On March 16, the 2022 BWF Tour Super 1000 Event All England Open officially kicked off in Birmingham, UK. As the openest in badminton, the oldest and most influential after the World Championships, the All England Tournament has always been regarded by many players as one of the highest goals of their careers. This year's event attracted almost all the masters to participate, so from the first round, the competition was quite fierce. As the new men's singles champion at last year's World Championships, Singaporean brother Luo Jianyou's all-England trip was quite bitter, he faced Denmark's Antonsen in the first round, and lost three sets, following last week's German Open, two consecutive tournaments and one round trip.
If you want to say who is the hottest person in the men's singles of the world during this time, it must be a brother of Singapore, Luo Jianyou. From the Indonesia Series at the end of last year to the World Championships at the end of the year, he not only defeated the two world number ones Kento Momota and Arcelor, but also won the men's singles championship at the World Championships, creating the history of Badminton in Singapore. Luo Jianyou's name began to be remembered by more fans, and he continued to improve from 20 to the current top ten in the world ranking list.
After the winter break, Luo Jianyou started the new season again, looking forward to creating excellent results again and staying at the top. But the reality is harsh, last week's German Open, he faced his training camp partner, Yang Can from Canada, and as a result, he lost two consecutive sets and was reversed in one round. This week came to the All England Tournament, Luo Jianyou met the powerful Antonsen in the first round, and it was three fierce sets, but it was Luo Jianyou who lost, and once again swam out of the round.
Two consecutive games and a round of swimming out, more or less still make the fans unacceptable, it is true that the strength of the opponent is strong enough, but this is not an excuse and reason to lose. In fact, as early as after Luo Jianyou won the World Championship, the discussion on whether he can open another new era of men's singles has begun, many people think that he is late in life, has a certain degree of domineering, and can achieve a certain position in the current chaos; but there are still many people who hold a reserved attitude, after all, under the epidemic, many player training and participation plans have been disrupted, giving him the opportunity to "drill the air".
Now it seems that Luo Jianyou has sounded the alarm bell in two consecutive races and a round of travel, whether it is a flash in the pan or a short hibernation, Luo Jianyou needs to continue to prove himself in the subsequent games in order to continue to maintain a high level of rank in the men's singles.