In the early morning of March 19, Beijing time, the 2022 All England Open Badminton Championships ended the quarterfinals. In the men's and women's singles competitions, China's Lu Guangzu and He Bingjiao both chose to retire, and Chen Yufei won without a fight to advance to the final four. In the doubles match, the Chinese combination reached the final four, and Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong and Wang Yilu/Huang Dongping successfully met in the mixed doubles semifinals.
Men's Singles: Lu Guangzu retired from the tournament Momota Kendou missed the semifinals
Men's singles quarterfinals, as the "only seedling" of the national men's singles, Lu Guangzu was supposed to face India's Lakshya Sen. However, Lu Guangzu chose to retire, and the reason for the withdrawal is still unclear whether it is injury or other, and Lakshya Sen won without a fight to advance to the final four.
Lu Guangzu
In other competitions, the top seed Denmark's Arcelong took 34 minutes to sweep the 5th seed Indonesia's Kim Ting in two straight sets 21-4, 21-9, and Chinese Taipei's Zhou Tiancheng also defeated another Indonesian player, Jonathan, 21-15 21-10. No. 6 seed Li Zijia of Malaysia beat No. 2 seed Kento Momota of Japan 2-1 with three sets: 21-7, 13-21, 21-11.
The semi-finals against each other are: Arcelor V Zhou Tiancheng, Lakshya Sen vs Li Zijia.
Women's Singles: He Bingjiao withdrew from the competition The top four seeds advanced to the final four
In the women's singles competition, He Bingjiao and Chen Yufei were originally going to stage the "China Derby". Unfortunately, He Bingjiao, like Lu Guangzu, also chose to retire, and the "civil war" between the national women's singles players was also announced, and Chen Yufei directly advanced to the final four.
He Bingjiao
In the other three matches, top seed Dai Ziying of Chinese Taipei won 5 seeds Japan's Hope Okuhara 21-10, 21-11, No. 4 seed South Korea's Ahn Seok-ying also defeated Malaysia's unseeded Wang Yuanli 2-0, and No. 2 seed Japan's Akane Yamaguchi defeated teammate Sasuke Takahashi 2-0. In this way, the top 4 seeds of the tournament all advanced to the semi-finals.
The semi-final matchup was: Dai Ziying vs An Xianying, Chen Yufei vs Akane Yamaguchi.
Men's Doubles: National Feathers Alone Reverse Promotion
In the men's doubles match, the only Chinese He Jiting/ Tan Qiang played against the Indonesian combination of Karnando / Martin. In the first set, He Jiting/Tan Qiang were a bit slow and hot, and some passives on the court lost a set first at 15-21. In the second set, the Chinese combination recovered, leading 11-6 into the break. In the second half, He Jiting/Tan Qiang withstood the pressure of the opponent's chase to win the equalizer 21-16. In the decider, the Chinese duo continued to play steadily and won 21-14 and finally defeated the opponent 2-1 to advance to the final four.
He Jiting/Tan Qiang
In other competitions, the top seeded Indonesian duo of Gideon/Sukamuyo defeated the 5th seeded Indian duo of Ranki Reddy/Sheti 2-0, the Indonesian duo of Fikri/Maulana defeated the 3rd seeded Japanese duo of Homu Choro /Yugo Kobayashi 2-1, and the 2nd seeded Indonesian duo of Asan/Setawan defeated the 7th seeded Danish duo of Astrup/Rasmussen 2-0.
The semi-final matchups were: Ho Ji Ting / Tan Qiang vs Ashan / Setawan, Gideon / Sukamuyo vs Fikri / Maurana.
Women's Doubles: Zhang Shuxian / Zheng Yu reversed to advance to the semifinals
In the women's doubles match, Zhang Shuxian / Zheng Yu played against the Thai duo of Zongkong Pan / Lavinda. In the first set, the Chinese duo lost 19-21; in the second set, they won the first set 21-18. In the decider, Zhang Shuxian / Zheng Yu took advantage of the victory to chase 21-16 to win, and finally won 2-1 to advance to the final four.
Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu
In other competitions, the South Korean duo of Chung Na Eun /Kim Hye Jeong defeated the Malaysian duo of Chen Kang-lok /Mulali Taran 2-1, the Japanese duo of Nao-wai Matsuyama/Chiyo Shida defeated the South Korean duo of Kim Joo Young/Kong Hee-young 2-0, and the Indian duo of Joo Lee/Prie-jeong defeated the 2nd seeded South Korean duo of Lee So-hee/Shin Seung-joong 2-1.
The semi-final matchups were: Jang Shu Hyun / Jeong Woo vs Jolly / Prila, Jung Na Eun / Kim Hye Jeong vs Na Wei Matsuyama / Chiyo Shida.
Mixed Doubles: Chinese duo will meet in the division semi-finals
In the mixed doubles match, Wang Yilu / Huang Dongping played against the 5th seeded Indonesian duo of Pravan / Melati. The game was played very well, and Wang Yilu/ Huang Dongping won 25-23 in the first set. In the second set, the Chinese duo won 21-19 and finally won 2-0 to advance to the final four.
Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong face the 7th seed Malaysian duo of Chen Jianming / Lai Peijun. The "IELTS combo" won with two 21-15 straight sets.
Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong
In the other two matches, the top seed Thai team de Chabo/ Sha Xili defeated the French duo of Quiquill / Delru 2-0, and the No. 4 seedEd Japan duo of Yuta Watanabe / Yusa Higashino.
In the semi-finals, Wang Yilu / Huang Dongping will face Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong, and Dechabo / Sha Xili will face Yuta Watanabe / Yusa Higashino. (Huang Kai)