On May 21, Sudirman Cup final, China VS South Korea, the first mixed doubles matchup, "IELTS combination" Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong defeated Xu Chengjae and Cai Yoo-yue 2-1, the Chinese team opened the final well, leading 1-0. The IELTS combination against Seo Seung-jae and Choi Yoo-hyun has a record of 9 wins and 0 losses.
Lin Dan watched the game on the spot and cheered for the Chinese team.
In the first game, Seo Seung-jae killed consecutive balls in the backfield and scored the first point. Zheng Siwei received the serve directly overhead to kill the ball and landed in the boundary. Zheng Siwei returned the ball to the net, and Seo Seungzai scored and then made a mistake after serving. Jung Si returned the ball and landed in the boundary, but Seung-jae raised a challenge and the challenge was successfully awarded to the Korean pair. Subsequently, the Korean partner successfully challenged again, and the referee made many mistakes. Zheng Siwei scored at the back, the two sides battled, and the IELTS combination entered a technical timeout 11-10.
Huang Yaqiong slashed a forehand diagonally out of bounds, followed by Huang Yaqiong hanging the ball to score, Zheng Siwei and Seo Seungjae scored consecutive smashes. Huang Yaqiong's continuous grabbing of the net caused Seo Seungjae to return the ball out of bounds. Zheng Siwei backhand hooked diagonally out of bounds, Cai Youying returned the ball and went into the net. Seo Seung-jae scored consecutive kills at the back, and Seo Seung-jae and Cai Yoo-hyun won the set point 20-17. Although the IELTS combination saved a set point, the IELTS combination lost the first set 18-21 as Seo Seungjae scored at the back.
In the second game, Zheng Siwei's kill ball was prevented, and Seo Seungjae countered and hit the dunk. Cai Youyue returned the ball to the net, Jung Si Si scored a half-time kill, and Seo Seung-jae's serve landed in the second half of the line. Seo Seung-jae's serve made a direct mistake, Huang Yaqiong's chance to save the net in front of the net was out of bounds, Huang Yaqiong returned the ball to the net, the IELTS combination made more mistakes, Seo Seung-jae grabbed the serve to score, and when it entered the technical timeout, the IELTS combination fell 6-11.
After the timeout, the IELTS combination opened the gap from Choi Yoo-yue, scored consecutive points, and a wave of 5-0 directly erased the gap and tied it at 11. Cai Youying seized the opportunity to score, and Cai Youying scored diagonally and raised her arms to celebrate. Huang Yaqiong defended the opponent's attack for 6 consecutive shots, and scored on the 7th beat. Cai Youyi pressed down on the top of her head and down on the net, and Huang Yaqiong scored on the net. The IELTS combination trailed 16-19, Seo Seung-jae's mistakes increased, and the IELTS combination scored three consecutive points to tie 19. Xu Chengzai scored on the net and won the match point, and Huang Yaqiong directly slashed to score. Then Cai Youyue went directly into the net, Seo Seungjae received the net, and the IELTS combination won the game 22-20.
In the third game, Huang Yaqiong suppressed the diagonal score, Zheng Siwei scored in the midfield, Seo Seungjae replayed out of bounds at the back, and Huang Yaqiong grabbed the serve to score. The IELTS combination played on momentum and entered the technical timeout with an 11-3 lead. Zheng Si picked up out of bounds, Seo Seungjae backhanded pushed the backfield out of bounds, and Zheng Si scored consecutive backcourt kills. Huang Yaqiong's chance to hit the net in front of the net was lost, and Xu Chengzai's serve went directly off the net, and the opponent's mentality changed significantly. Huang Yaqiong pushed the back court to score, this game, the IELTS combination won 21-8, 2-1 reverse to win.
In this way, Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong played 4 matches in this Su Cup, with a record of 4 wins and 0 losses, and only lost two games. Tsai Yoong-hyun and Seo Seung-jae suffered their first defeat in this Su Cup, and at the big scoreline, China temporarily led South Korea 1-0.