On April 30, the 2022 Badminton Asian Championships were contested in the semi-finals of the Philippine capital Manila, in the men's singles focus battle, the new star Weng Hongyang, who had been killed all the way from the qualifiers, challenged Malaysia's brother Li Zijia again in the semifinals after eliminating India's brother Srikante and Indonesia's brother Jinting. As a result, in this game, he failed to continue his previous state, was suppressed by the opponent, and finally 11-21, 19-21, lost two consecutive sets of 0-2, missed the final, and thus the national feather did not qualify for the men's singles championship of this Asian Championship.
Weng Hongyang is the biggest discovery of the men's singles of this season, in the Korean Open in early April, Weng Hongyang was not eligible to participate, and he made up for the competition, soaring into the sky, winning consecutive victories all the way to the final, and defeating Indonesia's famous Jonatan in the final to win the men's singles championship in one fell swoop. This is not only Weng Hongyang's first men's singles champion in the top badminton tour event, but also the first open men's singles champion with more than 500 in the past two and a half years, which has greatly boosted morale and self-confidence in the national badminton men's singles in the trough.
This Asian Championship, Weng Hongyang from the qualifiers, two consecutive wins after the promotion to the main match, from the first round, consecutive victories over Singapore's Zheng Jiaheng, the second round against india's first brother, the former world's first Srikant, three sets of fierce battles, Weng Hongyang completed the upset, for Lu Guangzu, Li Shifeng and other team members to complete the revenge. After advancing to the top 8, in the quarterfinals he met an Indonesian brother Jinting, facing the No. 2 seed of the tournament, Weng Hongyang still played steadily, although it was still a hard battle in three sets, but the last laugh was still him, continuously unlocking the world's top ten players, the outside world's expectations for Weng Hongyang have been greatly improved, and even there is a call that Weng Hongyang is expected to become a new brother of the national feather men's singles.
The semi-final meeting with Li Zijia, who is popular fried chicken in Malaysia and known as Li Zongwei's successor, is another big test for Weng Hongyang, a continuous hard battle, testing not only his physical fitness, but also the comprehensive application and play of techniques and tactics. In the game, he did not adapt well to the opponent's way of playing, the first set was quickly lost 11-21, the second set was adjusted in time, the score was tight, but the last moment was pulled apart, although once chased 2 match points, but unfortunately finally lost 19-21, the big score 0-2 loss, failed to continue the upset moment.
Compared with the achievement of the results, Weng Hongyang "turned out" in the international competition, giving the national feather in the trough with great hope, in the Chen Long indefinite suspension, Shi Yuqi recuperation, the national feather men's singles do not have the main backbone and leading figures, the urgent need for young players to grow rapidly, and Weng Hongyang is in such a situation, the rapid rise, not only with the results to prove their ability and strength, but also let the outside world see hope. It is expected that he will be able to play better in the follow-up competition and become the leader of the new generation of men's singles in the national feather as soon as possible.