On October 1, the men's team final of badminton at the Hangzhou Asian Games was held at the Binjiang Gymnasium. The men's team faces India.
In the desperate situation of Shi Yuqi and "King Liang" both losing, the second single Li Shifeng turned the tide in the key third game and recovered a point. Subsequently, Liu Yuchen/Ou Weiyi attacked strongly and chased down to a 2-2 draw. Weng Hongyang, who played for the first time at the Hangzhou Asian Games, won the last point and won the "life and death battle".
Li Shifeng
Liu Yuchen/Ou Weiyi
Weng Hongyang
In the end, after 5 hours of fighting, the Chinese team defeated the Indian team 3-2 and won the gold medal!
Netizens said: "Turning the tide, supporting the building, the Chinese team creates miracles!" "After the 3-0 defeat to South Korea in the morning, the significance of this victory is self-evident.
As the defending champion, the Guoyu men's team "changed blood" to a large extent, sending Shi Yuqi, "Liang King" combination Liang Weiheng/Wang Chang, Li Shifeng, Liu Yuchen/Ou Yiyi, Weng Hongyang to play.
The strength of the rival team India should not be underestimated, led by last year's Thomas Cup champions Laksia and Rankireddy/Shetty. In yesterday's match, the Indian men's team fought for 5 hours and finally defeated South Korea 3-2 to get a ticket to today's final.
In the first match, Guoya's number one men's singles Shi Yuqi appeared against India's Laksia.
Shi Yuqi was the "flag bearer" of the national badminton men's singles after Chen Long's retirement, but in the quarterfinals and semifinals, Shi Yuqi lost two consecutive first matches. Today is his third appearance at the Asian Games, and he also failed to break the curse of losing.
Shi Yuqi
In the first game, after a short period of adaptation, Shi Yuqi entered the state, the score of the two sides chased me, and finally Laksia fell first. In the second game, Laksia began to exert her strength and soon took the lead. Shi Yuqi quickly regained the initiative, chased points in a row, rebounded by 3 points to 8-11, and maintained the lead until the end of the game, winning the game 21-14. In the third game, Shi Yuqi had a clear technical advantage, became more positive, played momentum, and led 11-7, and then Laksia tenaciously chased the point and won 21-18. The Chinese team lost their first point.
In the second game, the "King of Liang" combination Leung Wai Keng/Wang Chang faced the Ranki Reddy/Shetty combination. In the first game, he was led 10-4 by his opponent, "Liang Wang" was more passive, and then played a wave of small climax, but too many mistakes failed to save the situation, and the Indian player won the first set 21-15. In the second game, Ranquireddy/Shetty made three consecutive dunks, and "Liang King" once again fell into a passive situation, and the opponent continued to lead, and finally lost another game at 21-18. The Chinese men's band trailed India 2-0.
In the third game, Li Shifeng faced Srikanth. Li Shifeng won the All England Open in March and is a sought-after rising star in Guoyu. In the case of losing 2 points in a row, Li Shifeng's performance in this game was particularly critical. At the beginning, Li Shifeng actively attacked, played steadily, the two sides could not hold each other, and the victory and defeat were between the first line. Li Shifeng withstood the pressure to win the first set 24-22, which gave everyone hope! Li Shifeng, who had high hopes in the second game, played steadily, fought back, and fell another game with an absolute advantage of 21-9 to recover a key point for the Chinese team.
A good game to boost morale. In the next fourth match, the Chinese men's doubles Liu Yuchen/Ou Weiyi, ranked eighth in the world, faced the Indian men's doubles Druv Kapila/Pratek Prasad. Liu Yuchen/Ou Weiyi did not give their opponents too many chances, and won the crucial point with a strong momentum of losing two consecutive games 21-6, 21-15. The big score came to a 2-2 draw.
In the fifth game, Weng Hongyang played Manju Nath. This is also the first time Weng Hongyang has played in this Asian Games. Weng Hongyang was good at attack and defense, winning the first set 21-12. In the second game, Weng Hongyang made a decisive move, led 13-1, and finally won this "life and death battle" 21-4. China defeated India 3-2.
"It's really stressful to play when the big score is two points behind, and I've been talking to myself all the time, and I have to fight for every point." Li Shifeng said in an interview after the game that after winning the first game, the momentum obviously came up. I also heard the DJ play "Reverse War" halfway through, fighting in adversity, and the singing and applause gave me more confidence.
"These team games have been tough, and if we can get to our round, we must work together to win it." Ou Weiyi said, "I came on the field because I really wanted to win. ”
Regarding the performance of his teammates, Liu Yuchen said that when he saw Ou Weiyi fighting so fiercely, he would be responsible for stabilizing and finally winning this game.
(Hangzhou Net reporter Jie Yuejiao/Wen Shen Da/Photo)