On April 13, Beijing time, in the mixed doubles semifinals of the 2024 Badminton Asian Championships, the top seed and world No. 1 Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong faced off against the No. 4 seed South Korean pair Seo Seung Jae/Choi Yoo Hyeong, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong won one game 21-9, and then lost two games in a row 13-21 and 16-21, and finally scored 1-2 in total and missed the final, which also made the national feather miss the mixed doubles championship and runner-up in advance.
Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong are the super ace combination of the national feather, ranking No. 1 in the world and the top seeds in this Asian Championships. Seo Seung-jae/Choi Yoo-hyun are South Korea's leading mixed doubles pair, and they are the No. 4 seeds at this year's Asian Championships. The two sides have met 17 times in their past careers, and Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong have an absolute upper hand with 15 wins and 2 losses.
In the first game of this game, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong took an 8-1 lead at the beginning, and then continued to suppress the opponent to extend the 16-6 lead by 10 points. Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong continued to crush their opponents and easily won the first game 21-9.
Entering the second game, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong fell behind 1-4 at the beginning, and the two sides then fought to a 5-5 draw, and continued to fight to an 8-8 draw. The Korean pair continued to score and suppress, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong gradually fell behind 10-16, and then continued to be suppressed to pull back a game at 13-21.
In the third game, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong led 3-1 at the beginning, but then was suppressed by the opponent's continuous attacks and was overtaken 4-6. Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong fought back to regain the lead 11-7, and the Korean pair scored six points in a row to overtake the score, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong chased it to a 13-13 draw, and then fought to a 15-15 draw. Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong were then suppressed by their opponents again, resulting in another loss of 16-21, and finally a total score of 1-2 upset out of the finals.