On April 11, the second round of the Badminton Asian Championships was in full swing, and in a just-concluded battle, the Chinese pair Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi defeated the Korean pair Kim Young-yi/Wang Can in straight games 21-16, 22-20 to advance to the quarterfinals. The second game was 16-20 to score six points in a row and stage a good reversal. Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi will win another game and will secure their Olympic quotas.
Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi have been partners since 2023, and the two quickly found a tacit understanding after partnering and won the championship of the 2023 year-end finals. The duo are currently ranked No. 8 in the world and their biggest goal is to secure an Olympic quota place, with Indonesia's Fikri/Maulana and Chinese Taipei's Olympic champions Li Yang/Wang Chi Lin. In the first round, Fikri/Maulana were out, and their opponents were only Li Yang/Wang Qilin.
In the second round, Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi's opponent is the new Korean pair Kim Young-yi/Wang Can. In terms of strength, Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi occupies an absolute advantage. But in the first round, they also almost knocked out of the game in a good situation, and it was still not easy to play.
In the first game, Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi played very closely, and constantly competed with their opponents for speed and connection in front of the net, and the score of the two sides rose from 5-5 to 14-14. At the critical moment, Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi continuously pressed down the backcourt to score, opened the score, and finally won the first game 21-16.
In the second game, Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi's state declined, and their speed could not keep up with their opponents, and they fell behind 5-11 in the opening game. In the middle game, Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi once chased the score to 15-16, but failed to withstand the opponent's attack at the end of the game, and the score came to 16-10. In the end, they lost the second game 16-21. At the critical moment, Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi scored 6 points in a row, won 22-20, won 2-0, and advanced to the quarterfinals.
In the other match, Li Yang/Wang Qilin played well, beating Thailand's Supak/Gitinubong in straight games 21-11, 21-14 to advance to the quarter-finals. Li Yang/Wang Qilin still continued to put pressure on Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi.