On March 21, 2022, Beijing time, the All England Open Badminton Championships came to an end, Wang Yilu / Huang Dongping lost the mixed doubles final 0-2, and the national feathers did not receive anything. However, there was a controversial penalty in this match, and many fans expressed their dissatisfaction on the official platform of the BWF. Arcelor, who made his debut 2-0, defeated the post-00s youngster Lakshya, who missed out on winning the first all-England men's singles title of his career.
From the German Open to the All England Open, the competitive status of the national feather has declined, and many singles players have withdrawn from the competition, which is worrying. In addition, the physical state of Chen Yufei, Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan is also very general, and individual players have been affected by injuries. However, Guo Yu still reached the final in two individual events, including Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu in women's doubles and Wang Yilu/Huang Dongping in mixed doubles.
As we all know, after entering a new Olympic cycle, The National Feathers made major adjustments, especially in three doubles events, and sacrificed many pairs of new combinations, and these adjustments immediately paid off. In the women's doubles arena, in the case of Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan's early exit, Zhang Shuxian / Zheng Yuyong picked the beam and reached the final at the All England Open. However, Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu did have a gap, and eventually lost to Chiyo Shida/Nao Matsuyama 13-21, 9-21, and was relegated to the second place.
In the last Olympic cycle, the most competitive project of the national feather was undoubtedly the mixed doubles, and Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong occupied the world's first position for a long time, sweeping through various competitions. Behind him, Wang Yilu /Huang Dongping continued to improve and reached the highest podium at the Olympic Games. After that, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong was split, and Wang Yilu/Huang Dongping became the number one mixed doubles combination of Guo Yu. However, in the All England arena, Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong once again joined hands, and Guo Yu sent two of the strongest mixed doubles pairs to point the champion.
In the end, Wang Yilu/ Huang Dongping eliminated Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong, and lost the final to the Japanese combination of Watanabe Yudai / Higashino Yusa, and did not win the championship. I have to admit that the Japanese mixed doubles pair has really played well, and it can be said that the progress is obvious. Of course, many fans also mentioned the controversial penalty, and at the critical moment, The national feather was judged to serve too high, which affected the rhythm of the game to a certain extent. In addition, most of the fans on the scene cheered for Watanabe Isabi / Higashino Yusha, and Wang Yilu / Huang Dongping was indeed under a lot of pressure.
I have to say that the competition in the mixed doubles project is becoming more and more fierce, and it is not as easy for Guoyu to win the championship as before. I hope that Olympic champions Wang Yilu / Huang Dongping will summarize well, and I hope that our new mixed doubles combination can grow as soon as possible.
The biggest winner of this station is the Japanese team, in addition to the women's doubles and mixed doubles championships, the Japanese team also won the women's singles championship, Akane Yamaguchi defeated Ahn 21-15 with two, and laughed to the end with a more stable play. The men's doubles champions belong to the new Indonesian duo of Fikri/Maurana.
In the final men's singles final, Arcelor defeated the post-00s youngster Lakshya 2-0, successfully revenge and lifted the All England Men's Singles Trophy again. In addition to a few top players, post-00s players such as Lakshya and Kunlavut have slowly become protagonists, who have long competed in international competitions and accumulated rich experience. Many fans shouted at Zhang Jun, hoping that Zhang Jun would give young players more opportunities to participate, because the men's singles really needed to cultivate new people. Lu Guangzu, Zhao Junpeng and others are working hard, but how much potential do they still have to tap? Judging from the overall development trend of men's singles, we really need to cultivate post-00 players!