Hong Kong Badminton Open: Axelsen and Tai Tzu Ying eliminated 2023-09-14 16:33:49.0 Source: Xinhuanet Author: Wei Hua
The 2023 Hong Kong Badminton Open entered the second match day on the 13th. Men’s and women’s singles stars Axelsen and Tai Tzu Ying were both eliminated. The Chinese team’s Lu Guangzu, Weng Hongyang and Zhao Junpeng lost in the men’s singles competition.
Axelsen, the world’s number one men’s singles player, suffered a big upset when he lost 0:2 to Chinese Taipei player Li Jiahao. In the first game, the scores of the two players increased alternately. At the end of the game, Li Jiahao played proactively and scored consecutively, taking the lead at 21:16. In the second game, Axelsen’s condition did not improve, and he lost another game at 10:21, and was eliminated in the first round.
In women’s singles, Chinese Taipei star Tai Tzu-ying announced her retirement in the second game, and teammate Hsu Wen-chi entered the top 16. Xu Wenqi’s opponent in the next round was Zhang Yiman of the Chinese team, who defeated Indian player Malvika 2:0 that day. In addition, Han Yue and Wang Zhiyi of Guoyu also passed the test, while Gao Fangjie lost to Japanese star Akane Yamaguchi.
On September 13, Han Yue returned the ball during the game.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lu Binghui
The Chinese team’s men’s singles performance was poor. Lu Guangzu, who had just won the runner-up at the China Badminton Open, lost to Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto at 12:21 and 15:21. Weng Hongyang and Zhao Junpeng also lost to their respective opponents with a score of 0:2.
After the game, Lu Guangzu said: “I didn’t play very well overall today. I made more mistakes and my body was a little tired. But everyone is the same. We still have to summarize our problems on the court.”
The Chinese women’s doubles combination of Li Wenmei/Liu Xuanxuan and Keng Shuliang/Zhang Chi, and the mixed doubles combination of Guo Xinwa/Wei Yaxin and Cheng Xing/Chen Fanghui all defeated their respective opponents and entered the next round.
2023-09-14 08:33:49
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