The two concise but energetic sentences of "work together, work together, challenge yourself!" are the pre-match team motivation slogans for the Chinese badminton team to attack the Tang You Double Cup in Chengdu. This traditional ceremony before the start of the competition is not only a sound of the charge of the game, but also a moment of bright sword to unite the team's strength. At present, after two rounds of the group stage of the Tang You Cup, the Chinese men's and women's teams have firmly locked the right to qualify and advanced to the quarterfinals in advance. For them, the group stage is a foreshadowing to find the state of the game, and what they have to do is to achieve their goals step by step with their feet on the ground.
Shi Yuqi and Jia Yifan are the captains of the Chinese men's and women's teams. As a team veteran, this is her fourth Uber trip. "The main task of the captain is to organize and encourage everyone, now, there are a lot of young forces in our team, many of them are 'post-00', they are smart and have their own ideas, they can't be bound by rules and regulations, more experience exchange on weekdays. And Shi Yuqi, who shouldered the responsibility of captain for the first time, said frankly that the slogan he thought of was easy to catch and could boost morale. "Although I couldn't participate in the motivation ceremony as an individual, the process was a great benefit for the group, and it was also very morale-boosting for me as I waited to play. ”
He Bingjiao is the first national feather player to appear in this competition, and she played in the first and second rounds of the Uber Cup group stage, and played in the morning for two consecutive days, defeating her opponent 2-0 respectively. She said that she hadn't made a single order for a long time, so she was nervous and excited before the game, and it was not easy to fall asleep when she went to bed early. "When I won against Li Wenshan, I had words in my mouth, although I only won two more points, and I thought that I finally won one point. ”
Tan Ning and Liu Shengshu are representing the Chinese women's team for the first time in the Uber Cup, and they made their debut as a pair in their opening match against Singapore. "When I made my debut, I was excited and nervous! Fighting with my sisters, everyone would think very carefully, and the feeling was even different. The sisters will pass on a lot of experience, such as pressing before the game and releasing on the court. As a result, they played a 21-4 deficit in the first game.
Similarly, the "Wonder Combination" has always been the charm of doubles in the team competition. In order to increase the suspense of the matchup list, Guoyu launched Zheng Yu/Zhang Shuxian to play a double double in the first round, and then tried to combine Zhang Shuxian and Liu Shengshu against the Canadian team. After the match, they said that during the preparation period, the doubles team will often mix and match to fight, so they will be ready to play at any time to better play each other's strengths.
In the men's team, Liu Yuchen is the male player who has played the most times in the Thomas Cup, and of course, this is also his second trip to the Thomas Cup. In the first round against Australia, they won 2-0 points. Liu Yuchen handed the ball for the game just now to Ou Ge's hand and motioned for him to give it to the audience. It's just that Ou Ge hesitated for a second and returned the badminton to the deputy referee. After the game, Liu Yuchen said, "I told Brother Ou from Shi Yuqi's game, 'I'll give you the ball after the game, and you hit the ball'." However, Brother Ou, who has always been shy, was obviously a little shy in the face of such mental torture, he thought about it for a while in the mixed mining area, and finally made up his mind and said, "I'll fight for the next one, okay?"
In addition, with the entrustment of the big brothers, Leung Wai Hang/Wang Chang made their first appearance in the Thomas Cup as a pair. They said, "We definitely came with a shock mentality, and before the game our big brother Liu Yuchen joked, 'Don't you dare to lose', which didn't make us nervous, but made us more involved in the game." He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu also won 2-0 against Canada in the second group stage, saying, "Whether it is playing or cheering, I will do my best to contribute to the team." "When you play a team competition, the whole person will be more hilarious, and we will think about the way we celebrate when the time comes. ”
Although the opponents of the Chinese men's and women's teams in the group stage are not strong, whether it is the players on the field or the teammates off the field, they are doing their best step by step. In their hearts, the coming week will be more and more tense day by day, but fighting for the team is the supreme mission in their hearts.