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The women's singles final of the just past BWF Super1000 China (Changzhou) Badminton Open was contested by Spanish Olympic champion and World Champion Ma Lin and Chinese Taipei's Open King Dai Ziying, and finally Ma Lin reversed Dai Ziying in the case of losing one set first and successfully defended the Women's Singles Laurel of the China Open.
In the early 2019 Indonesia Masters final Marin was accidentally injured, the right knee anterior cruciate ligament rupture, helplessly the badminton women's singles world champion in peak form had to temporarily leave her favorite arena and enter the stage of fighting against injuries, and the outside world has been speculating that the career of this Grand Slam player may end here, and it has not been possible to win the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Unexpectedly, after more than seven months of recuperation and recovery training, Marin made a comeback. In order to adapt to the rhythm of the arena as soon as possible, but also in order to accumulate Olympic points, the first leg of the Vietnam Open was returned as a training exercise, but unfortunately encountered a round of travel. In the course of the next China Open, she went through five levels and slashed six generals, and Lick He Bingjiao, Aoyuan Hope, Takahashi Shayaga and Dai Ziying once again reached the top of this premier super event, and also let the domineering female player regain confidence.
Perhaps, she never lost this confidence.
▍ Early life experience and mentorship encounters
Carolina Marin Martin was born in Huelva, Spain, in June 1993. From the age of 3 to the age of 12, she has been trained in dance. Until she was 8 years old, she once accompanied her best friend to the gym and fell in love with rackets and badminton in flight. Marin later said: "At the age of 12, I had to make a choice, play badminton or dance, but the wonderful feeling on the court made me choose badminton." Marin's badminton career took a turn for the worse at the age of 14, when she met her current coach, Fernando. Fernando once spotted her while watching a junior competition for under-15s. After that, Marin separated from his parents and left his hometown for Madrid for professional badminton training. Since then, Marin has begun to write her brilliant career resume: the European under-17 champion, the under-19 champion, gradually among the top players in Europe, once because there is no suitable sparring partner, and had to force male players to practice with themselves to improve their level. At the 2012 London Olympics, Marin made her first time on the Olympic field, and at the age of 19, she was eliminated in the group stage. This led her to decide to go out, and in 2014, at the age of 21, she traveled to Europe's nearest Denmark to play in badminton leagues.
In April of the same year, Marin won the women's singles title at the European Badminton Championships, creating Spain's history in badminton. She was also the winner of Marin's first international competition, which made her more determined to take the path of badminton. Going to the world, participating in the World Championships, and winning the dream of winning the world championship slowly took root in her heart. At the same time, Fernando, who has the grace of acquaintance, also focuses on the cultivation of Marin, and along the way, the coach has become the person who knows her best and accompanies her the most.
▍ Dreams come true
At the 2014 World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, Marin competed as the No. 9 seed. Previously, in order to prepare for the war, she made a special trip to Thailand for training. In the training process, Malin was very hardworking, because most of the top badminton players came out of Asia, so Malin took the initiative to learn the technical techniques of the local player Indanon and asked different predecessors for advice on various techniques and tactics. Coming to the World Championships, she once had psychological fluctuations due to her lack of confidence in herself, and under the guidance of the psychologist, she regained her confidence and defeated the then national feathers Wang Yihan, Taipei's Dai Ziying and India's Sindhu for the first time, standing on the world's highest podium for the first time. In the World Women's Singles Rankings, Marin has also soared, playing more and more with the top Asian players, and the badminton literacy and technical ability have gradually stabilized.
Mature Marin leaked domineeringly on the pitch, played strongly, and was biased towards offense. At the 2015 Jakarta World Championships, Marin successfully defended the women's singles title. Immediately after winning the Rio 2016 Olympics again, and in the Olympic final, facing India's Sindhu, Marin lost the first set, when coach Fernando comforted Marin and revived her strength, and every time she won a goal, she shouted loudly and kept muttering in her mouth, and finally achieved a reversal. In the post-match interview, remembering to ask what Marin had been saying during the game, Marin smiled and replied: "It's a secret, I can't tell you what I said." Basically, it's telling yourself to focus on the game, that's my character, that's who I am. It makes me feel great on the field, allows me to focus on the game and I have strength when I scream. I also want to tell my opponent that she can't beat me and I won't give her a chance to win. It was this focus and self-confidence that made her the second non-Asian player in badminton history to win an Olympic title and the first Badminton Olympic champion in Spain.
After Rio, marlin, who was plagued by injuries, declined for a while, and did not play her own satisfactory results in the 2017 season. In the same year, the World Championships also lost 1:2 to Aoyuan Hope to miss the final four. And Marin, who had major fluctuations, was not discouraged, and at the 2018 World Championships in Nanjing, China, the invincible Malin came back and won the championship again.
Three-time World Champion, one-time Olympic Champion, 2015 All England, Grand Marseille Champion, 2018 and 2019 China Champion, created the Spanish women's badminton legend, and his career achievements are among the top women badminton players in the world. After becoming a veritable badminton ball!
▍ The future can be expected
Injured on the field at the beginning of 2019, this time different from the past, the severity forced Marin to leave the arena to recover from his injury. After only seven months of recuperation, he made a comeback. Someone asked her what was the secret to her recovery? Marin said that it was her inner desire, scientific training, firm determination and the amazing team behind her that made her return to the field and find her original self.
The future goal is the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, the realization of the defending title is Marin's biggest dream, when a belief is achieved, higher goals continue to make her work hard, the spirit of not giving up is vividly reflected in a sports athlete, but also inspires more and more people who insist on in the sports field to surpass themselves.
Conclusion: Spain has always attached little importance to badminton, a sport that is not dominant in Europe, "one-man martial arts", Karolina Marin alone carried the honor of the whole country with her shoulders, and her achievements also made the best publicity and contribution to the world badminton sport.
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Contributing author: Linghe self-media person / Hao Zongmin