Singapore: Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan swept the Korean combination 2-0 to win the championship The Chinese Korean coach contributed a lot
On June 11, Beijing time, the 2023 Singapore Open badminton tournament entered its last matchday. In the first women's doubles gold medal match, the Chinese pair, world number one Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan played well, defeating the South Korean pair of Bai Ha Na and Li Shaoxi 2-0 to win the championship, which was the first women's doubles championship trophy won by Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan since winning the Su Cup, and the first gold medal won by the Chinese team in this tournament. For Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan, the goal of the two is to win the Hangzhou Asian Games!
The foreign coach renewed his contract and strived to realize his dream in Paris
During the Tokyo Olympic cycle, Zhang Jun, the head coach of Guoyu, invited world famous coach Jiang Jingzhen to coach and serve as the head coach of the women's doubles event. At the Tokyo Olympics, Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan reached the women's doubles final, but unfortunately, the two lost to the Indonesian pair Polly and Rahayu, missing out on the Olympic gold medal. During the Paris Olympic cycle, Jiang Jingzhen chose to renew his contract with the Chinese team, striving to help the national women's doubles dream of Paris. At present, Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan, Zhang Shuxian and Zheng Yu are the top two teams in the women's doubles of Guoyu, and the four girls may join forces to compete in the Paris Olympics.
"Double insurance" has gradually formed a tripod in China, South Korea, and Japan
This season, the women's doubles have a clear group advantage, in addition to Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan, Zhang Shuxian and Zheng Yu, Li Wenmei and Liu Xuanxuan have also achieved a significant improvement in their results. South Korea's Kim Chao-young and Kong Hee-yong, Baek Ha-na and Lee Shao-hee, Japan's Yuki Fukushima and Aika Hirota, Mayu Matsumoto and Nagahara and Kona, among others, are the main rivals of the Chinese team. Not surprisingly, the gold medal in women's doubles at the Paris Olympics will be produced between the three finalists of China, Japan and South Korea.
The semi-finalists occupy 3 places and the Singapore Tournament shines
In this Singapore Open, the women's doubles team performed the best event for the Chinese team. In the quarterfinals, Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan, Li Wenmei and Liu Xuanxuan, Zheng Yu and Zhang Shuxian all triumphed, and the three Chinese women's doubles teams advanced to the semifinals, and the other four places went to the South Korean team. In the semifinals, Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan defeated Li Wenmei and Liu Xuanxuan, and Zheng Yu and Zhang Shuxian lost to the Korean pair Baek Ha-na and Lee Shaoxi. In the battle for the championship and runner-up, Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan's opponents are Bai Haona and Li Shaoxi.
Match situation
Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan have met South Korea's Baek Ha-na and Lee Shaoxi twice in the international arena, with each side winning one each. Therefore, this strong dialogue has attracted the attention of fans. In the first game, Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan played multi-shot battles with their opponents in the front and back courts, and Bai Haona and Li Shaoxi led 11-9. After 16 draws, the Fan Dust combination scored consecutive offensive points to win the first game 21-16. Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan continued to use their sharp attacks to put pressure on their opponents to lead 11-7, and after withstanding the counterattack of the South Korean team, the Fan Chen combination won the match 21-12.
(Luo Treasurer)