On December 15, Beijing time, the International Badminton Federation Finals are underway. In the group stage, Japan's Mixed Doubles Yuta Watanabe takes on Malaysia's Tan Tang Kit/Du Yi Wei. Now, Yuta Higashino is second in second place, while Chen Tangjie/Du Yiwei are in eighth place, and the two sides have met twice before, both of which were won by Japan.
In the first game, Arisa Higashino started 11:7, and after a pause, he won the first game 21:12 in one go. After the pause, Chen Tangjie/Du Yiwei overtook the score and did not miss the opportunity, and pulled back a game with 21:16, and the two sides tied 1:1.
In the deciding game, Chen Tangjie/Du Yiwei led at the beginning of 11:8, both of them had good strength in front of the net, and the two sides drew 14:14 in the middle game. Chen Tangjie/Du Yiwei had a strong desire to win, locked the victory with 21:16, and defeated the world's No. 2 Arisa Higashino Yuta Watanabe with an aggregate score of 2:1 to win the group stage. Now, Chen Tangjie/Du Yiwei and Arisa Higashino are both 1-1.
In the other mixed doubles match, Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong took on South Korea's Kim Won Ho/Jung Na Eun. Although the latter is ranked seventh, he has defeated Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong twice, and Zheng Siwei also said before the game that he hopes to break through the opponent. Sure enough, at the beginning of the game, the opponent still had an obvious psychological advantage, starting with 11:9. In the end, Kim Won-ho/Jung Na-eun always maintained the lead in the score and won the first game 21:18.
In the second game, Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong still played very passively, leading 11:9, in the second half, Jin Yuanhao/Zheng Nayin tied the score and took the lead in getting the match point when they were 13:18 behind, but Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong played very tenaciously and saved multiple match points in a row, and the two sides once tied at 24:24. In the end, Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong escaped death 27:25 and won a thrilling game.
In the decisive game, the situation of the game changed abruptly, Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong led 11:6, the two gradually opened up the situation, more and more released, the opponent Jin Yuanhao / Zheng Nayin was difficult to continue whether it was physical strength or mentality, Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong locked the victory 21:15, and the total score was 2:1 reversal to defeat Jin Yuanhao / Zheng Nayin, winning thrillingly, and winning two consecutive victories in the group stage. The opponent suffered two consecutive defeats.
After the game, Zheng Siwei also said with a smile that it was really ups and downs, and it was always on the edge of the cliff. In this game, Huang Yaqiong's play was indispensable, she has been very determined, and she played quite well in key points. Huang Yaqiong said that she didn't want to have such an experience, but fortunately she didn't give up, and kept encouraging her opponent not to give up, but fortunately she won the game in the end.