On the evening of April 11, Beijing time, the 2024 Asian Badminton Championships ended all the competition in the second round. In the women's singles, all four players reached the quarterfinals, while in the men's singles, Shi Yuqi and Li Shifeng advanced, and Leung Wai Keng/Wang Chang and Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong also won in their respective events. What is particularly gratifying is that Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi successfully reached the quarterfinals, and the ticket to Paris is close at hand.
Following the first round, the four Chinese women's singles players Chen Yufei, He Bingjiao, Han Yue and Wang Zhiyi once again advanced to occupy four spots in the quarterfinals. Facing Olympic champion Chen Yufei, South Korea's Shen Youzhen only resisted for 33 minutes before declaring defeat, with the scores of 21:9 and 21:12 in the two games. Also winning the two games was Wang Zhiyi, who kept Singapore's Yang Jia Min out of the quarter-finals.
He Bingjiao and Han Yue were able to advance through three rounds of fierce battles. Han Yue showed a good mentality against India's Sindhu, who had never beaten before, and eventually won 21-18, 13-21, 21-17. He Bingjiao's two rounds of matches were all three rounds, and it is difficult to say whether this will affect her physical strength in the future. "I was leading at the beginning of the second game, including 20, but I thought too much at 20:17, and I didn't get it, and I lost 5 points. It's a shame indeed. He Bingjiao said with a smile, "I can't figure it out", "The opponent is very strange, that is, she can't catch it in the first half of the game, but she can always receive it in the second half of the game." Maybe I'm a little impatient. ”
Men's Singles No.1 seed Shi Yuqi relied on the advantage he had built up in the second half of the two games to defeat Japan's Kenta Nishimoto, who had previously eliminated Loh Kean Yew, 21-15. The course of the game reflected the mutual restraint of the two in terms of playing style, Shi Yuqi took the lead at the beginning, but was caught up and fell behind at 11 points, and then slowly caught up and reversed the score. "In the process of this kind of confrontation, if you can be more clear about the opponent's ball path or some ideas he wants to play, in fact, the pressure on the court will not be particularly great. If you encounter difficulties and can't find a solution, this is a relatively easy and disadvantageous situation. Shi Yuqi also talked about the help that psychologists have helped him in recent times, "(help) is more about attention. I think you still need to focus on yourself and your opponents. ”
It took only 40 minutes for Li Shifeng to win the showdown with Chinese Taipei's Wang Ziwei 21-10, 21-12.
Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi, who fought for Olympic qualification, staged another shocking moment in the quarter-finals, falling behind South Korea's Kim Young-hyung/Wang Can 16-20 in the second game. In the end, the "Tuou Combination" reproduced the scene of last year's Sudirman Cup, scored 6 points in a row to complete the big reversal, and won in straight games 21:16 and 22:20. Leung Wai Hang/Wang Chang defeated Japan's Saito Endo/Yuta Takei 21-14, 21-15.
Unfortunately, the other pair of national feather pairs failed to go further, Ren Xiangyu had no choice but to withdraw due to a back injury, and He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu stopped in the round of 16 of the Asian Championships. Ren Xiangyu said that it was a pity to be injured at this time, "We are in a good state of transfer this time, and it is a pity to withdraw because of injury, even if I feel very difficult this morning, I still want to try it, and I don't want to give up casually, but I can't move on the court after insisting on a game, and my waist is now very swollen." For the sake of the Thomas Cup in the future, let's take care of your body. Looking at his partner's appearance, He Jiting understood very well, "Actually, I also have a back injury, and the two of us are just when he can't do it, I will do a little more, and when I can't do it, he will do a little more, which is normal." Both of us don't have particularly good waists, and we have been working hard lately, and we haven't done a particularly good job of relaxation and adjustment. ”
In Women's Doubles, top seeds Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan advanced after beating a Thai pair, while Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning also made it to the top seeds, beating Chinese Taipei's Hu Ayafang/Lin Xiaomin, 21-13, 21-16. No.7 seeds Jang Shu Hyun/Zheng Yu were beaten by South Korea's Jung Na Eun/Kim Hye Jung 21-17, 14-21, 21-18 after 92 minutes of hard-fought victory. Zhang Shuxian said that the pace of this game is relatively slow, and on the field is to compete with each other to see who can persist more, which is a game of will quality. Looking forward to the battle for the semi-finals, Zheng Yu said dryly: "Go all out, today is a 92-minute game, and tomorrow you are ready for 200 minutes." ”
Like the Women's Doubles, the three Chinese pairs reached the quarterfinals of the Mixed Doubles. Defending champions Chiang Chun Pong/Wei Ya Yan returned after 17 hours after the first round in the early hours of the 11th, and despite being hampered by a late-night battle, the young Chiang Chun Pong/Wei Ya Yan still eliminated Hong Kong's Lee Chun Hei/Ng Tsz Ya Yau in straight games. "IELTS" Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong easily defeated Singapore's Xu Yongkai/Chen Weihan 21-11, 21-11 to advance, while "Phoenix Pair" Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping also secured a place in the quarter-finals after beating Thailand's Supak/Supisara.
Elsewhere, Indonesia's two men's singles champions, Jonatan and defending champion Ginting, emerged victorious in their respective matches, but Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu Ying was upset and lost 20-22, 14-21 to Japan's Aya Ohori. Aya Ohori is the only unseeded player in the Women's Singles quarterfinals, having previously held a disparity of 1-10 against Tai. To win this tough battle, Aya Ohori thinks, "It should be because I put the victory and defeat behind me and focus on playing my best at the moment." I took it point by point, and in the end the balance of victory was in my favor. In fact, after entering the round of 16, Aya Ohhori has already qualified for the Olympics, for which she has also received a lot of congratulations, "There are many teachers and friends from her alma mater. "Of course, I'm happy, but on the one hand, the qualifiers aren't all over yet, and the preparation for the Olympics also gives me a sense of crisis, so to be honest, I can't fully enjoy this happiness yet." ”
Reporter: Luo Ning Editor: Luo Ning Proofreader: Liu Tian