In the early morning of March 20, Beijing time, the Mixed Doubles Semifinals of the All England Open Badminton Tournament began to compete, and in a civil war between Chinese players, Wang Yilu/ Huang Dongping and Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong met. The two sides fought fiercely in three sets in this match, and finally the Huangya combination narrowly defeated their teammates 2-1 and reached the final of the All England Open for the first time in their careers.
In the first set, Wang Yilu/ Huang Dongping entered the form faster, and the two scored eight consecutive points after a wave of 6-4, quickly opening the gap 14-4. After that, the two continued to expand their advantages, Zheng Siwei/ Huang Yaqiong was unable to catch up, and the 21-7 Yellow Duck combination easily won the first set.
In the second set, Zheng Siwei/ Huang Yaqiong had a slight advantage from the opening stages, and the two led 11-6 into a technical interval. Wang Yilu/ Huang Dongping chased back to 12-15 at one point, but then Zheng Siwei/ Huang Yaqiong scored five consecutive points to win the second set 21-13.
In the decider, Wang Yilu/Huang Dongping scored six consecutive points after 6-5 to extend the advantage to seven points at 12-5. After that, the two maintained their advantage, scoring 2 points after 19-13, and Wang Yilu/Huang Dongping won the decider match 21-13.
In the end, after three rounds of fierce fighting, Wang Yilu / Huang Dongping defeated the combination of Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong 21-7/ 13-21/ 21-13 to successfully reach the mixed doubles final. This is the first time since the duo have advanced to the final at the All England Open, where they will face Japan's Yukio Watanabe and Yusa Higashino.