With Zhang Shuxian/ Zheng Yu swept by the Japanese women's doubles team with a disparity of 21-13, 21-9, Wang Yilu / Huang Dongping lost to Japanese mixed doubles players Yudai Watanabe / Yusa Higashino with two 19-21 losses, and the Chinese badminton team once again ended with 0 gold. Since 2020, Kuniwa has failed to win even one title in this ancient Super 1000 Series for three consecutive years.
In 2020, the Chinese team sent the strongest squad, and only Chen Yufei, Du Yue/Li Yinhui reached the women's singles and women's doubles finals respectively, and even only they reached the semifinals. In the final, Chen Yufei lost 0-2 to Dai Ziying, and Du Yue/Li Yinhui lost 0-2 to Yuki Fukushima/Caihua Hirota. It is worth noting that the IELTS combination and the Yellow Duck combination, which were called double insurance at that time, did not qualify for the mixed doubles final four.
In 2021, due to the seriousness of the epidemic, the Chinese team chose not to participate.
In 2022, Kuniwa, who won 2 gold and 4 silver medals at the Tokyo Olympic Games, competed in the All England Tournament with the strongest team, and finally ended with 0 gold. The results of the men's singles round of 8, the women's singles round of 4, the men's doubles round of 4, the runner-up of women's doubles, and the runner-up of mixed doubles surprised fans - didn't Guoyu have a collective advantage in individual events? How can the record be so dismal?
The objective reason is that the national feather suffered a large-scale cold, resulting in a very poor state of the players, either early out of the cold, or helpless to choose to withdraw. A week ago, the German women's doubles champion Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan was eliminated in the first round because of a serious cold, the German women's singles champion He Bingjiao chose to withdraw before the start of the 1/4 final, and the men's singles star Lu Guangzu also had no choice but to withdraw after entering the top 8.
However, behind the objective reasons, we still have to soberly realize that although the recovery of The National Feather is obvious, it is far from reaching the prosperous world.
As the weakest link in the men's singles today, the highest-ranked Lu Guangzu and Zhao Junpeng to reach the final four of the Open Tournament are all luxuries. The men's doubles has a certain impact, but whether it is He Jiting/Tan Qiang or Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi, it is not yet a super combination that can steadily enter the final four or the final.
After the transformation of women's singles He Bingjiao and the rapid promotion of Zhang Yiman, coupled with the East Olympic champion Chen Yufei, we have a certain group advantage. However, the women's singles competitors are still numerous and strong, especially the presence of Akane Yamaguchi and Dai Ziying, so that our project is by no means a worry-free.
In terms of women's doubles, the world's no. 1 Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan is naturally the favorite to win the championship in various competitions, and the Zhang Shuxian / Zheng Yu who focuses on building has shown certain potential, but it is still young and has not been able to effectively form a double insurance with Fan Chen. Coupled with the fact that the women's doubles of Japan and South Korea still have deep roots, the Chinese team in this project has little advantage.
The most surprising mixed doubles project, because Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong will be dismantled, the former double insurance no longer exists, and the burden on the shoulders of the Yellow Duck combination is instantly greatly increased. What is even more worrying is that our competitors are rising rapidly, and Watanabe Yudai/Higashino Yusa, world number one Tokuchabo/Sha Xili have seriously threatened the dominance of the Chinese team in this project.
In summary, Guoyu has the strength to impact the championship in the women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles, but it has not yet reached the level of a big package of final four and final seats, and has the strength to impact medals in the men's doubles event, and the men's singles is deserted. With just over two years to go before the Paris Olympics, the new people need to grow up faster!
——Pay attention to the small fish and feel the temperature of sports!