At 6:11 a.m. Beijing time on October 17, the Chinese team defeated the Japanese team 3-1 after more than 5 hours of fierce fighting, and after 5 years, it re-stood on the highest podium and lifted the Uber Cup for the 15th time in history. It is particularly worth mentioning that Huang Dongping, Jia Yifan, Chen Yufei and other 10 people who stood on the highest podium this year won the Uber Cup for the first time, which not only represents that this group of national women with an average age of only 23 years old will withstand the baptism and test of another competition, but also indicates that the era that belongs to them has begun.
"Resist and rush forward!" With the help of the national feather cheerleaders, the Chinese team 'two-doubles' Huang Dongping/Li Wenmei chased two consecutive innings at the end of the second set, and took advantage of the chase to win the decisive point with Matsutomo Misaki/Matsumoto Nagi 23-21, which was also the championship point of this year's Chinese team in the Uber Cup final.
On the 14th day after Guoyu defended the Sudirman Cup, the girls of the Chinese team once again poured into the field, and they held hands in a circle to celebrate this long-awaited victory. This time to retake the Uber Cup, not only light up the new five-pointed star behind their jerseys, but also inject more powerful fighting power into their future on the field.
The girls went from three games of the Uber Cup group stage 5-0 to the semi-final 92 minutes to beat Thailand 3-0, all the way to the final without real waves. However, the ups and downs in the final were also a real test of the unity of the female players. After the final of the First Single Chen Yufei from the Su Cup, she entered a positive adjustment state, and she played at her peak in the Olympic Games and the National Games, and only played one group stage and 7-pointers in the semi-finals in the Uber Cup. Eager to sweep away the haze of the previous edition in the Uber Cup final, she lost one set 20-22 in the first set, but still could not get rid of Yamaguchi's tactical limitations in the second set, resulting in a quick loss of 10-21. After the game, she admitted that it was difficult for her to maintain continuous concentration in energy, was well limited by the opponent, and completely failed to play her own characteristics and advantages, which was also the direction she needed to summarize and improve when she went back. After a short period of post-match pulling, Chen Yufei sat back in the stands and began to cheer for the next players.
Under the pressure of a 0-1 score, Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan fought with the Japanese duo of Mayu Matsumoto / Yuki Fukushima for 117 minutes. These four girls, all holding the world's first women's doubles title, staged a glue battle from the first set. "Fan Chen" fell behind from 18-20 at the end of the first set, and had to chase all the way to 29-27 to win; although the second set was equalized 15-21, but in the decider, when both sides were close to the extreme, relying on the brave fighting strength of "Fan Chen", and finally drew the big score to 1-1 for the Chinese team at 21-18. They said after the game: "I've never played a game that long. Because we know that 1-1 and 0-2 to hit the second single, the mentality is really too different, no matter what, we have to use the last strength, play everything, unconditionally trust our peers, and show the spirit of not accepting defeat on the field. Whether we play 100 minutes or 200 minutes, we can't give up on every ball. Chen Qingchen even said: "The belief that supports our victory is the trophy in the left front of the arena!" It's a belief, and I'd love to get the Uber back with my peers and with the team. Chen Qingchen is also the only player in the Chinese team who has lifted the Uber Cup in 2016.
He Bingjiao, who played in the second single against Takahashi Shayaga, from the beginning she always maintained a high morale, every point won by herself will shout for herself, the first set she only used 14 minutes to win 21-10, and then the second set Although encountered some difficulties, but in the end, He Bingjiao, who finally stabilized her mentality, won the game 21-18, rewriting the big score for the Chinese team to 2-1. After the game, He Bingjiao said that the second set was a bit dangerous, but because she saw her teammate Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan in the warm-up field, she worked hard, very hard, including Chen Yufei in front of her, who also played very hard, I myself was inspired, so I did not give up every point on the field. "Our coaches often tell me to believe that I am the best second single in the world. I'm not the best two singles, but I'm the happiest two because I have my teammates working hard in front! ”
In the fourth game, the former original duo of Huang Dongping / Li Wenmei faced Matsutomo Misaki / Matsumoto Nawei, and the offensive and defensive duo did not disappoint, they played well in the key points of the two sets with a ferocious kill, winning the third point for the Chinese team 24-22, 23-21. The Uber Cup, which has been violated for three years, has once again been held up by Chinese girls, and this honor is not easy to come by, it is a strong stroke in the long river of time, and it is also the driving force that pushes them to continue to move forward.