World Championships National Feather two pairs out of the mixed doubles IELTS tragically reversed three consecutive championship dreams shattered

CCTV news: On December 15, Beijing time, the third day of the 2021 Badminton World Championships ended, the Chinese team suffered a heavy blow, mixed doubles champion Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong was tragically reversed in the debut, they did not have the opportunity to impact the world championship three consecutive championships.

This time, the Chinese mixed doubles did not send the strongest squad at the World Championships, and the Olympic champions Wang Yilu/Huang Dongping were absent, which made the burden of the championship fall on Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong. As the top seeds of the tournament, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong aimed to impact the world championship triple crown this time, and they had a bye in the first round.

In the second round, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong met Zhang Dezheng/Wu Yongyao from Hong Kong, China. The IELTS combination started well in the first set, quickly leading 7-1 before they withstood their opponent's counter-attack to win the first set 21-16. The second set was a different scenario, with the IELTS duo playing very passively, with the Hong Kong duo extending their advantage after leading the opening and they pulled back a set 21-13.

In the decider, the Hong Kong duo became more and more courageous, holding firmly in the lead after leading 5-1, and they took the lead 20-13 to get the match point first. Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong did not give up their efforts and tenaciously saved 4 match points, but unfortunately they still failed, losing the decider 17-21 and being eliminated by losing 1-2.

Another Chinese mixed doubles player was also unfortunately out, Ou Xuanyi / Feng Xueying lost two consecutive sets to 16th seed Alimov / Davletova from the Russian Badminton Association 19-21, 15-21. Another upset in the second round of the mixed doubles was the elimination of No. 6 seed England's Ellis/Smith, who lost 1-2 (16-21, 21-18, 15-21) to Japan's Kyohei Yamashita/Shinoya.

In other matches, seed combinations such as Watanabe Yudai/Higashino Yusa, Kiquier/Delru, Taberinger/Pique all won the third round.