On March 26, the 2023 Swiss Open badminton championship ended successfully, and the national badminton achieved 1 championship and 1 runner-up, which can only be said to be unsatisfactory. Japan's 2 championships and 1 runner-up are the biggest winners, and Chinese Taipei's brother Zhou Tiancheng missed a good game and became the most disappointed player in the final.
In the mixed doubles final, Chinese youngsters Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin faced the Malaysian pair Wu Shengjian/Lai Jiemin. It is said that Jiang Zhenbang named his group "Sauce Plate Duck" combination, but the editor always has an inexplicable sense of shame when he reads it, so let's call it Zhenxin Group for the time being.
At the beginning of the first game, Zhenxin's combination came up a little tight, continuously gave the opponent a chance to score, 0-4 behind, as the young player gradually adapted to the rhythm on the court, began to chase the score, Wei Yaxin also continued his excellent feel in front of the net, giving the opponent great pressure, coupled with Jiang Zhenbang's fierce lethality in the backcourt, the young player scored 6 points 8-5 when he was 2-5 behind. In order to limit the play of the Chinese combination and pursue high quality in front of the net, the mistakes gradually increased, and Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin also took advantage of the situation to open the score to 13-8. At this point, the opponent also changed some tempo, the line was more open, and we made more mistakes in the move, and both sides gained and lost points for each other, but the Zhenxin combination still maintained the lead and won the first set 21-17.
Wu Shen Valve/Lai Jiemin
At the beginning of the second game, the Zhenxin combination was in a hurry to score points, and there were many mistakes, especially Jiang Zhenbang, who got off the net many times. Fortunately, Wei Yaxin played steadily in front of the net, and after a short trail, chased the score to 5 draws. After a 7-draw between the two sides, the Malaysian team's form declined, and the Chinese teenager scored six consecutive points to stretch the score to 13-7. At this point, Jiang Zhenbang's sudden mistakes seemed to increase, and the opponent also seized the opportunity to chase the score to 13-14. The two sides also entered a white heat, from 17 draws to 19 draws, the key point was Xiao Jiang's consecutive mistakes, 19-21 regrettably lost the second game.
Jiang Zhenbang's mistakes mainly appeared in the central midfield to put a short ball under the net, attack out of bounds, overprotect the front court, resulting in too large a gap in the back court to be caught by the opponent; Of course, the advantages are also obvious, the pace of attack is fast, there are kills and hangings, and there are many changes in the line.
In the tiebreaker, he obviously noticed that Jiang Zhenbang's physical fitness had declined, and he no longer used strong attacks, but found opportunities to play gaps, and killed more to Lai Jiemin. Wei Yaxin's blocking in front of the net also made many mistakes. The score remained deadlocked, with the difference not much and after half-time, the Malaysian combination led the exchange venue 11-9. Back on the court, the opponent made a series of mistakes and was caught by the Zhenxin combination to score three consecutive points, at which time Wu Shengyuan injured his finger and applied for a medical timeout. Hitting the key points, Jiang Zhenbang seemed to have recovered a lot, and the game became excited, and at 15-16, he scored 5 points in a row to get the match point. In the end, the Zhenxin combination won the tiebreaker 21-17.
Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin achieved the feat of winning back-to-back titles across two continents, although the level is not high, but it is still very difficult.
Men's doubles final, between Ren Xiangyu/Tan Qiang and Indian Black Tower pair Ranji Reddy/Shetty. In the end, the Chinese combination lost 19-21, 22-24, both games were extremely small points, it was a pity to lose, especially in the second game, Ren Tan combination also won the game point. In the whole game, Tan Qiang played better, Ren Xiangyu made more mistakes, but in the key points, Tan Qiang's mistakes also made the game directly over, it can only be said that Tan Qiang is also defeated.
However, for the Ren Tan group, this is the first time since the two were paired to reach the final of the super300 level, which is already progress.
In other matches, the men's singles final, Zhou Tiancheng played against Japan's Watanabe Hanggui, which was also Watanabe's first time participating in the super300 final. In the end, "actor" Zhou Tiancheng lost three sets and missed the championship, with scores of 20-22, 21-18, 12-21.
In the first game, Zhou Tiancheng led by 6 points at 17-11, but suddenly dropped the line, constantly sent strange mistakes, and finally missed for a long time, although the second game equalized the big score, but the decider of Chinese Taipei Yi Brother failed to reverse the overall situation and finally lost. It can only be said that the performance of this "actor" is still remarkable, but he underestimated his 33-year-old age and missed the opportunity, I am afraid it will be difficult to turn over.
The women's singles championship was won by Thailand's Li Meimiao, who won two consecutive games in a match against Denmark's fierce Mia, 21-16, 21-18, but the spectacle of this match was average, and there was no top master's women's singles final, which was somewhat tasteless.
The women's doubles final was originally played between two pairs of Japanese pairs, but Japanese veteran Yuki Fukushima/Saika Hirota did not start to withdraw directly, so Reina Miyaura / Ayako Sakuamoto won without a fight and directly accepted the "gift" of their teammates.