On the afternoon of March 24, the final of the 2019 Asian Badminton Mixed Team Competition ended in Hong Kong, China, and the Chinese team won the Japanese team 3-2 and won the team championship.
The first mixed doubles of the Chinese team was played by He Jiting / Du Yue, their opponent was the number one mixed doubles Watanabe Yongda / Higashino Yusha of the Japanese team, in terms of strength, the world's third-ranked Watanabe Yongda / Higashino Yusha was much higher than He Jiting / Du Yue, originally thought it was a one-sided game, but the result surprised the fans, He Jiting / Du Yue made a good start for China, they won the Japanese team Watanabe Yongda / Higashino Yusha 2-0, and won a rare victory.
(He Jiting/Du Yue)
In the second set of men's singles, young young player Lu Guangzu failed to hold on, 0-2 defeat to Japan's Tokiyama Kenta, the two sides won 1-1 draw.
In the third set of men's doubles, the world's sixth-ranked men's doubles Han Chengkai / Zhou Haodong was overturned by the Japanese team Hoki Tsurugi / Yugo Kobayashi in the first set.
In the fourth set of women's singles, the Chinese team has no way back, all the burden is on the 20-year-old Xiaohua Han Yue, the game process is also like a roller coaster, making people's hearts beat faster, Han Yue in the case of losing one set first, in the second set has been in a passive state, by the Japanese team Takahashi Sha also to take an 18-16 lead, after that, Han Yue scored 4 consecutive points, took the lead in the set, and won the second set 21-19, the decisive game, Han Yue did not give Takahashi Sha also added a chance, to 21-17 to win, Helped the Chinese team to get a crucial point.
(Han Yue)
(Han Yue vs Takahashi Saya plus second set score chart)
In the deciding panel women's doubles, Du Yue, who had a part-time task, was not affected by physical strength, and Li Yinhui/Du Yue defeated the Japanese team 2-0 to seal the victory for the Chinese team! Won the 2019 Asian Badminton Mixed Team Championship.
(Award Ceremony)
It is worth mentioning that this team competition, each country is basically to send young players or the second echelon to participate, the first is to set aside time for the main team members to prepare for the Sudirman Cup held in Nanning, China in May, the second is to exercise the team, so that the young players accelerate their growth, this time the Chinese team sent the second echelon to participate, achieved unexpected results, especially the women's singles young player Han Yue, has a big heart, in the adversity can withstand the pressure, let people shine, and then there is du Yue, a young general with a part-time task, Twice helped the Chinese team to get points, in terms of physical fitness and technology have a fairly good standard, reminiscent of the shadow of double circle Grand Slam Zhao Yunlei, but the men's doubles and men's singles players have also exposed certain problems, which are worth solving in the next training and competition, congratulations to the Chinese team! Congratulations to the young players!