On April 11, 2024, Beijing time, the 2024 Badminton Asian Championships continued. All individual 1/8 competitions will be held on this competition day, and this competition sent 20 people/combinations to participate in the competition, striving to achieve the championship in each individual event. In the first round of the game, the national feather achieved a record of 16 wins and 4 losses, men's singles Weng Hongyang and women's doubles Li Wenmei/Liu Xuanxuan retired, men's doubles Chen Baiyang/Liu Yi was eliminated 0:2, men's singles Lu Guangzu was reversed out of the game 1:2, and the other players all advanced, and this match day went out to compete for the quarterfinals.
The biggest upset in the first round of this tournament was the exit of new men's doubles world champions Seo Seung-jae/Kang Min-hyuk, which provided a great opportunity for the national men's doubles to compete for gold and silver, especially the combination of Leung Wei Hang/Wang Chang to challenge for the title. Although the men's doubles pair of Liu Yuchen and Ou Xuanyi advanced to the round of 16 and basically stepped into the Paris Olympics with one foot, they still need to earn more points to ensure Olympic qualification. Here are the results of this day's competition.
Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi 2:0 Jin Rongyi/Wang Can
The national team of Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi is ranked 8th in the world, and the Korean pair of Kim Young-yi/Wang Can is ranked 71st, and the two sides have met once in their history, when the Korean pair won. The performance of the Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi combination in this competition determines whether they can participate in the Paris Olympics, so they must go all out to compete for points, and in the first round of the competition, they stumbled in the face of not too strong opponents to advance, but fortunately adjusted their state in time to win this competition.
In the first game of the game, the two sides were relatively deadlocked, and in the first half, Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi entered the technical break with an 11:10 lead. In the second half, Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi continued to maintain the score lead, and finally won the game 21:16 and got off to a good start. In the second game, the two sides were still indistinguishable, the score came to a draw at 20:20, and at the critical moment, Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi scored two points in a row, and finally won the game 22:20, and advanced to the top 8 with a big score of 2:0.
Chen Yufei 2:0 Shen Youzhen
Chen Yufei is ranked No. 2 in the world, South Korea's Shen Youzhen is ranked No. 38, and the two sides have played each other twice in history, and Chen Yufei has won all of them. Judging from the world ranking and historical matchups, Chen Yufei has maintained a complete victory. Since Chen Yufei won the Olympic women's singles championship, she has firmly sat in the position of women's singles sister, but her form has not been good in the last two seasons, especially when she meets the other three masters in F4, the chances of winning are getting smaller and smaller, and the Paris Olympics are approaching, hoping to achieve good results.
At the beginning of the game, Chen Yufei quickly entered the state, constantly causing trouble for the opponent from smashing and slinging, and took an 11-5 lead in the first half. In the second half, Chen Yufei continued to expand the score advantage, and finally won the first game with a quick victory of 21:9. In the second game, Chen Yufei firmly controlled the game, played with due momentum, and finally won the next game with 21:12, and advanced to the top 8 with a big score of 2:0.
Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan 2:0 Kanraha/Muenong
In Women's Doubles, Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan are ranked No. 1 in the world, while Thailand's Kanraha/Mun Ong are ranked No. 36. The Fanchen combination is the most stable player in the national feather women's doubles, and it is also the combination with the most winning strength. The duo have been in good form this season, winning back-to-back titles such as the French Open Badminton Championships, and are just one Olympic title away from completing a Grand Slam in their careers, hoping to maintain their form and win the Paris Olympics.
At the beginning of the game, the Fanchen combination changed the habit of slow heat, quickly entered the state, and took an 11-5 lead in the first half. Returning to the arena, the Fanchen combination took advantage of the victory to chase after it, and finally won the game with a quick victory of 21:9 and made a good start. In the second game, the Fanchen combination continued to maintain the lead and entered the technical break with 11:7 in the first half. In the second half, the Thai combination chased the score strongly, and the score once chased to a 14:14 draw. At the critical moment, the Fanchen combination played a wave of 4:0 scoring climax, and finally won the game 21:16, and advanced to the top 8 with a big score of 2:0.
Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu 2:1 Zheng Nayin/Kim Hye-jung
Women's Doubles Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu are ranked 7th in the world, and South Korea's Jung Na Eun/Kim Hye Jung are ranked 12th. In the first round, Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu defeated the Indian Panda sisters 2:0.
In the first game of the game, Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu quickly entered the state, and took an 11-9 lead in the first half to enter the technical break. Back on the court, Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu continued to lead, taking the lead 20:16 and finally winning the first game 21:17. In the second game, after Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu took a 5:3 lead at the beginning, the Korean pair chased the score strongly and took an 11:8 lead in the first half. In the second half, Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu were in a passive state, and finally the Korean pair pulled back a game 21-14. In the third game, the two sides played a stalemate, and after the two sides fought to a 15:15 draw, Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu accelerated their attack, and finally won 21:18, with a big score of 2:1 to advance.
He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu 0:2 Wu Shifei/Noizuddin
In Men's Singles, Ho Ji Ting/Ren Xiang Yu are ranked 11th in the world and Malaysia's Goh Shi Fei/Noi Zuuddin are ranked 19th, and this is the first time the two sides have met. At present, the national feather men's doubles is basically confirmed to have two places to participate in the Paris Olympics, but the He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu combination basically missed the competition due to their low ranking. In the first game of the match, the Malaysians took an 11-8 lead into the technical break. In the second half, He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu made frequent mistakes and finally lost 11:21. Then the He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu combination directly withdrew from the competition, and the Malaysian combination advanced to the top 8.
Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong 2:0 Xu Yongkai/Chen Weihan
The national mixed doubles ace pair Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong is ranked No. 1 in the world, and Singapore's Koh Yong Kai/Chen Weihan are ranked 19th, and the two sides have met four times in history, and the IELTS pair has won all of them. The ultimate goal of the IELTS combination is to win the gold medal at the Paris Olympics and achieve the Grand Slam. In this game, the IELTS combination firmly controlled the game, suppressed the opponent all the time, won two games in a row, won the game with two 21:11, and successfully advanced to the top 8.