On March 8, Beijing time, the 2022 German Open Badminton Championships kicked off. In a match on the first matchday, the new mixed doubles duo Zheng Siwei and Zhang Shuxian played against the hosts Jensen/Evreux. After two fierce sets of matches, the new pair of Zheng Siwei / Zhang Shuxian unfortunately lost their opponents and regretted that they could not go further.
The two sides alternated leads in the opening stage of the first set, and after 6-7, Zheng Siwei/Zhang Shuxian scored seven consecutive points to establish a six-point lead at 13-7. The opponent quickly adjusted and continued to chase the score, chasing the innings to 14 draws. After that, Zheng Siwei/Zhang Shuxian scored 4 consecutive points, and 18-14 once again established a 4-point advantage. The opponent scored six consecutive points and then won the set point 20-18. Zheng Siwei/Zhang Shuxian defused the first set point, and the opponent cashed in at the second set point, winning the first set 21-19.
Zheng Siwei/Zhang Shuxian started the game with a slight lead, scoring four consecutive points after an 8-5 lead to overtake the match 9-8. The two sides have since reached a stalemate, with the German duo leading 11-10 into a technical break. The opponent scored five consecutive points after falling behind 11-12, established a four-point advantage at 16-12, and zheng siwei/Zhang Shuxian chased down to 17-19 at one point, and the opponent scored two consecutive points to win the second set 21-17.
In the end, after two rounds of fierce fighting, the new pair of Zheng Siwei / Zhang Shuxian lost to the Local Jameson / Eifler combination 19-21, 17-21, and encountered a round trip in this tournament and did not qualify for the second round of the German Open.