On August 26, Beijing time, the 2022 Badminton World Championships ended a women's singles quarterfinal in Tokyo, Japan, and Han Yue regretted that he did not qualify for the final four. Facing South Korea's first sister An Xianying, Han Yue fought fiercely with his opponent for three sets, saved 5 match points and lost, and finally lost 1-2 and missed the semi-finals.
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, and the first round is directly bye, and Han Yue will start from 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.
Han Yue's overall performance this year was average, but after entering June, her record became better, and the Indonesia Masters successfully reached the final four, but unfortunately lost 1-2 to Thailand's Indanong in the semi-finals. Later, in the Malaysian Open and Singapore Open, Han Yue reached the quarterfinals. At last year's World Championships, Han Yue also reached the quarterfinals, she lost to teammate He Bingjiao in the quarter-finals, this time in Tokyo, Han Yue hopes to go further.
After defeating Qi Xuefei in the first round, Han Yue's original second-round opponent Sindu had already announced that he had retired due to injury, which allowed Han Yue to directly enter the third round. In the derby with teammate Wang Zhiyi, Han Yue played quite well, she controlled her teammates very well, and firmly controlled the initiative of the game in her own hands. Entering the quarterfinals of the World Championships again, Han Yue met a Korean sister, An Xianying. The two players have played each other 4 times before, and Han Yue is at a disadvantage with 1 win and 3 losses. At the Malaysian Open at the end of June, Han Yue defeated An Xianying 2-1, which was her first victory over An Xianying.
After the start of the game, Han Yue seemed a little nervous, making more mistakes on the field, while An Xianying played proactively and took 7 points to lead the way. Han Yue chased back a few points, An Xianying immediately returned the attack, and she set off another wave of attack to pull the score to 18-7. Han Yue, who was behind by a big score, did not easily disarm, and chased 4 points to approach, and An Xianying returned 2 points to get the set point. Unable to return to heaven after saving 3 innings in a row, Han Yue lost the first set 14-21.
Han Yue stepped up his attack in the second set while containing his own mistakes and quickly took an 8-1 lead. An Xianying then chased 4 points in a row, Han Yue calmly coped, she quickly returned 4 points to stabilize the situation. An Xianying, who was behind the big score, played tenaciously, she counterattacked again to chase the score to 15-17, Han Yue controlled her emotions at a critical moment, and was more determined when the offensive opportunity appeared, scoring 4 consecutive points to win back a set of 21-15.
The two sides drew several times in the decider, and after 5 draws, Han Yue suddenly broke the line, and An Xianying scored 5 consecutive points to lead the way. Han Yue hit back 3 points, and An Xianying scored another point to lead the exchange venue 11-8. After Yi Bian, Han Yue continued to counterattack and successfully chased into 12 draws, but unfortunately she made some mistakes, and An Xianying took 3 points to pull away again. The two sides then alternated points, An Xianying firmly maintained the lead, Han Yue made a mistake in putting a small ball on the internet after more shots, and An Xianying won the match point 20-15. Han Yue did not give up resistance and saved 3 match points in a row. An Xianying then requested a medical suspension, and the doctor came in for a simple treatment of her ankle. Back on the field, Han Yue was unaffected, and saved two match points to chase 20 draws.
The two sides formed a multi-shot, Han Yue pushed the backcourt out of bounds, and An Xianying got the match point again. The next goal the two formed a multi-shot, An Xianying used the surprise to score, 22-20, she struggled to win the decider, 2-1 narrowly won the level.
In another quarter-final, Dai Ziying beat Thailand's Ambom Lumpan 2-0 (21-16, 21-9), and Dai Ziying will face Chen Yufei in the semi-finals.