On the evening of December 14, Beijing time, the 2023 BWF World Tour Finals continued at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium. In the women's singles field, China's "first sister" Chen Yufei and her old opponent Zhang Beiwen met in a narrow way. In the end, Chen Yufei, who was in better form, won 21-13, 21-15. After successfully defeating Zhang Beiwen, Chen Yufei and Ma Lin both have a record of 2 wins and 0 losses, and the two qualified from Group B one round early. In Group A, world No. 1 An Xiying and Chinese Taipei star Tai Tzu Ying all retain their chances to qualify. In the current women's singles championship odds, Chen Yufei, An Xiying and Dai Ziying are ranked in the top three.
Mixed singles women's doubles advanced to the semifinals
In this competition, the Chinese team has a total of 16 participants, which is the largest number of participants among all teams. In the men's singles event, Shi Yuqi and Li Shifeng teamed up to win gold, and the women's singles were Chen Yufei and Han Yue. Men's Doubles world No.1 Leung Wai Hang, Wang Chang, Liu Yuchen and Ou Xuanyi all qualified for the finals, while Women's Doubles Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan, mixed doubles pair Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong were all listed as top favourites. Judging from the draw table, the main opponents of the Chinese team on the way to promotion are still the Japanese team, the South Korean team, and the Indonesian team.
On the first day of competition, the national team had a record of 6 wins and 4 losses. Men's singles star Shi Yuqi surprised fans with two 21-19 victories over Tokyo Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen in a high-profile match. All England champion Li Shifeng lost to Denmark's Antonsen in the other match and missed out on a good start. In the women's team, Chen Yufei defeated teammate Han Yue 2-1 in a women's singles civil war, while Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan defeated the young pair Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning in straight games.
In Men's Doubles, Liu Yuchen and Ou Xuanyi battled it out in three games against Leung Wai Keng and Wang Chang to win 2-1, while the mixed doubles pair of Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong, Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping all defeated their respective opponents. On the second match day, Liu Yuchen and Ou Xuanyi defeated Malaysia's Xie Dingfeng and Su Weiyi 2-1 and basically locked a place in the semifinals. Leung Wai Keng and Wang Chang swept past Japan's Yugo Kobayashi and Takuro Hoki 2-0, and whether they can advance to the semi-finals will depend on the results of the final round.
Women's Doubles world No. 1 Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan defeated Rahayu and Ramadanti to advance to the semi-finals, while South Korea and Japan each secured a place in the semi-finals, and the last ticket will be between Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning, Rahayu and Ramadanti. In the women's singles field, Han Yue of the Chinese team was in average overall condition, and after losing in the first round, she lost 0-2 to the Spanish star Marin in the life-and-death match. In the evening match, Chen Yufei played again, and her opponent was American Zhang Beiwen. The two players have met six times before, with Chen Yufei holding the lead with 5 wins and 1 loss. When they met again this time, Chen Yufei still firmly controlled the rhythm of the game, and finally defeated Zhang Beiwen with a big score of 2-0.
(Shopkeeper Luo)