On April 12, the 1/4 finals of the 2024 Asian Badminton Championships began, and in a battle in the women's singles, No. 5 seed He Bingjiao and top seed An Xiying met. The two sides have played each other 11 times in the past, He Bingjiao is behind 4-7, and the two of them have lost to An Xiying in the past 7 meetings.
In the first game, He Bingjiao took a 4-0 lead at the beginning, and An Xiying chased it to a 4-4 draw after entering the state. After that, the two were locked in a stalemate on the field, and the score alternated leads. After the 17-17 draw, He Bingjiao scored 4 points in a row and won the first game 21-17.
In the second game, He Bingjiao scored 5 points in a row after 7-6, and gradually opened up the difference at 12-6. An Xiying continued to chase points in the middle game, and once chased to 15-16 and only fell behind by 1 point. At the critical moment, He Bingjiao scored 3 points in a row to open again, An Xiying chased it to 17-19, He Bingjiao scored 1 more point to get 2 match points, and He Bingjiao successfully cashed in the 2nd match point and won the second game 21-18.
In the end, in a 56-minute match, No. 5 seed He Bingjiao defeated top seed An Xiying 21-17, 21-18 to reach the women's singles semifinals, ending a seven-game losing streak against An Xiying. He Bingjiao, who made it to the semifinals, will compete with Wang Zhiyi for a place in the final.