On March 15, Beijing time, the Thai duo Dechabo/Sha Xili, who carried the 2022 German Open Badminton Championship trophy to the 100-year-old All England, replaced the Chinese team as the number one favorite to win the mixed doubles event.
In the Tokyo Olympic cycle, the two teams of the Chinese team Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong, Wang Yilu/Huang Dongping firmly held the first two chairs in the badminton mixed doubles event, and won all the championships after 2018. After the Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese team played in two important events, the Sudirman Cup and the Tangyou Cup, and then chose to return to China to adjust, and did not send team members to participate in the subsequent four-stop tour and year-end finals. Taking advantage of the absence of the Chinese team, Dechabo/Sha Xili rose rapidly, and while constantly winning the championship trophy, he also improved his self-confidence. Since the 2021 German Open, they have won 30 consecutive international games, winning six titles, including the 2021 Badminton World Championships. Since the Tokyo Olympics, Dechabo/Sasiri have achieved an impressive record of 37 wins and only 2 losses in 39 international competitions, with a winning percentage of 94.8%.
In the final of the German Open Badminton Championships, facing the new combination of Ou Xuanyi / Huang Yaqiong, which is rising rapidly by the Chinese team, the Thai combination showed a significantly higher strength, and only let the opponent score 20 points in two sets, which can be said to be a complete victory. The rise of Dechabo/Sha Xili is due to their own strength on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is also due to the bitter fruit of the national feather raising tigers. If The National Feather had not chosen to withdraw collectively at that time, it would not have allowed the Thai team to continue to win the championship easily in the face of continuous combat, nor would it have given them confidence. Considering the injuries of Wang Yilu and Zheng Siwei, the two main male players in the mixed doubles, and the year of Dechabo/Sha Xili, the Chinese team at the Paris Olympic Games can be said to face extremely severe challenges and tests if they want to defend the mixed doubles gold medal. In the next All England Tournament, Dechabo/Sha Xili will have to face a brief combination of two pairs of aces, and if they still win the championship, then the Paris Olympic gold medal is really hanging.