The Olympic champion of the national featherweight is out of the game! He Bingjiao defeated a Japanese sister and missed the world's first in the top 8. The second round of the 2022 BWF German Open has all ended, and the national team has mixed feelings on this matchday, with only Zhao Junpeng left in the men's singles and three people advancing to the top 8 in the women's singles, namely, Chen Yufei, He Bingjiao, Zhang Yiman, mixed doubles New Branch Olympic champion Wang Yilu / Huang Dongping, who lost to teammates Ou Xuanyi / Huang Yaqiong.
In the men's singles, Lu Guangzu played against Indian veteran Srikans, and the two fought a fierce battle, and finally Lu Guangzu lost 1-2 (16-21, 23-21, 18-21). Zhao Junpeng against South Korea's Xu Youxi, the strength gap between the two is still relatively obvious, Zhao Junpeng only took 30 minutes, to sweep the opponent 21-10 in two, to advance to the men's singles quarterfinals, the next round, Zhao Junpeng against Singapore's Li Zijia. In the women's singles, Chen Yufei showed the strength of an Olympic champion, and it took only 30 minutes to sweep Thailand's Katesson 2-0 (21-8, 21-15) to advance.
He Bingjiao against Japan's first sister Akane Yamaguchi, the two have met 13 times before, He Bingjiao has only won once, but this time He Bingjiao completely suppressed Akane Yamaguchi, winning two consecutive sets 21-17, 21-11, blocking Akane Yamaguchi outside the gate of the top 8. Zhang Yiman defeated India's Sindu 2-1 (21-14, 15-21, 21-14), and Han Yue fought with South Korea's Ahn Hyun-ying for 3 sets, and finally lost 1-2 (19-21, 24-22, 15-21) and missed the women's singles quarterfinals. It is worth mentioning that the top seed in the women's singles, Dai Ziying, who is currently ranked no. 1 in the world, lost 0-2 (15-21, 18-21) to Japan's Sayaka Takahashi. In the third round, Chen Yufei will play against Germany's Li Yifeng, He Bingjiao against Thailand's Indanong, and Zhang Yiman against Japan's Takahashi Shayaga.
In the men's doubles, Guoyu had two pairs of combinations to advance to the quarterfinals, Liu Yuchen / Ou Xuanyi against the Japanese combination of Koga Hui / Saito Taiichi, the two sides in the first set of the competition is still more fierce, Liu Yuchen / Ou Xuanyi won 21-18, and then Liu Yuchen / Ou Xuanyi locked up the victory 21-15, thus sweeping the Japanese combination 2-0 to advance. He Jiting/Zhou Haodong and the Indonesian duo of Alfian/Adianto fought for 3 sets, and in the end, He Jiting/Zhou Haodong narrowly won 2-1 (21-15, 17-21, 21-14) to advance. In the men's doubles quarterfinals, Liu Yuchen / Ou Xuanyi will play against the Japanese team of Keiichiro Matsui / Yoshiken Takeuchi, and He Jiting / Zhou Haodong will play against the Indian team of Galaga / Panjella.
In women's doubles, Guoyu's performance was still very good, with three pairs advancing to the quarter-finals, and the top seed Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan swept the Indian combination of Jolly/Preera 2-0 (21-16, 21-12). Du Yue/Li Wenmei defeated the Thai duo of Benjapa/Nutkarn 2-0 (21-16, 21-13). Jang Shu-hyun/Jeong Woo and The 2nd seeded South Korean duo Lee Joo-hee/Shin Seung-joon fought a fierce battle, which jang-hyun/Jeong Woo won 2-1 (21-19, 15-21, 21-14). In the next round, Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan will play against the Malaysian duo of Xu Jiawen/Lin Qiuxian, Du Yue/Li Wenmei will face the Thai duo of Lavinda/Zong Gongpan, and Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu will face another South Korean duo of Zheng Naying/Kim Hye-jeong.
In the mixed doubles, Guoyu staged a civil war, and in the end, Ou Xuanyi / Huang Yaqiong defeated the New Science and Technology Olympic mixed doubles champions Wang Yilu / Huang Dongping 2-0 (21-13, 21-18), and in the next round, Ou Xuanyi / Huang Yaqiong will face the French combination Of Jikel / Delfin. At present, Guoyu is only left alone in the men's singles and mixed doubles events, and the women's singles and women's doubles have great hopes of impacting the championship.