On April 13, Beijing time, the 2024 Ningbo Badminton Asian Championships ushered in the semi-finals. The national feather team won 2 wins and 3 losses, and the overall performance was unsatisfactory, winning a total of 6 finals places. The women's singles won the championship in advance, and the other four finals were scored by Chinese players, and theoretically the national feather could win 5 golds.
Chen Yufei advanced to the finals
The national feather women's singles played well in this tournament, and Chen Yufei, He Bingjiao, Han Yue, and Wang Zhiyi all advanced to the semifinals, which is also the first time in 12 years that the national feather women's singles has won the semifinals of the Asian Championships. Before the start of the semi-finals, the national feather women's singles had actually won the championship and runner-up.
Wang Zhiyi advanced to the final
In the women's singles semifinals, Wang Zhiyi and He Bingjiao's semifinals were the first to start, and Wang Zhiyi defeated He Bingjiao 21-19, 21-17 and advanced to the final. In the other semi-final, Chen Yufei defeated Han Yue again 21-15, 21-16 and advanced to the final. The final will be played by Wang Zhiyi against Chen Yufei.
He Bingjiao was pleased to qualify for the Olympics
It is worth mentioning that this Asian Championships is also the last chance for the national women's singles to compete for an Olympic quota. Since Chen Yufei has already locked one place, the other place is between He Bingjiao, Han Yue, and Wang Zhiyi. Before the start of the Asian Championships, He Bingjiao took a slight lead. If He Bingjiao and Han Yue fail to reach the semifinals, and Wang Zhiyi wins, Wang Zhiyi will get an Olympic quota. If Han Yue goes one round better than He Bingjiao, Han Yue will get an Olympic quota. Because He Bingjiao and Han Yue both stopped in the semifinals, He Bingjiao locked the second Olympic quota for the national feather women's singles. Congratulations, He Bingjiao.
Shi Yuqi missed the final
National feather men's singles Shi Yuqi and Li Shifeng both advanced to the semifinals. Shi Yuqi, the top seed of the tournament, has defeated Lakshya, Kenta Nishimoto, Kunlavut and other famous players on the way to the semifinals. In the semifinals, he was defeated by Indonesian star Jonatan, but Shi Yuqi was reversed by his opponent 19-21 and 12-21 when he took the lead 21-18 and missed the final. However, Shi Yuqi participated as the No. 1 seed for the first time for a long time, the signing is so hard, and he plays a lot of multiple shots in each game without systematic training, which is still worthy of recognition, although he is still honored!
Li Shifeng reversed and advanced to the finals
The other semi-final was between Li Shifeng and Japan's Kodai Naraoka. Since the runner-up of the French Open last year, Li Shifeng's form has continued to be sluggish, and he has not entered the semifinals for half a year, and finally won Ginting 2-0 in Ningbo and reached the semifinals. In the semifinals facing the "King of Grinding" Kodai Naraoka, Li Shifeng played unhurriedly, losing one game at 14-21, 21-15, 21-12 in a row, advancing to the final, where he will face Jonatan.
The Liang Wang combination advanced to the finals
In Men's Doubles, only Wang Chang/Leung Wei Hang advanced to the semi-finals against Chinese Taipei's Lee Che Hui/Yang Bo Hsu. As a result, the Liang and Wang duo played well, defeating their opponents 21-17 in straight games, and Chinese Taipei's Li Zhehui/Yang Boxuan advanced to the final and retain their hopes of winning the championship. The other semi-final was between the two Malaysian pairs, with Goh Shi Fei/Izudin beating Chia Ting Feng/So Wei Yi 21-14, 21-18 to claim the win after five straight defeats. In the final, it was played against the Chinese Liangwang combination.
Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu advanced to the final
Women's Doubles Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan, Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu and Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning advanced to the semi-finals. In the first semi-final, Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu defeated Fan Chen 21-14, 21-16 to advance to the final. In the other semi-final, Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning faced South Korea's Baek Ha Na/Lee So Hee, but the Altar pair was overturned 21-12, 18-21, 12-21 and missed the final. The final will be played by Jang Shu Hyun/Zheng Yu against Baek Ha Na/Lee So Hee.
The IELTS pair missed out on the final
In the Mixed Doubles, three pairs advanced to the semi-finals, namely Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong, Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping and Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin. In the first semi-final, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong were reversed by South Korea's Seo Seung Jae/Choi Yoo Ting 21-9, 13-21, 16-21 and missed the final. The other semi-final will be between Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping and Jiang Zhenbang/Wei YaxinThe winner will face the Korean pair for the final title.
Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin won the mixed doubles championship at the last Asian Championships in Dubai, and the national feather only won one gold medal. Compared with the previous session, the overall performance of the national feather is still satisfactory, all 5 events have reached the finals, and the women's singles has won the championship and runner-up in advance, and the results are definitely better than the previous session, and there is even the possibility of winning 5 golds!
National feather athletes, come on!