Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan
On the evening of August 3, Beijing time, the final of the badminton women's doubles event of the Paris Olympics began.
In the end, in the Chinese Civil War, Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan defeated teammates Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning to win the gold medal, and Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning, who participated in the Olympics for the first time, won the silver medal.
In the first game, Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning came up without stage fright, and took the lead to 11 points into the intermission, but after the break, Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan bit the score, although they faced 4 game points at the end of the game, they still won 6 points in a row and won the first game 22-20.
In the second game, Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan took the lead to open the score gap. Just when everyone thought that the "Fan Chen" combination would easily win the game, Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning scored consecutive points to chase the score to 11-13. At the critical moment, the battle-hardened Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan withstood the pressure and scored 4 points in a row, and once again pulled the score away, although the Chinese young combination continued to chase the score after that, but in the end the "Fan Chen" combination still won the second game 21-15, won the game 2-0, and won the gold medal.
Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning
Before the start of the competition, the gold medal had been locked in advance by the Chinese team. In the previous semi-finals, Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan defeated Malaysia's Tan Kang Lok/Tina, and Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning defeated Japan's Naomi Matsuyama/Chiyo Shida, and the two Chinese pairs met in the final.
In the last Tokyo Olympics, Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan reached the women's doubles final, but unfortunately lost to the Indonesian pair Polii/Rahayu and won the silver medal.
As a result, since London 2012, the national team has missed the women's doubles gold medal in Rio and Tokyo for two consecutive Olympic Games, so the national team is also very eager to win the gold medal in this event in Paris.
"Fan Chen Combo"
For the "Fan Chen Pair", the Olympic gold medal is the most important gap in their book of honour - they made history in the event by winning their fourth World Championships women's doubles title since their partnership last August.
In other important badminton tournaments, such as the All England Open, the year-end finals, and team competitions such as the Uber Cup and Sudirman Cup, the two have also tasted the championship. Going to Paris, the only goal of the "Fan Chen Combination" is to win the championship.
In contrast, the younger Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning, who are competing in the Olympics for the first time, have played the role of challengers. Reaching the final helped China seal the Women's Doubles gold medal, and the two players have already created surprises in Paris. In the future, their performance on the field is also destined to get more expectations.
Source: The Paper