On November 26, Beijing time, the mixed doubles championship and runner-up match of the 2023 China Badminton Masters came to an end. In the end, the world No. 1 Chinese pair Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong swept the world champions Xu Chengjae and Choi Yoo-hyun 2-0 to win the championship. In this game, the IELTS combination firmly suppressed Seo Seungjae and Choi Yoo-hyun on the field, and Choi Yoo-hyun of the South Korean team was pierced many times, showing a painful and helpless expression. So far, Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong have won 6 championship trophies this season, and their next goal is to win the finals!
Three finals, women's singles won the championship and runner-up
In this competition, the Chinese team sent all the main forces in 5 individual events, and the goal is to strive to win all the gold medals at home. In the men's singles event, Li Shifeng, Shi Yuqi, Weng Hongyang, Lu Guangzu and Zhao Junpeng joined forces, while the women's singles was led by Chen Yufei, He Bingjiao, Han Yue, Zhang Yiman, Gao Fangjie, etc. were all qualified. Men's Doubles top seeds Leung Wai Hang and Wang Chang, Ho Jiting and Ren Xiangyu, Women's Doubles pair of Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan, Zhang Shuxian and Zheng Yu, and Mixed Doubles pair of Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong, Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping are all eyeing the title.
After the first few rounds of competition, the Chinese team won the semi-finals in men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles. In the semifinals, the national feather achieved 4 wins and 6 losses. Men's singles Miao Zhao Junpeng lost 0-2 to Kenta Nishimoto of the Japanese team and missed the final, and the Japanese team won the gold and silver medals in the event in advance. Chen Yufei defeated South Korea's Kim Jiaen in straight games, and teammate Han Yue met in the final, and the Chinese team won the women's singles championship and runner-up. In men's doubles, Leung Wai Keng and Wang Chang defeated Chen Baiyang and Liu Yi 2-1 to advance to the final.
The other Chinese pair, He Jiting and Ren Xiangyu, lost 0-2 to India's Shetty and Rangireddy. In the women's doubles event, the Chinese team played average as a whole, and the favorites Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan were reversed by the Japanese team's Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota, directly announcing that the national feather women's doubles failed to win the championship. Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong defeated Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping to reach the mixed doubles gold medal match for the ninth time this season. On the final day, Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong took the lead, and standing opposite them were still world champions Seo Seung-jae and Choi Yoo-hyeong.
Mixed Doubles Champion The IELTS pair has won four consecutive victories
The two pairs have faced each other 14 times on the international stage before, with the IELTS pair holding the lead with 12 wins and 2 losses. In the last 3 encounters, although Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong had the last laugh, the game process was not easy. When they met again this time, the two sides were still inseparable. In the first game, Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong quickly entered the state, using the advantage of the speed of hair extensions to suppress the opponent, Xu Chengjae and Cai Yoo-ji made many mistakes, and the Chinese team led 11-7. At the end of the game, the IELTS combination was full of firepower and easily won 21-10. In the second game, the IELTS pair continued to dominate the situation, leading 11-8, Seo Seungjae and Choi Yoo-hyun made mistakes in the final stage, and Zheng Siwei and Hwang Yaqiong won the game 21-11.
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