On April 12, the quarterfinals of the 2024 Asian Badminton Championships were held, and in a match in the women's doubles field, top seeds Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan met the Japanese pair Reina Miyurura/Ayako Sakuramoto. In this game, the two sides fought three games to determine the winner, and the Fan Chen combination fought hard for 77 minutes and narrowly won 2-1 to enter the semi-finals.
In the first game, Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan played a 9-0 start, and after the opponent recovered 2 points, Fan Chen made persistent efforts and scored 7 points in a row, leading the opponent 16-2. In the second half, the Fan Chen combination did not encounter any challenges and easily won the first game 21-10.
In the second game, Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan scored 4 points in a row after 3-3, and the opponent overtook after scoring 5 points in a row. After that, the two sides reached a stalemate on the court, and Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan lost 5 points in a row after 17-15 and were taken by the opponent to get the game point. The Japanese team cashed in on the second game point, and the Fan Chen team lost the second game 18-21.
In the deciding game, the Fan Chen combination fell behind 0-7 at the beginning, and then the two scored 10 points in a row after adjustment, and the opponent caught up with the score again in the second half, Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan scored 2 points in a row after 18-18 to get the match point, and successfully cashed in on the second match point, and won the tiebreaker 21-19 with difficulty.
In a match that lasted one hour and 17 minutes, Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan narrowly defeated Japan's Rena Miyaura/Sakuramoto Ayako 21-10, 18-21, 21-19 to successfully advance to the Women's Doubles semifinals. In the semi-finals, Fan Chen will meet the winner of Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu and Japan's Namo Matsuyama/Chiyo Shida.