On March 8, the 2022 BWF Tour Super 300 German Open officially kicked off, and in the opening match, the new national mixed doubles duo Zheng Siwei / Zhang Shuxian made their first appearance in an international competition against the host German duo Jason / Linda. As a result, Zheng Siwei and Zhang Shuxian were not in good shape in the game, and many times in the case of leading, they were overtaken by the opponent, and finally 19-21, 17-21, lost two consecutive sets, and the big score was 0-2 out of the game, and they were tragically defeated by a round.
After successive runners-up at the Tokyo Olympics and the Shaanxi National Games, Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong, a mixed doubles ace duo, encountered a certain crisis of trust. Therefore, after the National Games, they chose to stay in the country to adjust, and did not travel with the team to Europe, participating in the Sudirman Cup, The Tangyou Cup and the European Series, but focused on the preparation for the World Championships at the end of the year. Unfortunately, in the first round of the World Championships, the two were in mediocre form, and they suffered a round trip, which broke the last chance. At the beginning of this year, the coaching team of Guoyu officially made a decision to dismantle the "IELTS" combination Zheng Weiwei and Huang Yaqiong, and partnered with two newcomers Zhang Shuxian and Ou Xuanyi respectively to restart the journey of the new cycle.
The German Open is the first appearance of the national feather after more than two months of winter training, especially after the replacement of the team's new and old, and the reorganization of the doubles combination. Zheng Siwei and Zhang Shuxian in the first round of the German Open opponents are the German local combination Jason / Linda, the result of the two in the game, did not find too good feeling and tacit understanding, the first set although most of the time to maintain the lead, but after 18 draws by the opponent backed down, and finally lost a set 19-21. In the second set, Zheng Siwei and Zhang Shuxian were once again overtaken by their opponents in the middle of the game after a brief lead, and finally lost again directly 17-21, losing 0-2 in the big score and stopping the first round.
It is worth mentioning that before the start of the game, the broadcast screen of the event mismatched the national flags of the two pairs of participating athletes, the German combination was matched with the Thai flag, and the Zheng Siwei and Zhang Shuxian were matched with the Indian flag. Fortunately, after the game, I adjusted in time. It's just that Zheng Siwei and Zhang Shuxian failed to make a start in the game, which is a bit regrettable, and I look forward to their combination to have another excellent performance in the subsequent Swiss Open.