Chao News client reporter Gao Huasheng Zhang Feng
On December 17, in the women's doubles final of the year-end finals of the BWF World Tour at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, the Chinese pair Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan defeated the Korean pair Baek Ha Na/Lee So Hee 21-16, 21-16, which is the sixth tour tournament of the Fanchen pair this season after the Malaysia Open, Singapore Open, Korea Open, China Open and Korea Open, and the eighth international championship after the World Championships and the Hangzhou Asian Games.
Before the match, everyone thought it would be an evenly matched final, with the two pairs ranked first and second respectively in the world rankings. The two sides have met six times before the match, with current world No. 1s Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan winning four times and Baek Ha Na/Lee So Hee winning twice. At the Hangzhou Asian Games held not long ago, the final opponent of the Fanchen combination was Bai Hana/Li Shaoxi.
In the semi-finals the day before, Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan defeated young Chinese pair Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning in the semi-finals, who took 120 minutes to defeat Japan's Naomi Matsuyama/Chiyo Shida.
"Tomorrow we're ready for a tough fight, 121 minutes onwards! Chen Qingchen said with a smile after winning the semi-finals, which also shows that they are ready to fight hard. Jia Yifan explained that the last time they played against Bai Ha Na/Li Shaoxi was the final of the Hangzhou Asian Games, and they will definitely come to revenge. They fought to this extent in the semi-finals, and tomorrow they will definitely fight to the death.
Teammate Chen Qingchen took over with a smile: "If you don't fight to the cloak tomorrow, I will also pull your braids off!"
If you look at the final score, the Fanchen combination has an obvious advantage. However, viewers who watched the entire game knew that after the start of the game, the Fanchen combination used offensive tactics and was in a bit of a hurry, while the Korean combination was defense-oriented and steady, and once mastered the situation. Then the Fanchen combination changed their strategy and defended patiently like the opponent, and the game entered a stalemate. During the stalemate, the Fanchen combination gradually grasped the initiative, reversed the passive situation and overtook the score with consecutive scores, and finally won the first game.
In the second game, both sides were still testing each other's patience, and the score was still very close. However, the day before, in the semi-finals, Baek Ha Na/Lee So Hee played the Japanese pair Nami Matsuyama/Chiyo Shida for 121 minutes, which gradually revealed their physical disadvantage. The patiently waiting Fanchen combination of offense and defense broke the game perfectly, and finally defeated the opponent 2:0 to win the championship.
"I didn't expect this tournament to be won in two games. In an interview after the game, Jia Yifan said that in fact, the opponent in the draw of each game is relatively "hard", and this time it may be slightly better.
"Holiday. Asked about her wish after winning the championship, Chen Qingchen's straightforward answer made the reporters laugh, she explained that in fact, her biggest wish for the Asian Games was a holiday, but there was indeed no holiday. When she was answering questions, teammate Jia Yifan smiled and hid his head behind Chen Qingchen.
The wish for 2024 was once again called by Chen Qingchen to "take a holiday". Jia Yifan said that in fact, there are only three weeks before the break of the next season. I have been in a high-intensity training competition, and I am still a little tired mentally and physically.
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