In the early hours of this morning, the first round of the 2022 German Open came to an end. As the "warm-up match" of the All England Open, the German Open gathered a number of foreign players such as Arcelor, Momota Kendou, and Akane Yamaguchi. In terms of national feathers, Chen Yufei, Wang Yilu, Huang Dongping and other main forces also all appeared on the scene, recovering their feel and competing for the championship. The German Open is the first international event for the Chinese team after winter training and the beginning of a new season.
In the men's singles, Lu Guangzu easily won the first win of the new season 2-0. Throughout the game, Lu Guangzu attacked and defended properly, not in a hurry. After the end of the winter training, Lu Guangzu's advantage in attack was more obvious, and his mental state was full. In the next round, he will play against India's Srikante. Zhao Junpeng also successfully advanced to the round of 16 2-0. In the next round, he will compete with South Korea's Hsu Yoo Hee for a place in the quarterfinals.
Substitute debut of the young player Li Shifeng in the first round to challenge the Indonesian player Jonathan, in the game, Li Shifeng's speed is very fast, want to use the attack to tear apart the opponent's defense, but Jonathan is also very tenacious, in the end, Li Shifeng fought hard for three sets regrettably lost.
The first round of the women's singles was also brilliant. Chen Yufei, who appeared on the international stage again after four months, defeated Thai rising star Chaiwan 21-13, 21-9 to advance to the next round. In the game, Chen Yufei was calm and relaxed, played wonderful balls many times, and won the game in only 33 minutes. In the post-match interview, asked by reporters why they chose to wear sleeveless tops to play the game, Chen Yufei humorously quipped that "because the masters wear sleeveless." The relaxed mentality also proves that for the new season, Chen Yufei has made full preparations and is more confident to impact more glory.
The other two players, He Bingjiao and Zhang Yiman, also advanced to the next round with two 2-0. In the game, He Bingjiao against the Japanese player Ohhori Cai, the first set of both sides are more mistakes, facing the opponent's three match points, He Bingjiao is not in a hurry, five consecutive points to win the first set with a 22-20 reversal. In the second game, He Bingjiao was not impatient, and won the first victory of the season 21-17! Zhang Yiman, who played well at the World Championships, continued his good momentum and successfully advanced to the round of 16. Another women's singles player, Han Yue, also passed the level 2-0. Youngster Wang Zhiyi lost to Thailand's Indanong in two sets and missed the round of 16.
In terms of doubles, the men's doubles original duo Zhang Nan / Liu Cheng lost to the Thai rookie duo 19-21, and the new pairing Tan Qiang / Ren Xiangyu lost to the Japanese combination 1-2 and did not qualify for the next round. Another new group, Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi, advanced to the round of 16 with a bitter two-set battle of 21-15, 22-20.
In this German competition, the Chinese team has a total of four groups of women's doubles players to participate, in addition to the original Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan, Liu Xuanxuan / Xia Yuting, the other two groups of players Zheng Yu / Zhang Shuxian, Li Wenmei / Du Yue are in the form of a new combination. Four groups of women's doubles performed well in the first round, all advancing 2-0.
In the mixed doubles, Wang Yilu / Huang Dongping won easily 2-0 to open the new season. The new duo of Ou Xuanyi / Huang Yaqiong stubbornly reversed the Danish combination to advance to the round of sixteen after losing one set first. In the next round, Ou Xuanyi/ Huang Yaqiong will challenge Wang Yilu / Huang Dongping, and the mixed doubles of Guoyu will lock in a place in the quarterfinals in advance. Another new group, Zheng Siwei /Zhang Shuxian, lost 0-2 to the German combination and did not qualify.
On the first day of the German Open, the Chinese team had surprises and regrets. The Round of 16 will be held at 17:00 Beijing time today, and the Chinese team will encounter many challenges, let us cheer for the national feathers together!
Attached: German Open National Badminton Today Schedule No. 1 Venue: Women's Doubles: Zheng Yu / Zhang Shuxian vs Li Shaoxi / Shin Seung-jin (South Korea) Du Yue / Lee Wen Mei vs Ben Yapa / Nutkarn (Thailand) Women's Singles: Ho Bingjiao vs Akan Yamaguchi (Japan) Han Yue vs Ahn Xe-ying (South Korea) Men's Doubles: Ho Hyun Ting Zhou Hao Dong vs Alfrlan / Ya di Anto (Indonesia)
Venue 2: Men's Singles: Lu Kwang-cho vs Srikant (India) Men's Doubles: Liu Yuchen / Ou Xuanyi vs Koga Hui / Saito Taiichi (Japan) Men's Singles: Cho Joon-peng vs Heo Yoo-hee (South Korea) Women's Doubles: Liu Hyun-hyun / Xia Yu-ting vs Kim Joo-young / Kong Hee-young (South Korea)
Venue 3: Women's Singles: Zhang Yiman vs Sindu (India) Chen Yufei vs Ge Tong (Thailand) Women's Doubles: Jia Yifan / Chen Qingchen vs Qiao Li / Preera (India) Mixed Doubles: Wang Yilu / Huang Dongping vs Ou Xuanyi / Huang Yaqiong