On April 26, Beijing time, the 2022 Badminton Asian Championships officially opened, and the Chinese team, which appeared with a full main lineup, once again challenged the five gold medals. In a high-profile men's singles showdown, China's youngster Weng Hongyang continued the fiery feel, defeating Shahid in two straight sets to win the opening of the Asian Championship. This season, the national men's singles has lost in Germany and the All England Open, and the overall results have been disappointing. But in the Korean Open, young player Weng Hongyang became the biggest dark horse, and he beat Indonesia's famous Jonatan in the final to help the Chinese team win the men's singles championship that had been waiting for many years.
Coming to the Asian Championships, the Chinese team still sent Sun Feixiang, Li Shifeng, Weng Hongyang and Lei Lanxi in the men's singles event. Due to the unsatisfactory performance of Lu Guangzu, Zhao Junpeng and others this season, the men's singles coaching staff of Guoyu had to race against time to cultivate young players in preparation for the Paris Olympics. Among them, Weng Hongyang has attracted the most attention from fans. Previously, he defeated Jonatan in the men's singles final of the Korea Open Badminton Championships, which was also the first men's singles championship won by the national badminton in the new season.
It is worth mentioning that Weng Hongyang was originally a substitute player, because other players withdrew, he got a valuable opportunity to play. After winning the Korean Open, Weng Hongyang said in an interview that the championship greatly boosted his confidence. After the Korea Masters, Weng Hongyang unexpectedly chose to withdraw from the competition, although the specific reasons were not announced, but head coach Zhang Jun revealed that it would not affect the subsequent matches. Since Weng Hongyang is currently ranked outside the 100th place in the world, the Asian Championship has to start from the qualification round and compete for a ticket to the main tournament.
Facing shahid, who has a good strength, Weng Hongyang was full of firepower throughout the game, and his performance in the offensive and defensive links was remarkable, and the overall state was satisfactory. In the first set, Weng Hongyang scored directly in the backcourt many times, and the opponent Shahid was at a disadvantage in height. In the face of Weng Hongyang's strong attack, there seemed to be little to do, and he could only smile bitterly at the off-field coach behind him many times. In the end, Weng Hongyang won the first game with a 10-point lead. Yi Bian fought again, and Weng Hongyang took a big lead at the beginning of the second set.
Shahid made more unforced mistakes and was further extended by the Chinese youngsters. Weng Hongyang, who has already played the state, drummed up and went to the next city, and in this game, he only let his opponent get 9 points. Some netizens said that Weng Hongyang's competition is pleasing to the eye, and there is a good chance to win the men's singles championship of this competition. After winning the first game, Weng Hongyang will usher in a second opponent, Pinenin, whose strength is obviously different from Weng Hongyang' strength, and it is not a problem for the Chinese youngster to win the game.
(Luo Treasurer)