On May 1, local time, the 2022 Asian Badminton Championships ended in the Philippines. The Chinese team won the championship in the women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles competitions, with women's singles player Wang Zhiyi, women's doubles duo Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan, and mixed doubles duo Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong successfully reaching the top.
In the women's singles final, China's Wang Zhiyi defeated Japan's Akane Yamaguchi, the top seed of the tournament, in the case of losing the first set, 15:21, 21:13, 21:19. The climax of the game came in the third set, when Wang Zhiyi once led 17:6, but fell into a scoring drought in the following rounds. Meanwhile, Akane Yamaguchi relied on her vast experience to tenaciously push the score to 19 draws. At the critical moment, Wang Zhiyi adjusted her strategy in time, patiently looked for flaws in her opponents, and finally grabbed two mistakes in a row to win the championship at 21:19, which was also her first asian championship. The third place was won by South Korea's Ahn Hyun-ying and India's Sindu.
In women's doubles, the Chinese duo Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan successfully defended the title with a 21:11, 21:15 nick Japanese duo of Iwanaga Ling / Nakanishi Takaei. The third place was won by the Chinese duo Du Yue/Li Wenmei and the Japanese duo Yuki Fukushima/Hirota Caihana.
The mixed doubles final is a "civil war" for the Chinese team. "IELTS Combination" Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong was even better, defeating the defending champions Wang Yilu / Huang Dongping 21:17, 21:8. The third place was won by the Indonesian team Jordan/Melati and the Japanese team Yudai Watanabe/Higashino Yusa.
In the men's singles final, Malaysia's Li Zijia defeated Indonesia's Jonatan 21:17 and 23:21 to win his first Asian Championship men's singles title. The third place was won by Indonesia's Chico and China's Weng Hongyang.
At this point, the Chinese team ended the Asian Championship with 3 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze.
Text: Xinhua News Agency reporter Yang Yunqi
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Source: Xinhua News Agency
Editors: Xie Wenyun, Yang Ye
Review: Lu Jiaqi