On April 28, the 2023 Badminton Asian Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1/4 final competition, in the women's doubles competition, the national badminton world No. 1, defending champion Fan Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan, against the Japanese famous pair Yuki Fukushima / Hirota Saika, the result is that the two are not in good shape, losing two consecutive games, losing 0-2 on aggregate, thus missing the last 4. So far, all three pairs of national badminton participating in the Asian Championship have lost and disappeared, and collectively missed the top 4.
As the current world number one in women's doubles and the reigning champion of the Asian Championships, Guoyu's mortal dust combination has dominated the women's doubles scene for almost the past two years, winning seven major titles last season, including the gold-rich World Championships and the year-end finals. In addition, the Asian Championships, which were tied with the Super 1000, the two also won the championship. Entering 2023, the two won the Malaysian Open again at the beginning of the season, which can be described as a good year.
However, at the All England Open in March this year, Fan Chen did not perform well, and when he faced the South Korean pair Kim Chao-young/Kong Hee-yong in the 1/4 final, he lost two consecutive games after winning the first game, and was miserably reversed, thus missing the last four. They then missed the follow-up to the European Series and returned home to start the Asian Championship and Sudirman Cup preparation mode. Until this time to compete in the Asian Championships again, the two of them beat the combination of Malaysia and Indonesia without suspense in the first two rounds and advanced to the last eight; In the quarterfinal, they met Japan's former world number one pair Yuki Fukushima/Ayaka Hirota.
This match is the 18th meeting between the two pairs, after the 8-9 disadvantage of the Mortal Dust pair. In this match, the Fanchen team also led in the first game, but on the key ball in the final moment, there were problems one after another, and they regretted to lose the first game 20-22. In the second game, the two were still not in good form, and after falling behind, they failed to reverse the decline and lost another game 15-21, thus losing two consecutive games 0-2, and unfortunately stopped in the round of eight.
In this Asian Championship, Guoyu played a total of three pairs of women's doubles, and did not get the full four seats. No. 4 seeds Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu also lost to the Japanese pair in the second round, and world champions Mayu Matsumoto/Nagahara and Kana, compared to Fanchen's complete defeat, the two fought hard for three sets, losing 17-21, 22-20, 14-21. And the young pair Li Yijing / Luo Xumin also lost to the Korean pair Bai Ha Na / Li Shaoxi in three sets, with the scores 21-21, 21-15, 14-21.