On April 13, 2024, Beijing time, the 2024 Badminton Asia Championships is in full swing. This competition is a Super 1000 event, the only points race before the Paris Olympics in Asia, and each association has sent key players to participate. After the first three rounds of fierce competition, the national feather achieved a record of 13 wins and 7 losses, of which the women's singles won the championship and runner-up in advance.
In the previous semi-finals, the two foreign battles of the national feather were all reversed, which is a pity, among which Shi Yuqi was reversed by Jonatan Christie in two consecutive games after winning one game, and the women's doubles Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning combination and the Korean pair Baek Ha Na/Lee So Hee competed, the same script, won one game and then was reversed. Men's Doubles pair Leung Wei Keng/Wang Chang defeated Chinese Taipei 2-0 to advance to the final, retaining their hopes of winning the men's doubles title.
郑思维/黄雅琼1:2徐承宰/蔡侑玎
The national mixed doubles ace pair Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong is ranked No. 1 in the world, and the Korean pair Seo Seung-jae/Choi Yoo-hyun is ranked No. 4, and the two sides have played each other 17 times in history, and the IELTS pair has an absolute advantage of 15 wins and 2 losses. The IELTS combination and the Phoenix combination are the national mixed doubles insurance, especially the IELTS combination, the career champions of various competitions are soft, but unfortunately the only lack of Olympic champions, the last Olympic Games broke into the final and was the runner-up, hoping that this Paris Olympics can realize the dream.
In the first game of the game, the IELTS combination quickly entered the state, scoring consecutive points through control in front of the net and smashing after the game, and took an 11-5 lead in the first half. In the second half, the Korean team never found their rhythm and was in a passive state, and the IELTS team played the momentum of the world's No. 1, and finally won the game with a quick victory of 21:9 and made a good start. In the second game, the style of painting changed abruptly, and the Korean pair fought back strongly, taking an 11-8 lead in the first half and entering the technical break. Back on the field, the IELTS combination made a lot of mistakes and finally lost 13:21. In the deciding game, the IELTS combination withstood the pressure and took an 11-7 lead in the first half. In the second half, the South Korean pair played a wave of 6:0 scoring climax to take a 13-11 lead. Although the IELTS pair chased the score to a 15:15 draw in a row, it was a pity that they still did not withstand the pressure at the critical moment, and the Korean pair won the game 21-16, and the big score was 2:1 reversal.
Li Shifeng 2:1 Naraoka Kodai
Li Shifeng is ranked 7th in the world, and Kodai Naraoka of Japan is ranked 6th, and the two sides have played each other 5 times in history, and Li Shifeng has a record of 3 wins and 2 losses. Li Shifeng ushered in a highlight moment last season, winning the Asian Games and the All England Open in succession, and once surpassed Shi Yuqi in the world rankings, and is regarded as the new brother of the national feather men's singles. It's a pity that since winning the Asian Games, Li Shifeng has entered a downturn, and many people have questioned that it was a flash in the pan. Approaching the Paris Olympics, I hope Li Shifeng will prove his strength with his results.
In the first game of the game, after the two sides fought to a 3:3 draw at the beginning, Kodai Naraoka played a wave of 5:0 scoring climax and quickly opened the score. In the first half, Kodai Naraoka took an 11-4 lead and entered the technical break. Back on the field, Li Shifeng fought to catch up, once chasing the score to 13:15, but unfortunately he didn't hold on at the critical moment, and finally Naraoka Kodai won the first game 21:14. In the second game, Li Shifeng fought back strongly and took a 7:3 lead at the beginning. Subsequently, a wave of 4:0 scoring mini-climax tied the score, and Li Shifeng took an 11-8 lead in the first half. In the second half of the game, Li Shifeng continued to maintain the lead and finally pulled back a game with 21:15.
In the decisive game, the two entered the "grinding control" mode of play, and the scores of the two sides rose alternately to lead, and Li Shifeng took an 11:8 lead in the first half. The "grinding control" style of play greatly consumes the physical strength of both sides, and the key is to see who is more patient and only holds more shots. In the second half, although Kodai Naraoka tried his best to delay time, Li Shifeng stabilized his position and finally won the game 21:12, and the big score was 2:1 to advance to the finals. This was the first foreign match won by the national team on this match day, and the men's doubles Liang Wei Keng/Wang Chang pair's victory over the Chinese Taipei pair was not actually a foreign battle, but a competition between the national team and the provincial team.