On October 23, Beijing time, the 2021 Danish Open ended a women's singles semifinal, and He Bingjiao unfortunately lost the final. Facing Japan's Akane Yamaguchi, He Bingjiao fought with her opponent in both sets to extra points, but unfortunately she did not grasp the key ball, and as a result, He Bingjiao lost two consecutive sets.
He Bingjiao is the No. 6 seed of this tournament, And Akane Yamaguchi is the No. 2 seed, and after Retiring before the opening of the Chen Yufei Tournament, Both Akane Yamaguchi and He Bingjiao are the favorites to win the championship. The two have played each other 12 times before in the World Badminton League, and He Bingjiao is at an absolute disadvantage with 1 win and 11 losses. Ho's only victory came at the 2018 Malaysia Open, after which she has lost six times in a row to Akane Yamaguchi.
In the quarter-finals, He Bingjiao defeated teammate Wang Zhiyi to advance, and Akane Yamaguchi eliminated Li Meimei of Thailand after three hard games. Counting the previous Sudirman Cup and Uber Cup, both players have competed consecutively.
After the start of the match, Akane Yamaguchi entered the form quickly, quickly leading 7-2, 10-5. He Bingjiao tried to catch up, but Akane Yamaguchi gave a counterattack to maintain the lead. After the score became 8-14, He Bingjiao once again launched a counterattack, and she chased 6 points in a row to pull 14 draws. Akane Yamaguchi quickly hit back a 3-pointer to pull back again, and she took the lead 20-17 to take the set point. In adversity, He Bingjiao did not give up resistance, she not only saved 3 innings in a row to tie, but then took 1 point to get the set point. Unfortunately, He Bingjiao did not grasp the opportunity to win, and Yamaguchi Akane scored two consecutive points after chasing 21 draws, 23 to 21, she took the lead.
In the second set, the two alternately led the way, and after 4 draws, Akane Yamaguchi set off a scoring climax, and she scored consecutive points to open the score. After the score became 14-7, Akane Yamaguchi relaxed a little, He Bingjiao tried to counterattack, and she scored 7 consecutive points to chase 14 draws. Akane Yamaguchi responded with a 2-point lead again, and He Bingjiao calmly responded to the 2-point tie. After the game, the two competed more fiercely, the lead changed hands several times, and after 19 draws, He Bingjiao scored another point to get the set point. Unfortunately, He Bingjiao failed to seize this opportunity to win back a round, and Akane Yamaguchi resolved the crisis and chased it to a 20 draw. At the critical moment, Akane Yamaguchi became more and more courageous, and she scored 2 points to add to the icing on the cake 22-20, defeating He Bingjiao 2-0 to reach the final.
From the Sudirman Cup final to the Uber Cup final, Akane Yamaguchi has won twice in a row against Chen Yufei, a chinese sister. Now in the Danish Open, Akane Yamaguchi eliminated He Bingjiao 2-0, and she continued her advantage against He Bingjiao.com. From these victories, it can be seen that Akane Yamaguchi will be a fierce rival of the Chinese women's singles, and in the next few years, she will be the main opponent of the Chinese women's singles. For the Chinese women's singles, Akane Yamaguchi will be the motivation to continue to work hard, and they will try to perform better the next time they meet Akane Yamaguchi.