On August 23, Beijing time, the 2022 Badminton World Championships continued in Tokyo, Japan, and Wang Zhiyi won in his debut. In the second round of the women's singles, Wang Zhiyi was a back-end force in both sets, and she defeated Denmark's Christopherson 2-0.
The Chinese team won four full seats in the women's singles event of this World Championships, and the four participants were Chen Yufei, He Bingjiao, Wang Zhiyi and Han Yue. Chen Yufei, He Bingjiao and Wang Zhiyi are all seeded players in the women's singles, they all have a bye in the first round, and only Han Yue needs to appear in the first round.
Before going to Japan, Kuniwa had been training at a training camp in Chiang Mai, Thailand, where they systematically prepared for the World Championships. This time to participate in the World Championships, the national women's singles to strive for better results, Han Yue and He Bingjiao, Wang Zhiyi are divided in the upper half of the district, they and Yamaguchi Akane, Ma Lin, An Xianying and other famous players in the same half of the district. The last time the national women's singles won the World Championships was 11 years ago, this time in Tokyo, Japan, where the four women will strive for the best results.
Wang Zhiyi is the No. 11 seed in the women's singles of this World Championships, and she will make her debut in the first round of bye. This year, Wang Zhiyi has had many bright moments, such as the Asian Championships, she won the women's singles championship, and the Indonesia Open and the Singapore Open both won the runner-up. However, in the Uber Cup, Wang Zhiyi experienced a painful moment, as a three singles, she lost to South Korea's Shen Yujing, and the Chinese team finally lost and had no chance to defend the title. This defeat was a big stimulus for Wang Zhiyi, and it was also a reminder that she needed to train harder to achieve good results. At least from the perspective of several open tournaments in Southeast Asia, Wang Zhiyi is in quite good shape, and she has also come out of the haze of Uber defeat.
Christopherson is ranked 21st in the world, and she and Wang Zhiyi have not played each other before. In the first round of the World Championships, Christopherson eliminated India's Bansod, and she is looking forward to creating more trouble for Wang Zhiyi. After the opening, Wang Zhiyi was a bit slow and hot, and Christopherson led 5-1. Wang Zhiyi gradually found the feeling, and she set off an offensive to narrow the gap. After falling behind 6-8, Wang Zhiyi chased 2 points to equalize, Christopherson hit 2 points to pull back again, Wang Zhiyi maintained offensive pressure, and scored 3 consecutive points to achieve a rebound.
Not to be outdone, Christopherson gave a return shot to chase 11 draws. After the two drew several times, After 13 draws, Wang Zhiyi set off a new round of scoring climax, winning 7 points in a row to get the set point 20-13. Christopherson saved 2 innings, and Wang Zhiyi returned the score to take a 21-15 lead.
Christopherson stepped up his attack in the second set and soon took a 4-2 lead. Wang Zhiyi hit back 3 points to overtake, and Christopherson immediately responded, leading the way again with consecutive points. Wang Zhiyi, who was behind the score, was not impatient, and she used the change of landing point to mobilize her opponents, scoring 6 consecutive points when she was 11-12 behind to achieve a rebound. Christopherson recovered 1 point, and Wang Zhiyi remained aggressive and scored 3 more to get match points. Christopherson saved a match point, and Wang Zhiyi scored another point to make it 21-14, and she won 2-0 to advance. In the third round, Wang Zhiyi will stage a derby with Han Yue.