Zheng Yu said that the gains over the years are greater than the results, and no matter who goes to the Olympics, they all represent the best women's doubles in the national feathers.
The women's doubles final of the 2024 Asian Badminton Championships came to an end, with Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu losing to Bai Hena/Li Shaoxi 21-23, 12-21 to finish as runners-up.
After the game, Zhang Shuxian said that today we seem to have a lot of offensive opportunities, but the efficiency is not high, and the opponent's defense is solid, and the timing and landing point of our attack still need to be improved. Zheng Yu said that he was satisfied with this result.
Although the two won the runner-up in the Asian Championships, they still ranked behind Tan Ning/Liu Shengshu in Olympic points by a slight disadvantage, and have missed this year's Paris Olympics. The Olympics will also feature Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan and Tan Ning/Liu Shengshu representing the national women's doubles.
Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan and Tan Ning/Liu Shengshu
Zheng Yu, who is 28 years old this year, has entered the end of her career in the women's doubles master, and she has experienced two Olympic cycles, in the last Olympic cycle, Zheng Yu and Li Wenmei partnered with Li Wenmei to rank 13th in Olympic points, behind Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan, who was ranked second in Olympic points at the time, and Du Yue/Li Yinhui, who were ranked 6th, and finally missed the Tokyo Olympics.
Zheng Yu will form a fixed partner with Zhang Shuxian in 2022. Heading into the 2023 season, their form has declined, winning only two lower-level tournaments, the Japan Masters and the Haylou Open, with more high-level competitions failing to break through, the world rankings also dropping, and the more important Olympic points tournament also failing to shine.
Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu
When they hit a bottleneck, the new national team Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning rose rapidly in the 2023 season, winning four titles, jumping from outside the top 100 in the world rankings to the top 10 in the world, and won the Malaysia Open and Indonesia Masters in the 2024 season, overtaking in the corners, and quickly jumping to fourth in Olympic points, surpassing Zheng Yu/Zhang Shuxian in sixth place.
Zheng Yu/Zhang Shuxian have won the runner-up in the Malaysia Open, India Open, Indonesia Masters, and Asian Championships 4 times this year, and it cannot be said that they are not good, but the form broke out too late.
Zheng Yu said that he chatted with Zhang Shuxian last night, and Zhang Shuxian said Zheng Yu, you have not been able to participate in 2 consecutive Olympics, will you feel regretful? Zheng Yu said that he would definitely feel regretful, the Olympic Games is a dream of sports people, and it is false to say that there are no regrets, and we have done our best.
Speaking of this, Zhang Shuxian next to him couldn't help crying. Zheng Yu said that the gains over the years are greater than the results, and no matter who goes to the Olympics, they all represent the best women's doubles in the national feathers.