 13-21 and was tied. The showdown in the decider, Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong's key points were unfavorable, and finally lost 17-21, 1-2 was reversed out, and the number one seed in the mixed doubles was a big hit!
In addition, another mixed doubles pair of Guoyu, Ou Xuanyi/Feng Xueying, faced European Championship champions Arimov/Davletova or a bad move, losing 19-21, 15-21, and 0-2 also missing the round of 16.
Although the mixed doubles suffered a heavy blow, it was good that the performance of the national feathers in other arenas was very good, especially the men's singles! Zhao Junpeng faced Japan's Famous Kenki Watanabe 21-11, 21-15 to advance to the round of 16. In addition, Lu Guangzu performed well against No. 4 seed Lu Guangzu, winning 14-21, 21-15, 21-15 and advancing 2-1. In the men's singles, only Li Shifeng was eliminated by Slicante, and Lu Guangzu's opponent in the next round was Slicante.