In the 2022 International Badminton Federation World Tour Korea Open, the overall performance of the Chinese team did not meet expectations, several players who were regarded as having the hope of winning gold before the game were eliminated early and did not break into the final championship battle, but Weng Hongyang, a 99-year-old youngster who went to the men's singles field, became an unexpected surprise for the Chinese team in this competition, until the start of the game, weng Hongyang, who knew that he could participate in the Korean Open as a substitute, the world ranking was only 156, However, he played the momentum of the newborn calf who is not afraid of the tiger, with the posture of a dark horse, he even defeated the strong enemy, the first round of the game will be south Korean brother Heo Youxi under the horse, and then he eliminated the powerful Zhan Junwei, Huang Zhiyong and Swinderson for the first time in his career to reach the final of the 500 level tour!
Weng Hongyang, known by domestic fans as the "hope of the whole village", was the opponent of the Indian celebrity in the men's singles final, who sent the nickname Qiao Natan, after the game began, Weng Hongyang still had obvious deficiencies in ability and technical and tactical richness, Jonatan also seized the opportunity, once saw the hope of winning, but Weng Hongyang, who was behind the big score, began to erupt in adversity, and won the Men's Singles Championship of the Korean Open in two consecutive sets to reverse Jonathan 2-1!
As soon as the first game came up, the two players began to fight the small ball in front of the net, the more controlled Jonatan won 2 points in a row with a higher quality return ball to make a 2-0 start, and then Weng Hongyang began to change his strategy, strengthen his attack, let the game enter his own rhythm, and chased the score to 3-4, but Weng Hongyang did not change much on the offensive end, so that Jonatan, who is known for his defense and rhythm, was not greatly affected, and the latter regained the initiative and quickly extended the lead to 9-4. Weng Hongyang, who was behind in the score, instead put down the burden, no longer in a hurry in the multi-shot round, but looked for opportunities to hit a fatal blow, after winning 3 points in a row to chase the score to 7-9, the experienced Jonatan stabilized the position, but also improved his attack, with an 11-7 advantage into the middle of the game rest.
After the game started again, Jonathan once again seized the opening, consecutive points to 13-7 to expand his advantage, although Weng Hongyang tenaciously pulled back a point, but still on the field can not suppress the momentum of Jonatan, the latter scored consecutive points, 20-11 to take the lead to get the first set of the match point, although Weng Hongyang saved a match point, Jonathan still made a 21-12 start.
Weng Hongyang, who fought against the water, played more proactively in the second set, directly hit the opponent 4-0 in the opening stage, after the opponent won the first point of the second set, Weng Hongyang applied for a medical timeout to deal with the wound on his leg, and after returning to the game, the two entered a stalemate, Weng Hongyang still maintained the lead in the score, entered the rest stage at 11-9, and after returning to the court again, Weng Hongyang's playing style was too monotonous and began to be targeted by Jonathan. And soon chased the score to 11 draws, the following game Weng Hongyang has been tight on the score, and in the handling of key balls more decisively, to 21-19 to equalize the big score.
As soon as the decider came up, Jonatan started well and took a 3-1 lead, but it can be clearly felt that Weng Hongyang has completely entered a state of forgetting himself, which also allows him to fully play his offensive threat, after scoring consecutive points, he quickly overtook the score 6-3, and entered the game with an advantage of 11-7 to rest, and in the final decisive moment, Jonatan also launched a tenacious counterattack, once chasing the score to 15-16, and like the second set, Weng Hongyang did not have a soft hand at the critical moment, Lock in the win 21-15!
From the perspective of the whole game, it can still be seen that Weng Hongyang still has a certain gap with Jonatan in terms of control of the ball, and I hope that after winning the championship, Weng Hongyang can improve his shortcomings in a targeted manner, become more comprehensive, and shoulder the responsibility of winning more championships for the Chinese badminton team in the future!