The Paper's reporter Pu Yaolei and Ma Zuoyu were sent from Tokyo
On the evening of August 1, the women's singles final of the Tokyo Olympic Games was played between Chen Yufei and Chinese Taipei's Dai Ziying.
In the end, the 23-year-old Chen Yufei lived up to expectations and won this precious women's singles gold medal 2-1!
Chen Yufei shook his fist to celebrate.
Women's Singles Final Re-enacts "China Derby"
In the previous semi-finals, the two national feathers Chen Yufei and He Bingjiao staged an intra-team showdown, and the two sides staged a wonderful three-set battle, and finally Chen Yufei won 2-1 and obtained the ticket to the final.
On the other side, Chinese Taipei's Dai Ziying defeated India's Sindu in the semi-finals to get another final spot. Following the badminton men's doubles final, the match between the national badminton and Chinese Taipei, the women's singles final once again staged the "China Derby".
Judging from the past encounters, Dai Ziying has an advantage in the overall record, winning 15 games in the past 18 meetings between the two, and even winning 14 consecutive games at one point.
Chen Yufei played calmly and calmly.
But since the 2019 All England Open completed the first victory against Dai Ziying, Chen Yufei has won 3 of the two's last four meetings.
Today's Chen Yufei already has the ability to compete with this former bitter lord. For her first-time Olympics, the goal of the trip is also very clear – in an interview two years ago, she said that she was aiming for the "Tokyo Olympic Gold Medal".
Compared with Dai Ziying, the 23-year-old Chen Yufei has less experience in the competition, And Dai Ziying has participated in the Olympic Games for the third time, but this is the first time she has reached the women's singles final.
But in the competition, Chen Yufei, as an Olympic "recruit", was not crushed by the pressure and played very well!
Dai Ziying in the game.
She carried the national women's singles flag
The women's singles event is one of the strongest events in the country,000 from 2000 to 2012, winning gold medals in four consecutive Olympic games, but at the 2016 Rio Olympics, the national women's singles championship failed to continue.
And Chen Yufei, now bears the expectations of people.
After gradually emerging from 2018, Chen Yufei ushered in a big outbreak in 2019, winning 7 championships in a single season, and what is even more terrifying is that these 7 championships are the result of her 7 finals, and the final win rate reaches 100%.
With excellent performance, Chen Yufei also sat on the throne of the world ranking of women's singles in that year. At present, Chen Yufei's world ranking is second, after Dai Ziying, but in the Olympic points ranking, Chen Yufei ranks first in the world.
Zhang Ning, a Chinese badminton star who coached Chen Yufei as a coach, was full of expectations for the prospects of the Olympic Games for her disciples - she told the surging news reporter, "I am still optimistic about Chen Yufei winning the championship, and I hope she can defend the honor of The Chinese women's singles." ”
At the same time, she also mentioned the importance of mental adjustment: "The Olympic Games are different from any other competition, a good mentality and a normal level of play are quite important, you must believe in yourself, dare to fight, let go to play, in order to ensure that the technical and tactical level is played." ”
And regaining the women's singles gold medal lost in Rio is an encouragement for the entire national feather. On August 2, the badminton event will also compete in the finals of women's doubles and men's singles, and the national badminton players will continue to fight hard for the gold medal.
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