On September 3, Beijing time, the 2022 BWF World Tour Japan Open ended the semi-final competition, the Chinese team suffered a heavy blow, only one of the five individual events of the men's doubles to win the final seat, the young combination Liang Weiheng / Wang Chang reached the final. Shi Yuqi, Chen Yufei, Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong and other famous players have lost and missed the final.
In the men's singles, Shi Yuqi did not hold the lead despite winning the first set, and he lost two consecutive sets to 1-2 (21-15, 19-21, 12-21) to Zhou Tiancheng of Chinese Taipei. In another semi-final, Japan's Nishimoto Boxer narrowly defeated Denmark's Antonsen 2-0 (22-20, 21-19) after a 1-hour and 9-minute match. Nishimoto boxer will compete with Zhou Tiancheng for the men's singles title.
In the women's singles semifinals, Chen Yufei was also overturned after winning one set first, and she did not seize the match point opportunity in the decider, she lost to Japan's Akane Yamaguchi 1-2 (21-15, 16-21, 22-24), the match lasted for 1 hour and 13 minutes, which was also the second time chen Yufei lost to Akane Yamaguchi in a week.
In another semi-final, Ms. An defeated Chinese Taipei's Dai Ziying 2-1 (21-12, 14-21, 21-13), and Ms. An will compete with Akane Yamaguchi for the women's singles title.
Leung Wai-hing/Wang Chang managed South Korea's Kwye/Kim Won-ho well in the men's doubles semifinals, winning two 21-16. Leung Wai-hing/Wang Chang will face Denmark's Astrup/Rathmson in the final, where they eliminated South Korea's Kim Ki-jong/Kim Sharon 2-1 (13-21, 21-18, 21-11) in the other semi-final.
South Korea locked up the women's doubles title early. Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan, who defended their world championship title last week, were stubbornly resisted by the South Korean duo of Bai Ho-na/Li Youlin, and in the end, Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan lost 1-2 (21-12, 18-21, 19-21) to the final. Bai Ho Na / Li Youlin will compete with Zheng Naying / Kim Hye Jeong for the championship.
The mixed doubles match suffered a heavy blow, and both ace pairs were folded in the semi-finals. Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong fought hard for 1 hour and 8 minutes to play three sets, and they lost 1-2 (17-21, 21-12, 21-23) to Japan's Yudai Watanabe / Yusa Higashino, a loss that ended the IELTS team's 38-game winning streak and their seven-game winning streak. Olympic champions Wang Yilu/Huang Dongping lost 18-21 to Thailand's Poisranucoro/Tarathanacha.
For Guoyu, all five events won semi-final spots, which is quite a good performance. Unfortunately, in the semi-finals, they could not continue their previous state, and famous players such as Chen Yufei, Shi Yuqi, and Fan Chen were reversed by the opponents after winning first and then losing, which can't help but make people regret. Of course, this achievement is also an encouragement to The National Feather, and they must strive to continue this momentum to continue to improve.