Throughout February, the BWF Tour enters its off-season, allowing all professionals to enjoy a rare holiday. Starting on March 8, the European Series officially kicked off, starting with the German Open of the Super 300, followed by the All England Open, the top event of the Super 1000, followed by the Swiss Open of the Super 300. The intensity of the weekly race allows most of the players to officially start the new season. According to the plan, on February 5, the BWF will announce the entry list and signing list of the German Open and the All England Championships, and which members of the Chinese badminton team will participate in the competition will become the focus of fan concern. According to sources, Shi Yuqi, the men's single brother of the national feather, is afraid that he will be suspended indefinitely, and he has now returned to the Jiangsu provincial team, and is in the period of injury recovery adjustment and has not met with the national team.
After the end of the World Championships in Huelva, Spain at the end of last year, the large troops basically met again at the Chengdu Shuangliu Base, entered the winter training period, and began to prepare for the new season. Before the World Championships, many famous players of the national featherweight withdrew for various reasons, including Shi Yuqi in the men's singles, Chen Yufei in the women's singles, and Wang Yilu/Huang Dongping in the mixed doubles. As the absolute main force of the national team, they went with the team in the second half of last year to compete in the Tokyo Olympic Games, Sudirman Cup, Tangyou Cup and European Series, plus participating in the National Games in September, they participated in dozens of high-intensity competitions in a row, putting their physical fitness and condition to the limit. Therefore, the coaching staff of The National Feather considered the overall situation and made adjustments to the participants before the World Championships.
Although in the Tokyo Olympic Games, Shi Yuqi failed to achieve good results, and in the quarterfinals against Denmark's Acelon, he regrettably lost to the quarterfinals. But at the National Games, he won the men's singles championship in one fell swoop, and then in the Sudirman Cup, Shi Yuqi, as the absolute main force of the men's singles of the national feather, led the team to achieve the defense of the title. However, in the subsequent Thomas Cup, although Kuniwa defeated the Japanese team in the semi-finals, in the first men's singles showdown, Shi Yuqi directly chose to retire when he was behind against Momota Kendou, which caused great controversy. In the following final, Shi Yuqi did not appear, it is reported that it was affected by injury, and finally The national feather was swept by Indonesia 0-3 and failed to defend the title.
Since then, the controversy about Shi Yuqi has been rising and falling, until before the World Championships, he officially retired from the competition, and the news about him basically returned to calm. It is reported that Shi Yuqi chose to return to the Jiangsu provincial team after temporarily leaving the national team, and judging from the news from the Nanjing Institute of Physical Education and the relevant channels of the Jiangsu Provincial Sports Bureau not long ago, Shi Yuqi carried out regular restorative training in the Jiangsu team and also participated in some public welfare and promotion activities. Because he did not meet with the national feather and participate in winter training, there are great doubts about whether Shi Yuqi can return to the national team and compete with the team in the European series. On February 5, the BWF will announce the German Open and all England squads, when Shi Yuqi will be largely absent, and it is still a mystery when he will return. The first half of 2022 for the men's singles is destined to be a difficult start.