On the afternoon of April 28, Beijing time, the 2023 Asian Badminton Championships will start the 1/4 final! In the first completed match, world number one Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan did not play well, facing Yuki Fukushima/Saika Hirota from Japan, Fan Chen did not continue the strength of the first two matches, losing 20-22, 15-21, and did not advance to the women's doubles semifinals! In another match played at the same time, mixed doubles rising stars Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin performed well, defeating Zhang Xueqi/Li Zhizheng 21-17, 18-21, 21-17 to advance to the mixed doubles semifinals!
Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan vs Yuki Fukushima/Saika Hirota
In the first game, the two sides fought inextricably in the first half, and Fan Chen scored 3 consecutive points when trailing 8-10 to win 11-10! After that, the two sides alternately led, and the score gap remained within 2 points! After 20 draws, the Japanese combination suddenly gained strength and scored 2 points in a row to take the lead 22-20!
In the second game, Fanchen, who was one game behind, did not have the advantage in the opening period, and the two sides still played more anxiously in the first half, and the more consistent Japanese pair led slightly 11-9. After the game was closed, Fan Chen could not attack for a long time, and his own mistakes began to increase, and in the end, the Japanese combination won another game 21-15, thus eliminating Fan Chen with a total score of 2-0 and successfully advancing to the final four! After this match, Fan Chen continued to fall behind in the record of head-to-head with his opponent!
Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin vs Zhang Xuanqi/Li Zhizheng
In the first set, youngsters Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin led 11-9 into a timeout. After the timeout, the youngster set off a climax to win the first set 21-17.
In the second game, the youngster Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin started the game more passively, trailing by 5 points in the first half of the game 6-11! After the break, Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin scored seven consecutive points to win 13-12. At the end of the game, Zhang Xuanqi/Li Zhizheng stepped up their attack, but the youngster could not resist it, and was finally won back by the opponent 21-18.
In the tiebreaker, Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin started with a 2-6 downside, but they then saluted their opponents 8-3 to achieve an 11-10 comeback! In the second half of the game, Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin became more and more confident, and the score always remained ahead! In the end, the youngster withstood the pressure and won another set 21-17 to defeat his opponent 2-1 on aggregate and reach the semi-finals of the Asian Championship for the first time in his career! Congratulations to the young general!