The 2022 Asian Badminton Championships ended yesterday, and the Chinese team won all three finals in the break-in, ending the competition with a good result of 3 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze, and entered the preparation mode of the Tangyou Cup with this confidence.
Wang Zhiyi led by a big score but won a thrill
For the final prospects of the Chinese team before the game, in the case of mixed doubles in advance and women's doubles have certain advantages, wang Zhiyi's women's singles final of Akane Yamaguchi is the most variable and difficult. Wang Zhiyi has a 1-0 hand-to-hand advantage, but Akane Yamaguchi has won the world championship and the all-England championship title in the past six months, and is also the defending champion of the Asian Championship, and the trend of the first set basically shows the advantage of Akane Yamaguchi.
The turning point of the entire game came after the 11-minute break in the second inning, when Akane Yamaguchi broke her left knee in a save, perhaps because the injury had a greater impact on the running, and Akane Yamaguchi fell into an almost entire inning after that. Until the end of the third inning, when she chased the score consecutively, the game doctor entered the field four times to stop the bleeding and bandage her.
Japanese players have always had a sense of immersion in self-focused tactics, but when this concentration is broken, they sometimes fall into a collapse influenced by objective factors. For the final, Akane Yamaguchi was bleeding, she looked down at the injury countless times after losing points; for a round of Momota Kendou is the wind, and he is always photographed looking anxiously at the coach when he is repeatedly attacked by the other side.
For Wang Zhiyi, the first super 1000 level champion is invaluable. She helped the national women's singles regain the honor since Wang Yihan in 2016, and in this regard, she is currently the only player in the women's singles group to hold the Asian Championship gold medal. But she was chased to 19-19 in the decider with an advantage of 17-6, although in the end she won, but such consecutive points loss really need to be summed up. After the game, Wang Zhiyi also mentioned this, her mentality of being continuously chased by points is not well controlled, she hopes to be more down-to-earth, continue to use the synonym of hard work to create miracles.
"IELTS" breaks the blank, and "mortal dust" refers to the cup
For Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong, who have won countless competitions, the Asian Championship is a blank in their report card. After the Indonesian Masters in January 2020, they have been caught in an international championship drought of more than 800 days, and with recent adjustments and attempts from different new partners, winning the title this time is too important for them at this stage.
After winning the championship, Zheng Siwei was as excited as he won the first crown at the Nanjing World Championships that year, and his embrace with Huang Yaqiong also brought many emotions to the audience. The pinnacle showdown between "IELTS" and "Yellow Duck" is still a wonderful thing to look forward to.
The women's doubles final seems to be unsustainable under the strict control of Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan, as Jia Yifan said, they will be well prepared before playing against new opponents. After the successful defense of the title, the next goal of "Mortal Dust" is naturally the Uber Cup, which is about to be carried out. In Thailand, perhaps a pair of opponents are familiar with each other, but what remains unchanged is that the "mortal dust" in the competition is trustworthy.
For the national feathers who won a good result, the value of this competition is not only the gold medal itself, but also many aspects.
The first is to train young players and win rich points for new combinations and young players. For example, Weng Hongyang, who won the bronze medal, and the 8400 points in the super 1000 final four can make his world ranking directly close to the top 50, which lays a solid foundation for him to register for high-level competitions later.
The second is to test the current state of the team, adapt to the competition venues in Southeast Asia in advance, and put forward targeted directions for the final week's Tangyou Cup sprint and the queue at that time. It is said that the manila pavilion is very windy, in fact, this is a good simulation of the Bangkok Tangyou Cup, and like Li Shifeng's state recovery, Weng Hongyang's continued good performance, Wang Zhiyi's victory, and the ups and downs of several new pairs in men's doubles have a good hint at next week's competition.
Asian Championship Final Results
Men's Singles Li Zi Jia (Malaysia) 21-1723-21 Jonathan (Indonesia)
Women's Singles Wang Zhiyi (CHINA) 15-2121-13 21-19 Akane Yamaguchi (Japan)
Men's Doubles Pramudia/ Jacob (Indonesia) 23-2121-10 Translated by Xie Dingfeng/ Su Wei (Malaysia)
Women's Doubles Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan (China) 21-11 21-15 Nakanishi Takaei / Iwanaga Suzu (Japan)
Mixed Doubles Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong (China)21-17 21-8 Wang Yilu/Huang Dongping (China)