2 finalists! The Chinese team has a 100% win rate in the semifinals, and the peak showdown between China and South Korea is coming
On the evening of June 3, Beijing time, the semifinals of the 2023 Thailand Open Badminton Open were fiercely contested. In the end, the Chinese team won both the semifinals of the women's singles and men's doubles and reached the final. Among them, He Bingjiao swept Mia 2-0 in the women's singles semifinals, and in the gold medal match, He Bingjiao's opponent was South Korea's An Zhiying. In the men's doubles semifinals, China's Liang Weihang and Wang Chang defeated Indonesian powerhouses Gideon and Sukamuyo in straight sets, and also got a ticket to the final, and the two will compete with Fikri and Maulana, Cui Paogui and Kim Won-ho for the title!
Lack of core Overall poor record
In the previous Malaysian Masters, although the Chinese team broke into the gold medal match in the mixed doubles and men's singles events, Feng Yanzhe, Huang Dongping and Weng Hongyang all lost in the final and did not win the gold medal. Moving to the Thailand Open, mixed doubles world No. 1 Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong, women's doubles world No. 1 Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan continued to truce, and Chen Yufei withdrew due to injury. The Chinese team, led by Shi Yuqi, He Bingjiao and Liu Yuchen, is still aiming to win five individual gold medals.
Although the Chinese team has strengthened its squad, its results are still difficult to improve, and even many events have been upset and missed the final four. In the men's singles, Shi Yuqi, Weng Hongyang, Li Shifeng and Lu Guangzu all missed the final four. The men's doubles pair Liu Yuchen and Ou Weiyi were eliminated in the first round, while the women's doubles pair Li Wenmei and Liu Xuanxuan, Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning also failed to advance to the semifinals. In the mixed doubles event, No. 3 seeds Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping were eliminated in the first round, while the other Chinese pair Jiang Zhenbang and Wei Yaxin lost to Ye Hongwei and Li Jiaxin in the knockout round and missed the quarterfinals.
Women's singles and men's doubles are the last hope of winning gold
After the quarterfinals, the Chinese team was left with only He Bingjiao in the women's singles and the men's doubles pair of Liang Weihang and Wang Chang. In the semifinals, He Bingjiao's opponent was Mia. The two sides have met four times before, and He Bingjiao has won them all, and on a psychological level, the Chinese girl obviously has the upper hand. Judging from the match, He Bingjiao did not give Mia too many opportunities, and easily won 2-0 and advanced to the final.
After Ho Bingjiao's victory, the men's doubles pair of Liang Waihang and Wang Chang made an appearance, and the two opponents were Indonesian pair Gideon and Sukamuyo. The two sides have faced each other three times before, and the Chinese combination has won all of them. This time again, Liang Weihang and Wang Chang still firmly hold the initiative. In the first game, Leung Wai Hang and Wang Chang attacked fiercely, starting 11-5 and successfully winning 21-13. Although the Indonesian pair Gideon and Sukamuyo began to fight back wildly in the second game, Leung Wai Hang and Wang Chang still played steadily, successfully winning 2-0 and advancing to the final.
(Luo Treasurer)