On May 12, 2022, the badminton Uber Cup entered a white-hot stage, the knockout round began, the defending champion China team appeared, and then fought against indonesia to compete for the top four seats, the coaching staff sent the strongest lineup, without any reservations, the first two games ended, Chen Yufei swept Koman Ayu 2-0, Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan won 2-0 against Kusuma / Amalia, the strength gap between the two teams was large, and the result lost suspense.
Last year's Uber Cup China team 3-1 victory over Japan to win the championship, this year is optimistic about the successful defense of the title, the number one strong enemy or Japan team, if not surprisingly, the final should still be the Chinese team and the Japanese team to compete, the group stage ended, the Chinese team blasted out three 5-0, ranked B group first to advance to the knockout stage, divided into the lower half, the same group also has Thai team, India team, Indonesia team, the highlight is behind.
The first singles Olympic champion Chen Yufei quickly decided, to 21-12, 21-11 victory over Indonesian teenager Koman Ayu, from the group stage to the knockout round, Chen Yufei even rotated, the coaching staff did not arrange her rotation, the next opponent is getting stronger and stronger, it is impossible to change, for Chen Yufei, maintaining abundant physical fitness is crucial, facing Yamaguchi Akane is still ready to play three sets.
The second doubles Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan vs. Kusuma / Amalia, Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan, a two-time World Championship champion, lost to Polly / Lahayu in the Olympic Games last year to win the silver medal, currently ranked first in the world, with absolute strength, after the start of the game, Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan slow heat, Kusuma / Amalia 11-8 into the midfield timeout, Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan stabilized the position to chase 16 draws.
Immediately after the two sides scored 3 points each, Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan scored 2 consecutive points to win 21-19, in the second set Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan played steadily, took an 8-5 lead, scored 3 points in a row 11-5 into the midfield timeout, and after returning Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan opened the point difference to 15-8, and finally ended the game 21-16, Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan won 2-0 against Kusuma / Amalia, the Chinese team 2-0 Indonesia, He Bingjiao will play.
At the same time, the match between Japan and Chinese Taipei was underway, the Japanese team sent Akane Yamaguchi, Yuki Fukushima/Saika Hirota, Hope Okuhara, Mayu Matsumoto/Nagahara kaina, and Saeka Takahashi, the first singles match was a focus battle, Akane Yamaguchi narrowly defeated Dai Ziying 21-10, 19-21, 21-19, both sides played at a normal level, and Akane Yamaguchi's overall performance was better.
Chinese Taipei team only has one single with scoring strength, the other four positions, and the Japanese team to compete, it is difficult to win back a round, after Akane Yamaguchi won the game, the Japanese team has no problem in advancing, the real point of view is to wait until the semi-finals, the South Korean team should not be underestimated.