Five hours ago, if someone said that the Chinese badminton team could win the top 4 of the women's singles at the Ningbo Asian Championships, I was afraid that they would be drowned in the saliva of the fans. But at 6 p.m. on April 12, it became an ironclad fact.
There was little drama in the first quarter-final of the Women's Singles, and although Japan's Aya Ohori eliminated Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu Ying 2-0 in the previous round, she should not have reached the level of F4. After losing 15-21 in the first game, Wang Zhiyi won two games in a row 21-12 and 21-11 to take the lead in reaching the top 4.
In the next two women's singles 1/4 finals, the Chinese team was upset in a row.
He Bingjiao's last victory over An Xiying should be back in the first half of 2022. At that time, An Xiying was still a "genius girl", and it was rare for the women's singles players of the Chinese team to win a game. After An Xiying came to the world No. 1 rankings, He Bingjiao not only couldn't beat An Xiying, but even suffered the humiliation of South Korea's second singles.
In this game, He Bingjiao and An Xiying took the lead alternately, but after 17 draws, He Bingjiao scored 4 points in a row and won the first game 21-17. In the second game, He Bingjiao didn't give An Xiying any chance, she led all the way and won the game 21-18. The second reached the top 4.
After He Bingjiao reached the top 4, if Han Yue wants to continue to compete with He Bingjiao for the qualification of the Paris Olympics, the only way is to defeat Akane Yamaguchi.
When did Han Yue defeat Akane Yamaguchi? The answer is that before this match, Han Yue had lost all five matches against Akane Yamaguchi.
But with the incentive of Olympic qualification, Han Yue seems to be a different person. In this game, she led all the way in the first game and won 21-13. The score was tied in the second game, but Han Yue scored six points in a row when Akane Yamaguchi led 16-15, won the game 21-16, and reached the top 4 in the third.
The last quarter-final of the women's singles was played by Chen Yufei vs. Mariska. Although Mariska defeated Chen at the Japan Masters last November, it was one of the few defeats in the history of the two sides.
In this game, Chen Yufei easily won the first game 21-16, and fell behind 13-17 in the second game, but Chen Yufei made a strong effort at a critical time and still won 21-19, and the last one reached the top 4.
In this way, in this year's Ningbo Asian Championships, Chen Yufei, Han Yue, He Bingjiao and Wang Zhiyi of the Chinese badminton team won the top 4 women's singles for the first time, winning the championship, runner-up and third place in advance.
The semi-final matches are Chen Yufei vs. Han Yue, and He Bingjiao vs. Wang Zhiyi.
The so-called three years will not be opened, and the opening will be eaten for three years, hoping that the national feather will be reborn after this Asian Championships and regain its former glory.