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Badminton World Federation Finals: “IELTS Combination” won the hard-fought victory and Chen Yufei advanced ahead of schedule
China News Service, Hangzhou, December 15 (Reporter Hao Lingyu) On the 14th, the 2023 BWF World Tour Finals concluded the second round of group stage competition. Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong, the national badminton mixed doubles “IELTS combination” currently ranked No. 1 in the world, fought hard for three games and defeated the Korean combination Kim Won-ho/Zheng Na-yin 2:1.
Olympic champion and national badminton women’s singles “first sister” Chen Yufei easily defeated American player Beiwen Zhang and won two consecutive group stage victories, locking her qualifications for the knockout rounds in advance.
Kim Won-ho/Jung Na-eun is currently ranked lower than the “IELTS combination” in the world, but in the previous records of the two sides’ matches, the Korean combination had the upper hand with 2 wins and 1 loss. In the first game, Jin Yuanhao/Zheng Nayin were obviously well prepared and led all the way after 9 draws. Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong lost the first game at 18:21.
At the end of the second game, the two sides were in a stalemate, and the score alternately rose from 19 to 25. The “IELTS combination” recovered the match point four times. At the critical moment, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong took advantage of their opponents’ mistakes to score two points in a row, winning the second game at 27:25, and then went on to win the deciding game at 21:15.
After the game, Zheng Siwei said that it was a pity to lose points in the stalemate at the end of the second game, but he and his partner Huang Yaqiong did not think too much about the points lost on the court, but rushed to invest in the next point. “Our momentum slowly picked up after the bite. They were caught off guard and made mistakes.”
In the women’s singles, Chen Yufei easily defeated Zhang Beiwen 21:13, 21:15, and advanced with two wins from Spanish star Marin in the same group. After the game, Chen Yufei said that after qualifying from the group, she did not have too much burden. In tomorrow’s contest with Marin, she will try to solve the existing problems and maintain a competitive state.
Shi Yuqi, the “big brother” of the national badminton men’s singles, defeated the world’s number one Danish star Viktor Axelsen 2:0 yesterday, but today he failed to continue his winning momentum. During the game, Shi Yuqi was reversed by the Indonesian star Ginting after winning the first game, and suffered his first defeat in the group stage 1:2.
After the game, Shi Yuqi concluded that Ginting’s style of play is very different from Axelsen’s. With opponents in the same group having different playing styles, he will be more prepared to face the final round.
Another national badminton men’s singles player Li Shifeng defeated Thailand’s Kunlawutt 2:0. At present, he and Shi Yuqi have the same record, with 1 win and 1 loss, both retaining hope of promotion.
After the second round, the qualifying situation of some groups gradually became clear. In addition to Chen Yufei, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong and South Korean mixed doubles strongmen Seo Seung Jae/Cai Yujing in the same group both won two consecutive victories and were determined to advance in advance. Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan, the top players in the national badminton women’s doubles, have won two consecutive victories and qualified early. Their opponents in the next round retired due to injury.
On the 15th, the Badminton World Federation Finals will usher in the final round of group matches, and the knockout matches will be drawn immediately after all games.
2023-12-15 03:22:00
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