On August 24, Beijing time, the 2022 Badminton World Championships continued in Tokyo, Japan, and Chen Yufei successfully won the first victory. In the second round of the women's singles match, Chen Yufei defeated Malaysia's Xie Shuya 2-0 to advance.
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.
The first two rounds of the women's singles zone have ended, and He Bingjiao, Wang Zhiyi and Han Yue have all reached the third round. Chen Yufei, the first sister of Guoyu, was alone divided into the second half of the division, and the second round of the competition was her debut at this World Championship. As a gold medalist in the women's singles at the Tokyo Olympics, Chen Yufei is one of the favorites to win the championship, but she is in the second half of the district, including the old rival Dai Ziying of Chinese Taipei.
With the passage of time this year, Chen Yufei's competitive state has become better and better, and she has achieved good results in all competitions. Since the ThaiLand Open, Chen Yufei has reached at least the final four in five consecutive races, four of which are in the final final. Such a stable play, this is enough to reflect Chen Yufei's strength and state. After training and preparation before the World Championships, she should be in better shape on the pitch.
Chen Yufei's first opponent, Xie Shuya, is now ranked 40th in the world, and the previous head-to-head record between the two was that Chen Yufei had an absolute advantage of 5 wins and 0 losses. It's just that the last time the two met was at the 2019 Thailand Open, a match that has little reference significance for now.
Chen Yufei entered the state faster after the start of the game, taking 2 points to lead the way. Xie Shuya quickly narrowed the gap, and Chen Yufei played two waves of scoring climaxes, pulling the score to 9-4. Xie Shuya did not show weakness, and responded to the two waves of counterattack to chase it to 10 draws. Chen Yufei took another 2 points to lead again, and Xie Shuya hit back with 4 points to achieve a rebound. Chen Yufei, who lost the lead, was not impatient, she used the change of landing point to mobilize her opponents, and the attack was very resolute when the opportunity appeared, scoring 7 points in a row to win the set point 20-15. Xie Shuya saved 2 innings, and Chen Yufei took another point to take a 21-17 lead.
In the second set, Chen Yufei took advantage of the victory and quickly led 3-0, 6-2. Xie Shuya tried to chase the score several times, and Chen Yufei quickly returned the shot to maintain the lead, and she pulled the score away to 14-7. Xie Shuya chased back 5 points and approached again, Chen Yufei stepped up the attack, scoring 3 points in a row to stabilize the situation. In the following game, Chen Yufei controlled the situation and did not give Xie Shuya a chance to counterattack, 21-15, she added the icing on the cake to win 2-0 to advance.