April 27 (this Saturday)
One of the most important team events in the world of badminton
The Tang You Cup will kick off in Chengdu
The Tom Cup is a combined name for the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup
They symbolize the highest honor of the men's and women's badminton teams
The two cups are held together and are held every two years
This year marks the fourth time that the Tongyou Cup has been held in China
The previous three times were
Guangzhou in 2002, Wuhan in 2012, Kunshan in 2016
This year's Tongyou Cup is the highest level of competition before the Paris Olympics
All the strong forces are the main force
The "star" of the city is shining
Who will go to the trophy?
What kind of stories will the "Feather Forest Masters" write?
Let's take a look at the highlights
Aspect 1: Can the national feather regain the double cup?
"I'm sorry to the fans across the country
Disappointed everyone."
After the last Tang You Cup, Zhang Jun, chairman of the Badminton Association, said in an exclusive interview with Xinhua News Agency
The Chinese team is one of the most successful teams in the history of the Tang You Cup
He has won 10 Thomas Cup and 15 Uber Cups
However, the results in the last tournament were not satisfactory
The women's team lost to South Korea in the final, and the men's team missed the semifinals
For the first time since 1998, the soup cup and the You cup were dropped at the same time
In the past two years, the national feather has regrouped
In 2023, he won the Sudirman Cup (mixed team cup) three times in a row
and won the Asian Games men's team championship
The world rankings of each individual item have improved significantly
Both the men's and women's teams came to Chengdu as top seeds
There is only one goal for the national feather:
A snow before the shame to recapture the double cup
Aspect 2: What is the state of the national feather when the Olympics are imminent?
There is good news from the recently concluded Asian Championships
Guoyu not only won three golds
He also qualified for the Paris Olympics in all five events
Make up for the regret of not being able to participate in the men's doubles at the Tokyo Olympics
It also became the only team to go out at full capacity
This year's Tongyou Cup
The national feather sent the strongest lineup
Men's team
The world's No. 2 Shi Yuqi played a single
He was a stellar performer in the Sudirman Cup last year
Won all five games and defeated strong opponents in the knockout round
Also playing is Hangzhou Asian Games champion Li Shifeng
and Lu Guangzu and Weng Hongyang
New Asian Championship champions Leung Wai Hang/Wang Chang returned to world No. 1
They will face teammates Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi and He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu in Men's Doubles
On the women's side
Olympic champion Chen Yufei leads
partnered teammates He Bingjiao, Han Yue, and Wang Zhiyi in the women's singles
The four of them eliminated strong players such as An Seying, Akane Yamaguchi, and Sindhu in the Asian Championships
Won the women's singles semi-finals
Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan, Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning, and Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu are ranked first, third and fifth in the world
The overall strength of the women's doubles in their seats is outstanding
Aspect 3: Who is the strongest opponent of the Chinese team?
The soup cup is surrounded by fierce rivals
Judging by the player rankings and recent results
The Indonesian team led by Jonatan and Ginting is menacing
Especially Jonatan has a hot hand
He finished first and second at the All England Open with Ginting last month
He also won the Asian Championships with consecutive victories over Shi Yuqi and Li Shifeng
Plus two pairs of top 10 men's doubles players in the top 10 in the world
The all-time 14-time champion Indonesian team is also the favorite to win the soup cup
In addition, the Danish men's team led by Axelsen, the defending champion India, and the well-balanced Japan team
They are all strong contenders for soup cups
Uber Cup
China's biggest opponent is undoubtedly the defending champions South Korea
In the past two years, the South Korean team has won the Uber Cup and the Asian Games women's team championship from the Chinese team
Both the women's singles and women's doubles have super-first-class players
Women's Singles world No. 1 Ahn Se Young is the leader of the new generation of the South Korean team
In 2023, she swept a record 10 titles
Baek Ha Na/Lee So Hee joined three pairs of national women's doubles pairs in the semi-finals of this month's Asian Championships
And finally broke through to win the championship
Showing good competitive form
In addition, the strength of the Japanese team, which has a number of famous players such as Akane Yamaguchi and Aya Ohori, should not be underestimated
The trilateral struggle for hegemony between China, Japan, and South Korea will continue
Aspect 4: Chengdu is an important springboard to build a "world famous event city".
With the wonderful conclusion of the Chengdu Universiade of "achieving dreams".
The baton of building a "world event city" was passed to the hands of Chengdu Tangyou Cup
Since the goal was proposed in 2017
Chengdu is driven by high-level sports events
Adhere to the concept of running competitions, operating cities, developing industries, and benefiting the people
Continuously enhance the influence of the city
The World Table Tennis Championships team competition shows Chengdu's "speed and temperature"
The Chengdu Marathon became China's first World Marathon Grand Slam candidate
Chengdu Rongcheng Football Club's home stadium has become the representative of the "Gold Medal Ball City".
In 2025, Chengdu will also hold it
The World Games that include breakdancing, frisbee, rock climbing and more
The event made Chengdu more fashionable and international
Sports has also become one of Chengdu's most eye-catching business cards
Reporter: Tian Guangyu, Ji Ye, Xu Shihao, Chen Di
Editors: Zhao Jiantong, Niu Mengtong