In the Paris Olympics badminton mixed doubles pinnacle showdown, the Chinese pair Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong defeated Korea's strong Kim Won-ho/Jung Na-eun with an excellent record of 2-0, and won the Olympic badminton mixed doubles championship in history, achieving a breakthrough from scratch. Looking back on the previous editions, the IELTS team won the silver medal in the last Olympic Games, and this victory not only marks a leap in their personal honor, but also the birth of the first gold medal of the Chinese badminton team in the Paris Olympic Games, contributing the precious 13th gold medal to the Chinese sports delegation, and the glory of the crown, creating another brilliant! In the first game, Chinese partners Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong took the lead in serving, and Zheng Siwei forced his opponent to make a series of mistakes with a series of sharp smashes, including out of bounds and touching the net, quickly establishing a 4-0 lead. The fifth ball became the turning point, and the two sides were caught in a fierce offensive and defensive battle that lasted for dozens of beats, and the Korea pair struggled to recover a point. After a short break, Zheng Siwei forced the opponent to make another mistake with heavy smashes and precise pressure, and the Chinese team extended the result 6-1. Then the game fell into a stalemate, the two sides went back and forth, until Huang Yaqiong showed a god-level volley in front of the net, continuously made opponent mistakes, the score soared to 20-7, the Chinese combination held 13 match points, and finally won the first game 21-8, and the "IELTS" combination took the lead 1-0.
Match report
In the first game, Chinese partners Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong showed strong serves, Zheng Siwei forced the opponent to make frequent mistakes with a series of sharp smashes, and touched the net again and again, instantly establishing a 4-0 advantage to start. In the fifth goal, the two sides fell into a stalemate, and after dozens of rounds of offensive and defensive battles, the Korea pair struggled to pull back a goal. After a short break, Zheng Siwei once again forced the opponent to make mistakes with heavy artillery smashes and subtle pressure, and the Chinese team expanded the result 6-1. Then the game entered a tug-of-war, the two sides went back and forth, until Huang Yaqiong's accurate interception in front of the net became the winner, and the opponent made mistakes continuously, the score soared to 20-7, and the Chinese combination held as many as 13 match points, and finally locked the victory with an absolute advantage of 21-8, and won the first game, and the "IELTS" combination led 1-0.
At the beginning of the second game, Korea's Kim Won-ho took the lead with a heavy dunk, but the Chinese pair quickly adjusted, clung to the score, and achieved a comeback after 4 draws. Subsequently, the "IELTS" combination relied on the opponent's error of judgment to extend the score advantage to 10-5. Zheng Siwei's continuous firepower and Huang Yaqiong's god-level prediction in front of the net consolidated the lead to 16-7. Although the Korea players fought back hard in the final stage and chased two points in a row, it was still difficult to shake the strong strength of the Chinese team, and finally China easily closed the second game with a score of 21-11.
So far, the Chinese pair Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong have won the championship with an overwhelming 2-0 overall score to defeat the Korea partner. It is worth mentioning that the "IELTS" pair missed out on the gold medal at the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games, and at this Olympic Games in Paris, they achieved the feat of winning all games, not only making up for the regret of four years ago, but also successfully achieving the gold medal dream.