The postponement of the Tokyo Olympic Games directly led to the early termination of Lin Dan, who was born in 1983; Chen Long, who was born in 1989, lost to Arcelong in the Tokyo final, and also lamented that the years urged people to grow old. Who can carry the flag of men's singles? With the end of the Badminton Games at the National Games, the answer has gradually become clear, and Shi Yuqi, born in 1996, has become the biggest beneficiary of the one-year postponement of the Olympic Games. On September 17, in the men's singles final of the 14th National Games, Shi Yuqi defeated teammate Lu Guangzu 2-0 to reach the podium of the National Games championship for the first time. From defeating Lin Dan in the 2018 All England Tournament to rejecting Chen Long from the final at the 2-0 National Games and finally reaching the top, Shi Yuqi symbolizes the birth of a new brother in The Chinese badminton world.
Talented, he was selected for the national team at the age of 16
Shi Yuqi was born into a family of ordinary workers in Nantong, Jiangsu Province. From a young age, he showed better physical fitness than boys of the same age, and his father once took him to visit the children's sports school, and as a result, whether it was trampoline, gymnastics, table tennis or badminton, Shi Yuqi could play for a while.
One day in 2001, after 5-year-old Xiao Yuqi returned from kindergarten, he suddenly took out a note from his pocket and handed it to his father Shi Lei, which was a note written by the teacher to his father: "Shi Lei's parents: Hello! The badminton coach of the Municipal Children's Amateur Sports School came to my kindergarten today to select materials, Yuqi was selected, the coach wanted to train him to play badminton, I don't know if you would like it? From then on, Shi Yuqi began his badminton path.
Among the children of a group of badminton teams, Shi Yuqi is particularly excellent, others need to train for an afternoon to master the technology, Shi Yuqi often mastered in one or two hours, at the age of 15, he jumped to participate in the Jiangsu Provincial Youth Badminton Competition and won the championship in one fell swoop, thus entering the Jiangsu Provincial Badminton Team, and at the age of 16, he participated in the National Youth Championships for the first time and successfully won the championship, and soon was selected into the national badminton team. This kind of transformation speed, which is completely like the male protagonist of the novel, makes ordinary badminton players can only hope to reach, but only Shi Yuqi himself knows the pain of this.
Accidental injury, self-helper of the ordinary heart of Heavenly Help
After entering the national team, Shi Yuqi soon ushered in a big outbreak, and won the Asian Youth Championship, the second Youth Olympic Games singles champion and the World Youth Team Championship in 2014. In 2016, Shi Yuqi, who turned 20 years old, began to officially transfer to the International Adult Competition. At that time, it was the era when Lin Dangong became famous and Chen Long provoked the men's singles beam of the national feather, but the young Shi Yuqi was using one championship after another to make people re-understand themselves.
As the leader of the next generation of national feathers men's singles, Shi Yuqi should have completed the "succession" with his predecessors before the Olympic Games. But the sudden injury disrupted all his plans and rhythms. At the 2019 Indonesia Open, Shi Yuqi, who was sailing smoothly, even publicly shouted out the arrogance of taking over the mantle of his predecessors before the competition, and was forced to undergo surgery due to a severe weakness in the competition, resulting in a torn collateral ligament of the left ankle. At this time, less than a year after the start of the Tokyo Olympic Games, Shi Yuqi's Olympic dream seems to have come to an abrupt end.
Affected by the epidemic, the Tokyo Olympic Games were postponed, which also gave Shi Yuqi the hope of participating in the Olympic Games. In order to seize this opportunity that fell from the sky, Shi Yuqi's coach Sun Jun in the Jiangsu team rushed to Shi Yuqi's side and guided Shi Yuqi to train while recovering, practicing his hands when his feet did not work, practicing his feet when he could not do them, practicing his core strength when his hands and feet did not work, and adjusting his state little by little. After about a year and a half of recovery, Shi Yuqi finally overcame many difficulties with his tenacious perseverance and stood on the stage of the Tokyo Olympic Games.
The king returned and carried the national men's singles banner
At the Tianjin National Games, Shi Yuqi lost to Lin Dan in the final, making the inheritance of the Chinese badminton brother come a little late. At the Shaanxi National Games, Shi Yuqi knew that he had no way to retreat, and he silently told himself that he must "win the championship".
At the Tokyo Olympics, for Shi Yuqi, who was long away from the international arena due to injury, he could not pass the stage of Acesaron, who was in the sky. However, the Tokyo arena may be the best warm-up for Shi Yuqi, who has returned from injury. After a short rest, Shi Yuqi in the Western Security Games arena gradually entered a better state. From the group stage onwards, it was a smooth ride, and in the semi-finals, facing Chen Long, who was also frustrated in Tokyo, Shi Yuqi, who was in the upward momentum, defeated his opponent 2-0 cleanly and cleanly, and met jiangsu teammate Lu Guangzu in the final. After the game, Chen Long sighed and said, "The future depends on Shi Yuqi." In the eyes of the outside world, this remark with the meaning of inheritance indicates that the "first brother" of the national feather men's single has completed the handover.
In the final, facing Lu Guangzu, the younger brother of the national team and the Jiangsu team, Shi Yuqi won the game 21-9, 21-13 without bloodshed, and won the men's singles gold medal at the National Games for the first time. At the post-match press conference, when the reporter asked whether winning the national games heralded the advent of the era belonging to Shi Yuqi? Shi Yuqi gave his answer. "In fact, there was such a saying a few years ago, and it is not a long time to talk about, as far as I am concerned, I should contribute to the badminton team for a day." This is also the responsibility that Lu Guangzu and I should assume, and we will learn from the experience of Brother Dan and Brother Long to help the small team members more. Shi Yuqi said.
Through the thorny arena, there is no shortcut, only a down-to-earth step by step persistence, in order to forge the super ability that belongs to Shi Yuqi. In terms of age and development potential, Shi Yuqi's future may not stop there. For his future, Shi Yuqi said, "Standing on the court will not be afraid of any opponent. I've been trying to be a better player, but it's really far behind. After so many years of tempering, I may be more confident now, but I am not thinking about the king, I just want to live every day seriously and make due contributions to the Chinese badminton team. ”