From March 16 to 20, Beijing time, the 2022 All England Open Badminton Championships will be held in Birmingham. As the first super 1000 level event of the new season, the Chinese badminton team sent 24 players to participate, of which 2 participated in the men's singles, 5 participated in the women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles each had 3 pairs of competitions. In addition to the men's singles and men's doubles, Guoyu has the strength to rush gold in the other four individual events. In particular, after the split of zheng siwei and Huang Yaqiong in the mixed doubles at the German Open, the All England Open will re-compete, and they will also go all out to attack the championship.
Men's Singles: Lu Guangzu Zhao Junpeng staged the China derby in the first round
A total of 32 players participated in the men's singles competition, and the Chinese team sent Lu Guangzu and Zhao Junpeng to compete. In the just-concluded German Open, Lu Guangzu advanced to the round of 16 and Zhao Junpeng entered the quarterfinals, without much surprise and surprise. At the All England Open, the two will meet in the first round to stage the "China Derby" to compete for a place to advance to the round of 16.
Zhao Junpeng
The winner of the two will face the winner in the quarter-finals between Japan's Kanta Tokiyama and No. 8 seed Hong Kong's Ng Ka-lang. If you can move on, you may face No. 3 seed Denmark's Antonsen in the quarterfinals. Whether it is Zhao Junpeng or Lu Guangzu, the road to promotion is more difficult.
As the top seed of the tournament, Denmark's Arceloron missed the final at the German Open, and the All England Open will continue to attack the gold medal. At the 2020 All England Open, Arcelor once won the championship with a 2-0 victory over Chinese Taipei's Zhou Tiancheng. After two years, the two are expected to meet again in the semi-finals.
Lu Guangzu
In the second half of the zone, Momota Kendou suffered a round of travel in the German Open, losing the "civil war" with teammate Kenta Nishimoto, breaking the biggest upset in the first round. In the All England Open, Momota Kendou signed well, and there were only three seeded players in the lower half of the district, AntonSen, Wu Jialang and Malaysia's Li Zijia, and I don't know if there will be any unpopular explosions this time.
Women's Singles: Guo Yu five-player chen Yufei first played Zhang Yiman
In the women's singles competition, the Chinese team sent Chen Yufei, He Bingjiao, Zhang Yiman, Wang Zhiyi and Han Yue to participate in the five players, which is also a key player of the Chinese women's singles team in the Paris Olympic cycle.
In the first round of women's singles, Chen Yufei and Zhang Yiman will stage a "civil war". At the German Open, the two had met in the women's singles semifinals, when Chen Yufei won. In the All England Open, the two met in the first round, and no matter who advanced, the national women's singles would be eliminated.
He Bingjiao
He Bingjiao's opponent in the first round is Russia's Kosetkaya, He Bingjiao just defeated Chen Yufei to win the women's singles title of the German Open, and also defeated her "nemesis" Japan's Akane Yamaguchi in the second round. After last year's Tokyo Olympics and the world championships at the end of the year, He Bingjiao's self-confidence has increased a lot, and if all goes well, He Bingjiao and Chen Yufei are expected to meet in the women's singles quarterfinals.
In addition, Han Yue's opponent in the first round is Denmark's Brichfeldt, and Wang Zhiyi will face the challenge of No. 6 seed India's Sindu, both of which are tests for both.
Chen Yufei
Since Han Yue is alone in the upper half of the zone, as well as seeded players such as Chinese Taipei's Dai Ziying, Japan's Okuhara Hope, and Thailand's Indanong, it is very difficult for her to break through. In the second half of the region, the biggest opponent of China's women's singles is Japan's Akane Yamaguchi, who is expected to advance to the final as long as she can block it.
Men's Doubles: The Kuniwa three-pair pair continues to try out new pairs
In the men's doubles competition, the Chinese team sent He Jiting/Tan Qiang, Zhou Haodong/Liu Yuchen, Liu Cheng/Zhang Nan to participate. Compared with the German Open, except for Liu Cheng/Zhang Nan, the other two pairs have been re-paired. Liu Yuchen's partner changed from Ou Xuanyi to Zhou Haodong, and He Jiting and Tan Qiang re-partnered.
He Jiting/Tan Qiang
After entering the Paris Olympic cycle, the Chinese men's doubles has been looking for the best match. From the perspective of actual combat effects, the men's doubles still maintained a certain degree of competitiveness, whether it is the World Championships or the Open Championship, it can reach the final. However, it is always a step away from the championship.
At the All England Open, three men's doubles pairs were all in the second half of the division. Among them, He Jiting / Tan Qiang will face the Malaysian combination Wu Shifei / Yi Zuding in the first round, Liu Yuchen / Zhou Haodong will face the Thai team Supac and Jiddinupong in the first round, and Liu Cheng / Zhang Nan will face the Danish combination Murhd / Bei in the first round, looking forward to the national feather men's doubles can have an outstanding performance.
Women's Doubles: Fan Chen's top seed of the combination is in the game
In the women's doubles competition, the Chinese team also sent a three-pair combination to participate. Jia Yifan / Chen Qingchen were the top seeds, and the opponents in the first round were South Korea's Zheng Na-eun / Kim Hye-jeong, and Zheng Yu / Jang Shu-hyun faced the Japanese duo of Yuki Fukushima / Caihua Hirota in the first round. Liu Xuanxuan / Xia Yuting played against the Danish duo of Maglund / Lavin in the first round.
Jia Yifan/Chen Qingchen
The national women's doubles has always remained competitive, from the World Championships to the German Open, the "Fan Chen Combination" has won the championship, Zheng Yu / Zhang Shuxian, Liu Xuanxuan / Xia Yuting also have a good performance. At the All England Open, the Chinese women's doubles strives to win the championship and runner-up in the division final.
Mixed Doubles: "IELTS Combo" re-paired
Mixed doubles match, the German Open split Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong will be reorganized, the "IELTS combination" after the split and the new partner can be described as mixed, Zheng Siwei and new partner Zhang Shuxian lost 0-2 to the host combination Jensen / Evler in the first round. Ou Xuanyi / Huang Yaqiong defeated teammates Wang Yilu / Huang Dongping 2-0 in the second round, which was eye-catching; then they defeated the No. 7 seed France's Jiquil / Dellu, England's Ellis / Smith to reach the final, and finally lost 0-2 to the world's number one Indonesian combination Dechabo / Sha Xili and finished second.
Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong
The All England Open, the "IELTS combination" re-pairing, will also be their chance to prove themselves again. After a round trip at last year's World Championships, the call for the IELTS group to be dismantled has been high, and the German Open has confirmed the rumors. If the IELTS combination can win the All England Open, it is expected to continue to play together this season.
In addition, no. 3 seeds Wang Yilu / Huang Dongping played against the Danish duo of Mickelson / Sobi in the first round, and Ou Xuanyi / Zhang Shuxian faced the Scottish duo of Hauer / Mark Filssen in the first round. If both pairs win, they will meet in the second round to stage the "China Derby". (Huang Kai)