On April 14, Beijing time, the 2024 Badminton Asian Championships entered the final day of the matchup, the women's singles final, Chen Yufei played against Wang Zhiyi, in the end, Chen Yufei lost two games in a row and the second game was 7-21 A big upset, a rout and lost the championship, and also ended the 8 consecutive wins against Wang Zhiyi, who won the championship strongly.
Chen Yufei vs. Wang Zhiyi, this is a national feather derby, and it is also the first champion to be decided in this event! Wang Zhiyi was born in 2000 and is a post-00 player, while Chen Yufei is an Olympic champion, and his long-term rankings are relatively stable. The two have played each other a total of 8 times in the past, and Chen Yufei has won all of them and has the absolute upper hand. Therefore, judging from the ranking and fighting records of the two, Chen Yufei is more likely to win the women's singles championship.
In the first game, Wang Zhiyi started 3-1, Chen Yufei quickly chased 3-3, after Wang Zhiyi led 7-5, Chen Yufei scored 4 points in a row to overtake 9-7, and Wang Zhiyi quickly stopped the decline 9-9. Wang Zhiyi still has a slight lead at 11-10. After the technical break, the scores of the two still rose alternately, and they were always unable to open up the difference. Entering the key stage, Wang Zhiyi still won 21-19, leading Chen Yufei by a big score of 10.
In the second game, Wang Zhiyi played more and more smoothly and led 6-2. After Chen Yufei struggled to recover 1 point, Wang Zhiyi suddenly scored 5 points in a row, 11-3 into the technical break with a relatively obvious advantage. After the intermission, Wang Zhiyi scored 4 points in a row, and the difference was 12 points, which was really unbelievable. This game gradually lost its suspense, Wang Zhiyi successfully won the championship point 20-7, won 21-7, and won the championship with a big score of 2-0.