On the evening of March 13, Beijing time, the women's singles final of the 2022 German Open Badminton Championships came to an end, and in the end, in a derby match for the Chinese team, He Bingjiao played well, successfully defeating the Tokyo Olympic women's singles champion Chen Yufei to win the first singles championship trophy of the new season. Chen Yufei and He Bingjiao are currently the two main players in the national women's singles event, before, Chen Yufei has been a leader, He Bingjiao, despite her outstanding ability, has never been able to prove herself in the world championships, Olympic Games and other top events.
This German tournament is the first stop of the Chinese badminton team in the 2022 season, after which they will also participate in the All England Championship and the Korean Open. Unlike the absence of the main players of the men's team, Guo Yu sent the strongest lineup in the women's singles event, chen Yufei, He Bingjiao, Zhang Yiman, Han Yue and so on all appeared. After fierce competition, a total of three players from the Chinese team reached the final four of the women's singles in Germany. In the previous semi-finals, Chen Yufei and Zhang Yiman played in the same room, and the latter was accidentally injured in the game, and finally Chen Yufei entered the final.
It is worth mentioning that after the game, Chen Yufei helped the injured Zhang Yiman to take the bag, which made many fans moved. He Bingjiao defeated South Korea's Ahn Hyun-ying in another semi-final and successfully met Chen Yufei in the final. With both of them advancing, the Chinese team also won the women's singles championship and runner-up in advance. This women's singles final attracted many coaches and players from the national feather to watch, and the outside world also called this duel "one sister dispute". As teammates who have been fighting side by side with the national team for many years, He Bingjiao and Chen Yufei have no secrets at the technical and tactical level, and they know each other very well in the change of line.
In the first game, He Bingjiao had the upper hand in speed, and repeatedly used the front and back court to move to score, Chen Yufei made more mistakes, and He Bingjiao won a set 21:14. In the second set, Chen Yufei stepped up the frequency of attack and staged a confrontation with He Bingjiao, leading 11:9 into the technical timeout. Subsequently, He Bingjiao began to threaten the forehand kill, chasing the score to 13:13, the two had been biting in the final stage of the game, and in the end, He Bingjiao won another set 27:25.
The match between Chen Yufei and He Bingjiao, no matter who wins the championship, is a victory of great significance for the Chinese badminton team. Entering the Paris Olympic cycle, the overall strength of the national women's singles still ranks first in the world, and Chen Yufei and He Bingjiao are the core players of the team and the main force that has the best chance of winning the championship in the three major competitions. Chen Yufei is 24 years old, still in a golden age in terms of physical fitness and competitive status, and the Paris Olympics will be her defense battle. He Bingjiao has improved significantly in these two seasons, especially against major competitors such as Akane Yamaguchi, Hope Okuhara and Sindu, and she has been able to help the Chinese team clear the obstacles to winning the championship.
(Luo Treasurer)