On April 13, Beijing time, the semifinals of the 2024 Asian Badminton Championships came in full swing, and Wang Zhiyi and Chen Yufei defeated He Bingjiao and Han Yue respectively in the finals. In the women's doubles derby, Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu eliminated the top seeds Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan to get a ticket to the final.
Wang Zhiyi 2-0 He Bingjiao
No. 5 seed He Bingjiao and No. 8 seed Wang Zhiyi both performed at a high level in this Asian Championships, and the two eliminated An Seying and Aya Ohori respectively in the last round. The two have played each other seven times before this match, with Wang Zhiyi having a slight advantage of 4-3, most recently in the semi-finals of this season's Indonesia Masters, when Wang Zhiyi won 2-1. Standing across the net again, Wang Zhiyi withstood the pressure at the end of the first game and won the first game 21-19, and locked the victory with 21-17 in the second game.
Chen Yufei 2-0 Han Yue
No. 2 seed Chen Yufei and No. 6 seed Han Yue competed for a ticket to the semifinals, Han Yue knocked out Sindhu and Akane Yamaguchi in the first two rounds, showing the determination and perseverance to impact the Olympic Games, but in front of Chen Yufei, Han Yue completely lost her power. 15-21, 16-21 Han Yue lost two games in a row and missed the finals, Chen Yufei won the finals and also achieved eight consecutive victories against Han Yue, in addition, Han Yue's loss in this game also directly completed He Bingjiao's qualification for the Paris Olympics, and Han Yue and the Paris Olympics were completely lost.
Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu 2-0 Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan
Despite missing out on the chance to compete in Paris, the No.7 seeds Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu showed their formidable formality, beating one of the favourites, Naomi Matsuyama/Chiyo Shida, 21-7, 21-16 in the last round. Top seeds Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan were in poor form, having almost upset Reina Miyaura/Ayako Sakuramoto in the previous round, and faced the challenge of Cosine in the semi-finals, and Fan Chen made a series of mistakes to quickly lose two games in a row, 14-21, 16-21. After the two sides played each other 7 times, Cosine finally got his first victory over Fan Chen, but unfortunately although Cosine made it to the final, he still couldn't get a ticket to the Olympics.
Shi Yuqi 1-2 Jonatan
Top seed Shi Yuqi played quite well in the first three rounds, knocking out Lakshya, Kenta Nishimoto and Kunlavut 2-0 in a row to advance to the semifinals. However, Jonatan has also been in excellent shape recently, and his straight wins over Lee Cheuk Yew and Lee Zi Jia in straight games proved his form. In the semifinals, Shi Yuqi played well in the first game and took the lead 21-18, and in the second half of the second game, he continued to chase points but unfortunately lost the game 19-21. In the decisive game, Jonatan became more and more courageous, Shi Yuqi suddenly dropped the line and made mistakes again and again, 12-21 Shi Yuqi lost the game and also announced that Jonatan qualified for the finals.