In the early morning of Beijing time on the 11th, the second round of the German Open quietly ended. The Overall performance of the Chinese team was outstanding, with breakthroughs in many events, and all five individual events had players advancing to the quarterfinals.
Source: Xinhua News Agency
After the first round of competition, Lu Guangzu and Zhao Junpeng successfully advanced to the round of 16, and in this round of competition, Lu Guangzu challenged India's Srikante. The last time the two sides met was at the 2021 World Championships, when Lu Guangzu regrettably lost. Xiao Lu, who had been holding his breath, worked harder during the winter training, eager to challenge all powerful opponents.
The game was not played easily by both sides, in the case of losing one set first, Lu Guangzu saved the match point and pulled back a set at 23-21, in the decider stage, the two sides could not alternate points, but Srikante was in better shape and more prepared. In the end, Lu Guangzu regretted losing 1-2.
Another men's singles match was Cho Joon-peng against South Korea's Heo Yoo-hee. In the game, Zhao Junpeng constantly adjusted the rhythm of the attack, seized the opponent's shortcomings in the consistency of the front and back, repeatedly moved, fell two straight sets, and easily advanced to the quarterfinals. In the next game, he will challenge Malaysia's Li Zijia.
In the four women's singles matches, in addition to Chen Yufei's opponents being relatively weak, the other three matches are full of challenges. Zhang Yiman, who made the first appearance, faced India's famous Sindu. In the game, Zhang Yiman played wonderful balls in front of the net many times, grasped the initiative of the game in his own hands, and finally fought hard in three sets to advance to the quarterfinals.
For Zhang Yiman, the victory of this competition is not only a breakthrough, but also a recognition of the achievements of winter training. She once said that she is looking forward to meeting seeded players in the competition and showing off her training results. Kung Fu pays off, and in the next round, Zhang Yiman will play against Japan's Sasuke Takahashi.
Chen Yufei, who is in good shape, still continued the momentum of "off work" in two rounds and easily advanced to the quarterfinals. Another women's singles match was a match between He Bingjiao and Akane Yamaguchi. From the youth tournament to the senior tournament, He Bingjiao and Akane Yamaguchi have had many classic duels. In this game, He Bingjiao played more proactively and faster, advancing 2-0 strongly. And Han Yue lost 1-2 to South Korea's An Xianying, regrettably stopping in the round of sixteen.
The two new players in the men's doubles team have encountered very strong opponents in this round, Liu Yuchen / Ou Xuanyi against the Japanese team of Koga Hui / Saito Taiichi, He Jiting / Zhou Haodong to challenge the Indonesian double-Argentine combination. In the two matches, the Chinese men's doubles performed well, the new combination cooperated smoothly, shared with each other, and through the continuous adjustment of the game, both advanced to the quarterfinals.
As a newly matched men's doubles combination, He Jiting/Zhou Haodong, although they have some cup experience, they are still trying as a whole. Liu Yuchen and Ou Xuanyi are the first time to play together in the new season, and it has been surprising that they can make a breakthrough. I hope that the men's doubles of Guoyu can continue to work hard and continue to make progress.
The four groups of women's doubles players performed well overall, with Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan winning easily against India 2-0 and Li Wenmei/Du Yue also beating Thais to advance to the quarterfinals.
Another new combination, Jeong Woo /Jang Shu Hyun, performed even better, facing South Korea's Lee So-hee / Shin Seung-hyun, the two men cooperated tacitly, did not give up when they were behind, and finally won 2-1 against the strong opponents to advance to the quarterfinals. And the young general Liu Xuanxuan / Xia Yuting, lost two sets, did not qualify for the quarterfinals.
The mixed doubles match is a civil war for the Chinese team. Ou Xuanyi and Huang Yaqiong in the one-day doubles challenge Wang Yilu/Huang Dongping. In this game, Huang Ou's two people are full of momentum, Huang Yaqiong is still sharp in front of the net, ou Xuanyi has also completed the score in the backcourt many times, full preparation and fiery state let Huang Duck somewhat caught off guard. In the end, Ou Xuanyi and Huang Yaqiong made a breakthrough 2-0 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the German Open.
The german open quarterfinals will start at 21:00 Beijing time on March 11, and the national badminton schedule is as follows:
Venue 1
Women's Singles: Chen Yufei vs Li Yifeng (Germany)
Women's Doubles: Du Yue / Li Wenmei vs Kitty Tarakur / Ba Zongya (Thailand)
Venue 2
Women's Singles: Zhang Yiman vs Sayaka Takahashi (Japan)
Women's Singles: He Bingjiao vs Indanong (Thailand)
Men's Doubles: Liu Yuchen / Ou Xuanyi vs Keiichiro Matsui / Yoshiken Takeuchi (JP)
Men's Doubles: Ho Ji Ting / Zhou Haodong vs Palasad / Pangara (India)
Women's Doubles: Jung Woo /Jang Shu Hyun vs Jung Na Eun / Kim Hye Jeong (Korea) mixed
Double: Ou Xuanyi / Huang Yaqiong vs Jikil / Del Lu (France)
Venue 3
Men's Singles: Zhao Junpeng vs Li Zijia (Malaysia)
Women's Doubles: Jia Yifan / Chen Qingchen vs Xu Jiawen / Lin Qiuxian (Malaysia)