TOKYO, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- The arena is changing rapidly, and even the biggest stars may suddenly be in trouble. What if you fall behind? During the World Badminton Championships in Tokyo, Xinhua News Agency interviewed a number of world celebrities, including Olympic women's singles champion Chen Yufei, who talked about their feelings and coping strategies at the most critical moments of the competition.
On August 26, Chen Yufei returned the ball in the game. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Xiaoyu
"Calm down!" Chen Yufei said after beating Thailand's Li Meiwei on the 25th, "The main thing is to be calm, calmly handle every ball, don't worry." ”
Chen Yufei lost the second set after being chased by her opponent for nine consecutive points in the match, and when she was in the decider, she was forced to 9:9, but finally seized the opportunity and won the victory.
Mixed doubles top seeds Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong faced the Thai duo of Suba Zongguo / Subi Sarah, who also faced danger in the decider, as they fell behind 14:17 at one point, and finally drew 19 with their opponents, winning by two consecutive points. After the game, Zheng Siwei kept exclaiming "after fear".
Zheng Siwei (left) / Huang Yaqiong celebrates scoring in the match on August 26. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Xiaoyu
When talking to reporters about the secret of turning defeat into victory, Zheng Siwei said: "In the end, it is still based on faith, I still believe that I can catch up." I kept suggesting to myself that way, because at that time there was a slight thought that I couldn't hold on, and I might lose. ”
Huang Yaqiong completely agreed with Zheng Siwei's view, and also expressed the same point of view as Chen Yufei, she said: "The main thing is to calm down, to calm down. Losing points in front of you will make your thoughts not firm, and if you want to be firm, you must first calm down. ”
However, three-time World Championship women's singles champion and Rio Olympic gold medalist Marin does not seem to agree with the "calm" view. The Spanish star saved four consecutive match points in the decider against Chinese player He Bingjiao to lock in victory. She told reporters after the game that the key moment of falling behind was most important to use everything possible to show the opponent that "I am still fighting." ”
On August 25, Marin celebrates victory. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Xiaoyu
"At this time, you should make the most of your body language, keep your spirits high, concentrate, and fight tenaciously for every point."
Marlin did exactly that, yelling every time she scored, in an exaggerated manner.
China's Zhao Junpeng fell behind Malaysia's Li Zijia several times in the round of 16, but finally won the match through the decider. He revealed after the game that the most important thing when he is behind is to "not look at the score".
"Thinking about the pressure on the score will increase, I just want to think about the moment, I want to play this point, I don't think about the lead or the back." With this "secret", he defeated India's Plannoi in the quarterfinals on the 26th, reaching the semi-finals of the World Championships for the first time in his career.