On the evening of April 13, Beijing time, the mixed doubles semifinals of the 2024 Asian Badminton Championships ended with a key battle. The Chinese pair and world No. 1 Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong lost 1-2 to South Korea's Seo Seung-jae and Choi Yoo-hyun and missed out on the mixed doubles final. In addition, Men's Doubles pair Leung Wai Hang and Wang Chang continued their push for gold with 21-17, 21-17 victories over Lee Zhehui and Yeung Boxuan. In Women's Doubles, Zhang Shuxian and Zheng Yu defeated Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan 2-0 and will compete with South Korea's Baek Ha Na and Lee So Hee for the title.
In the 2024 season, the Paris Olympics is the most important international competition for the Chinese badminton team. In addition, regaining the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup is also the main goal of the national team. The Asian Badminton Championships is the last point competition of the Paris Olympic Games, including China, Japan, South Korea and other strong teams in the men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles events. The Chinese team is led by Shi Yuqi and Chen Yufei in the singles event, and Li Shifeng, Weng Hongyang, He Bingjiao, Han Yue, etc. also have good strength.
In doubles, China's Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong, Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan
The mixed doubles and women's doubles top seeds, respectively, are also listed as the favorites to win the title, while the men's doubles pair of Leung Wai Hang, Wang Chang, Liu Yuchen and Ou Xuanyi have also attracted much attention. In the knockout stage, the Chinese team played well as a whole, and many people entered the semi-finals. Especially in the women's singles, Chen Yufei, He Bingjiao, Han Yue and Wang Zhiyi all defeated their respective opponents in the quarterfinals, helping the Chinese team win the women's singles championship and runner-up in two rounds in advance of this tournament.
In the men's doubles field, due to the Chinese Taipei team's Li Yang and Wang Chilin out of the quarterfinals, the Chinese pair Liu Yuchen and Ou Xuanyi successfully won the Olympic tickets, and the national team also became the only team to get the full quota of five individual events in the Paris Olympics. Netizens congratulated the national feather and encouraged them to create another glory in the Paris Olympics! In the semifinals, the national feather men's singles leader Shi Yuqi was defeated by Indonesian star Jonatan after winning the first game and missed the final.
In Women's Singles, Chen Yufei defeated Han Yue 21-15, 21-16 to meet Wang Zhiyi, who defeated He Bingjiao in the other semi-final. Men's doubles pair Leung Wai Keng and Wang Chang swept away Li Zhehui and Yang Boxuan 2-0 to keep the Chinese team in contention for the title. In a women's doubles derby, the Chinese pair Zhang Shuxian and Zheng Yu defeated teammates Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan 2-0 to advance to the final. In the evening, Mixed Doubles world No.1s Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong took to the stage against world champions Seo Seung Jae and Choi Yoo Hyun. In the end, the IELTS combination was reversed by the opponent after winning the first game, and unfortunately failed to help the Chinese team lock up the mixed doubles gold medal in advance.
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