On May 21, 2023, the badminton Sudirman Cup is about to end, China and South Korea compete for the championship, the first set of mixed doubles is over, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong 2-1 reverse Xu Chengjae/Cai Youyue, Guoyu took the lead, and the record of the meeting became Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong's nine consecutive victories.
From the perspective of the lineups of both sides, the comparison with the semifinals has been adjusted, the two pairs of doubles combinations of Guoyu are substituted, the mixed doubles arrangement Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong has already had a layout, the men's doubles Liu Yuchen / Ou Weiyi has made great efforts to turn the tide, but it is difficult to maintain the best condition with large consumption, the coaching staff decided to give young players the opportunity to reuse Wang Chang / Liang Weihang, and Shi Yuqi, Chen Yufei, Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan remained unchanged.
The South Korean team only has a men's singles change, choose Li Youkui, who is not ranked in the top 200, because of the lack of first-class players, there are obvious shortcomings, but the other four positions are very powerful, especially An Zhiying's women's singles are too difficult to play, and the men's doubles Kim Wonhao / Luo Xingsheng is not a fixed combination, the temporary partnership of the two is good and noteworthy, the last round of upset victory over world champion Xie Dingfeng / Su Weiyi.
Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong is a national featherweight ace combination, ranked first in the world, trusted by the coaching staff, just this season, Zheng Si / Huang Yaqiong often won the championship, breaking various records, in fact, the coaching staff previously arranged Feng Yanzhe / Huang Dongping to play, indeed some risk, the purpose is to let Zheng Si / Huang Yaqiong rest, for the final layout in advance, at that time did not expect Feng Yanzhe / Huang Dongping to have problems.
Seo Seung-jae/Choi Yoo-hyun is the number one mixed doubles of the South Korean team, ranked fifth in the world, the performance in recent years is still relatively stable, many times achieved good results in the international arena, there is no better choice in this position, and Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong lost eight times, the last match was the All England match, Zheng Siwei/Hwang Yaqiong eliminated Seo Seungjae/Choi Yoo-hyun 2-1, the victory or defeat of the first set of mixed doubles directly affected the morale of the team.
South Korean players are full of resilience, the more critical the moment is easier to play beyond normal, completely different from the previous performance, last year Uber Cup Shen Youzhen was the case, the first game Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong fell into a hard battle, many times to take the lead, but failed to open the point difference, the opponent is also in hot pursuit, the performance exceeded expectations, at the end of the game Seo Seungjae / Cai Yoong-hyun achieved a comeback, and then took the lead 21-18.
In the second game, Xu Chengzai/Cai Youyi missed the 20-19 set, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong scored 3 consecutive points, 22-20 reverse, the tiebreaker Xu Chengzai/Cai Youyi's mentality problem, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong 11-3 into the midfield timeout, after returning, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong broke through, blasted 21-8 to end the game, and finally reversed Xu Chengzai/Cai Youyue 2-1, the Chinese team led 1-0 and made a good start.