On April 8, Beijing time, the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles event of the 2022 Korea Open Badminton Tournament began to compete, and the national badminton combinations Ou Xuanyi and Huang Yaqiong, who had high hopes, failed to reserve the hope of winning the championship for the team. Facing the powerful Malaysian combinations Chen Jianming and Lai Peijun, Ou Xuanyi and Huang Yaqiong were not in good shape throughout the game, and finally lost two consecutive sets to regret to stop in the quarterfinals. As the only seedling of Guoyu in the mixed doubles event of the Korean Open, after Ou Xuanyi and Huang Yaqiong were out, the mixed doubles of Guoyu failed to win the championship in the new season of international competitions for the third time.
After the game, the defeated Ou Xuanyi and Huang Yaqiong could not hide their loss, and the two said in an interview that the instability of the state was the main reason for the loss. In the Tokyo Olympic cycle, in the 5 individual events, mixed doubles has always been the most certain gold winning point, and the combination of Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong, Wang Yilu and Huang Dongping firmly occupies the top two in the world. In the mixed doubles final of the Tokyo Olympic Games, it was these two pairs that met in a narrow way, and finally the Yellow Duck combination won the championship. After the Olympic Games, Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong were paired by the coaching staff, and Ou Xuanyi became Huang Yaqiong's new male partner.
The previous German race was the debut of the two after they began to pair, relying on superb technology, Ou Xuanyi and Huang Yaqiong passed the barrier all the way to the final and won the runner-up result. Many fans believe that the strength of Ou Xuanyi and Huang Yaqiong is not inferior to the "IELTS" of the Tokyo Olympic cycle. In the subsequent All England Open, Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong joined forces again, hoping to regain their former domineering spirit, but the results were still unsatisfactory. Moving to the Korea Open, Huang Yaqiong and Ou Xuanyi regrouped again.
Head coach Zhang Jun also said in an interview that the team hopes to create another pair of mixed doubles strong files, and Wang Yilu and Huang Dongping together form a double insurance for the Paris Olympic Cycle. In this Korea competition, in order to focus on the inspection of Ou Xuanyi and Huang Yaqiong, the coaching team only sent a pair of them to participate. Facing Sumit and Pompa in the first round, Ou Xuanyi and Huang Yaqiong made the fans look terrified. Despite defeating their opponents after three rounds of fighting, Ou Xuanyi and Huang Yaqiong still exposed many problems in the game.
Ou Xuanyi's lethality in the backcourt needs to be improved, and it is not yet up to the level of Zheng Siwei's peak period; although Huang Yaqiong's pre-net technology is delicate, there has been a downward trend in physical fitness, racing energy and running ability. Entering the new Olympic cycle, if the duo wants to stand on the podium of the world championship, there are many difficulties and challenges to overcome. In this Korea Open, Ou Xuanyi and Huang Yaqiong were considered to be the favorites to win the championship, and the result of the upset defeat to the Malaysian combination was unexpected by everyone. Some fans said that the national feather coaching team split the combination of Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong, which was a wrong decision.
(Luo Treasurer)