On August 25, Beijing time, the 2022 Badminton World Championships continued in Tokyo, Japan, and Han Yue won the derby to advance to the quarterfinals. In the confrontation with Wang Zhiyi, Han Yue played well, and she defeated her teammates in two consecutive sets 21-11, 21-13.
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.
In the first game, Wang Zhiyi was a late-starter in both sets, and she controlled her opponent very well. After winning the first round, Han Yue encountered the "dividend" of Sindu's withdrawal in the second round and directly entered the third round. As teammates of the national team, Wang Zhiyi and Han Yue know each other's roots, and the impromptu play has become more important. The two have played each other 3 times before in the World Badminton League, and Wang Zhiyi has won all of them. At this year's Malaysia Masters, Wang Zhiyi defeated Han Yue 2-0.
After the start of the game, the two drew several times, and after 4 draws, Han Yue stepped up his active attack and scored 4 consecutive points to open the lead. Wang Zhiyi used the landing point change to mobilize Han Yue, she tried to narrow the gap, but when she fell behind 9-12, she made consecutive mistakes, and Han Yue took the opportunity to score 4 points in a row to pull away again. Wang Zhiyi recovered 2 points, and Han Yue set off another wave of attack, winning the first set 21-11 with 5 consecutive points.
Han Yue took the lead in the second set and quickly led 4-1, 6-4. Wang Zhiyi took the initiative to speed up and strengthen the offensive, scoring 4 points in a row to achieve a counter-overtake. Han Yue was not impatient, scoring 4 consecutive points to achieve a rebound when he was 7-9 behind. Wang Zhiyi returned 2 points to tie again, after 13 draws Han Yue maintained offensive pressure, and continuously attacked Wang Zhiyi through surprise attacks, she scored 8 points in one breath to win another set 21-13, eliminating Wang Zhiyi 2-0 to advance.
In the quarter-finals, Han Yue will play against South Korea's first sister An Jieying.