On July 3, the final of the Malaysian Open Badminton Tournament began, the first match was the mixed doubles final, china's Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong lost 2 straight sets 21-13, 21-18, defeated the world's second largest Dechabo / Sha Xili combination to win the championship. After winning this championship, Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqionghao won 25 consecutive victories and won 5 consecutive championships, creating another peak of their careers.
Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong is ranked no. 1 in the world and has remained unbeaten since the Asian Championships this season, winning 24 consecutive victories to advance to the final. During this period, he won four consecutive championships in the Asian Championship, Thailand Open, Indonesia Masters and Indonesia Open, returning to peak form and the most outstanding combination this year.
Dechabo/Sasiri is ranked second in the world and will be in excellent shape in the second half of 2021, winning four consecutive world championships, finals, Indonesia Open and Indonesia finals, becoming the new world number one. In 2022, they won the German Open at the beginning of the year, the runner-up of the Thailand Open and the final four of the All England Championship, and their status is quite different from last year. In this competition, the two pairs will meet again in the final, just like the final of the Thai Open.
In the first set, the two sides entered the state faster, starting 3-3. Both sides adopted the tactics of consecutive attacking female players, Huang Yaqiong defended very well, and Yasi pulled the score to 11-6. Zheng Siwei received the ball and attacked consecutive points, and the score came to 14-9. Zheng Siwei continued to attack at the back of the high pressure, Huang Yaqiong scored consecutively on the net, and the score came to 16-9. Huang Yaqiong scored consecutively from the net, and the score extended to 19-10. With Huang Yaqiong's hanging ball scoring, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong won the first set 21-13, leading 1-0.
In this game, Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong's energy is very concentrated, Zheng Siwei's backcourt attack is full of power, and Huang Yaqiong's net is not leaky, which is the key to easy to win.
In the second set, Dechabo/Sha Xili fought hard and started 4-4. Huang Yaqiong continuously hoisted the ball and received the serve to score, and IELTS led the technical interval 11-8. Zheng Siwei scored consecutive draws, and the score expanded 15-10. Dechabo scored consecutive offensive points to make it 14-15. At the critical moment, Zheng Siwei scored consecutive offensive points at the back, Huang Yaqiong scored in front of the net, and Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong won the second set 21-18, winning the championship 2-0 with a big score.
In this game, both sides had a misplay in the key points, but in general, both sides played a high-level, evenly matched game. At the critical moment, IELTS's attack still solved the problem and was the key to winning.
After winning this championship, Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong achieved a record 25 consecutive wins, winning 25 consecutive titles, and entered the second peak of their careers.