On April 13, Beijing time, the semifinals of the 2024 Asian Badminton Championships continued.
【Women's Doubles】Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu 21-14, 21-16 Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan, ended a six-game losing streak and reached the final for the fourth time in the season! Such a good competitive state is shown in the Olympic year, although it is good but late! Even if the championship of this station is full of gold, it cannot surpass Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning's Olympic points ranking, and still miss Paris!
Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning vs. Lee So Hee/Baek Ha Na, world No. 4 vs. No. 2, both sides are pairs in the middle of the Paris Olympic cycle, the former is a "pure newcomer" who made his debut on the tour, and the latter is a pair of "old and new", the similarity is that the momentum of soaring is strong. Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning are the champions of the 2023 French Open Badminton Super750 and the Singapore Malaysia Open Badminton Super1000, while Lee So Hee/Bai Ha Na are the champions of the 2023 Indonesia Open Super1000 and the Singapore All England Championships. The two have met three times, Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning have lost 1-2 in straight sets, and the most recent meeting was lost 20-22, 14-21 in the quarterfinals of the 2023 Thailand Open Badminton Super500.
In the last round, Baek Ha Na/Lee So-hee 21-8, 21-17 Mayu Matsumoto/Wakana Nagahara got their revenge after three straight defeats. Tan Ning/Liu Shengshu defeated "New Li Bai" Zhiyuan partner Li Youlin/Shin Seung-chan 21-17, 21-11 to make it two wins in a row.
In this duel, in the first game, Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning did not fall behind in the overall situation, only starting 1-1, 2-2, a wave of 4-0 offensive took the lead and maintained the advantage to the end, once took a 14-9 lead, a wave of 6-1 offensive won the game point in one fell swoop, 21-12 to take the next city. In the second game, Lee So Hee/Baek Ha Na played a wave of 6-1 offensive after falling behind 10-14 and overtook it in one fell swoop and maintained the advantage to the end, scoring three consecutive points at the end of the game to seal the victory in one fell swoop, 21-18 to pull one back. In the deciding game, Lee So Hee/Baek Ha Na scored three points in a row after falling behind 1-2 and kept the advantage until the end, once taking a 18-11 lead, and scored three points in a row at the end of the game to lock the victory, 21-12 and the next city.
【Men's Doubles】Wu Shifei/Izuddin defeated Xie Dingfeng/Su Weiyi 21-14, 21-18 to advance to the final, completing revenge after five consecutive defeats.
Wang Chang/Leung Wei Hang against Chinese Taipei's Lee Zhehui/Yang Boxuan, world No. 3 vs. No. 14, the two sides have played three times, Liang Wang 2-1, the most recent in the 2024 French Open Badminton Super750 quarterfinals, Liang Wang lost 17-21, 23-21, 15-21.
This season's three European tournaments include the Paris Olympic venue test match, Li Zhehui/Yang Boxuan is the most stable combination, three consecutive stops to reach the semi-finals and win a super500 championship, a super750 runner-up and a super1000 semi-finals, and the national feather to achieve "one wear three", He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu, Liang Wang, Tu'ou have lost to him! and also defeated Yugo Kobayashi/Takuro Hoki, Alfran/Ardianto, although the latter is the new All England champion, but the French station lost.
In the last round, Leung Wei Hang/Wang Chang defeated Alfian/Ardianto 21-19, 12-21, 21-17, making it three consecutive wins between the two sides. Yang Boxuan/Li Zhehui defeated Takuro Hoki/Yugo Kobayashi 14-21, 21-18, 21-17 to make it two wins in a row.
In this duel, in the first game, Liang Wang took the initiative, scored three points in a row after falling behind 1-2 and maintained the advantage to the end, 21-17 to take the next city. In the second game, Liang Wang took advantage of the situation, and none of them fell behind, starting 3-0, and once losing 7 points under a 13-6 lead! Fortunately, there was no danger, Liang Wang won the match point 20-15, 21-17 in one fell swoop.