On January 24, Beijing time, Huang Zhanzhong, the head coach of the men's doubles team of the Chinese badminton team, and Yang Ming, the head coach of the mixed doubles group, announced in an interview the decision to make major adjustments to the existing combination, which aroused strong concern among netizens.
According to Huang Zhanzhong, the men's doubles will launch four new pairs in one go, namely He Jiting/Zhou Haodong, Tan Qiang/Ren Xiangyu, Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi, Zhang Nan/Liu Cheng. Among them, the 2017 World Badminton Championships men's doubles champion Zhang Nan and Liu Cheng's re-pairing is undoubtedly a major attraction, and the two veterans decided to join hands to launch an impact and challenge to the Paris Olympics, which is admirable. In addition, Liu Yuchen, the runner-up of the Tokyo Olympic Games, will form a new "twin tower" with Ou Xuanyi, who is also more than 1 meter 90 tall, because of the retirement of his original partner Li Junhui. The 2021 World Badminton Championships men's doubles runner-up Tan Qiang / He Jiting was also taken apart, and will be paired with Ren Xiangyu and Zhou Haodong respectively, fans are not unfamiliar with the combination of He Jiting / Zhou Haodong, the two have a brilliant performance in the Thomas Cup, which is highly expected by fans.
Compared with the men's doubles group, the adjustment of the women's doubles group is not too big, according to the head coach Tao Jiaming, because Li Yinhui temporarily does not participate in the subsequent competition, Du Yue will be paired with Li Wenmei, and the latter's "original match" Zheng Yujian is partnered with the young general Zhang Shuxian, Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan will still be the team's key polishing ace combination.
The two World Championships mixed doubles champions Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong, who were about to be split apart, were confirmed to no longer be partners, and according to Yang Ming, the head coach of the Mixed Doubles Group of Guoyu, Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong will form a new combination with young players to compete. However, Yang Ming did not put the words to death, saying that such an adjustment is temporary, and whether the two will "reunite" in the future will be determined according to the situation.