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[Tilu News]The world’s “biggest brother” Viktor Axelsen showed his dominance again in the BWF World Tour Finals (year-end event) held at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium today (16th), winning in straight games. Sweeping Anders Antonsen, he won the “Danish Civil War” and became the first men’s singles player in history to reach the year-end finals for four consecutive years. Axelsen will face China’s Shi Yuqi tomorrow (17th), vowing to avenge defeat in the group stage and complete his third consecutive hegemony.
Axelsen (right) (Picture: Badminton Photo)
Axelsen (right) (Picture: Badminton Photo)
Axelsen (right), Antonin Anton (left) (Picture: Badminton Photo)
Two-time league leader Axelsen had a bad start to the tournament. He lost to Shi Yuqi 0:2 in the first match of the group stage. Fortunately, he subsequently defeated Ginting of Indonesia and Kodai Naraoka of Japan. He almost qualified for the second place. Tonight 4 Qiang faced compatriot Anton Chen. “Brother No. 1” quickly established his lead at the beginning, leading 11:4 into the technical timeout. In the second half, Axelsen’s advantage became more obvious, and the gap between the two sides widened. After 16:9, Axelsen scored 5 points in a row and easily took the lead at 21:9. In the first half of the second game, “Brother No.1” once lost 9:3. Antonchen scored 4 points in a row to catch up to 7:9. However, Axelsen started the continuous scoring mode, leading 16:7 in one fell swoop, and finally ended up with 21:9. 14 sealed the victory, reaching the finals for four consecutive years from 2020 to 2022.
Shi Yuqi (Photo: Badminton Photo)
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In another semi-final match, Shi Yuqi defeated “Indonesia Ke Zhendong” Ji Shiti, who had just won the championship not long ago. In the first game, Shi Yuqi won 6 points in a row to lead 10:4 after 4:4, but was led by Jishiti with a 7:0 offensive to lead at 11:10 and enter a technical timeout. Shi Yuqi regained the advantage after adjusting his rhythm. He scored consecutively in the second half of the game and won 21:16. In the second game, he bravely pursued the game. He led 11:4 in the half game and won 21:15. He reached the end of the year again after 5 years. Competition final.
Seo Seung Jae’s mixed doubles defeat and missed the chance to compete for the double title
Seo Seung Jae (left), Kang Min Hyuk (right) (Picture: Badminton Photo)
Zheng Siwei (right), Huang Yaqiong (left) (Picture: Badminton Photo)
As for South Korean player Seo Seung-jae, who was elected as the best male player in the Badminton World Federation this season, and his men’s doubles partner Jiang Minhyuk, they swept China’s Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi 21:13, 21:12, and entered the final to compete with another Chinese pair Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang for the championship. . However, Xu Chengzai and Cai Yujing defeated China’s “World No. 1” combination Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong again in the mixed doubles semi-finals with a big score of 12:21, 5:21, and missed the final. “Zheng Huang Pei” will compete with teammates Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping tomorrow. In women’s doubles, China’s Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan defeated teammates Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning in two games, reaching the final for the fourth time after 2016, 2019, and 2022, facing South Korea’s Baek Ha Na/Lee So Hee.
This article is written by “Sportsroad“Originally published in “[Badminton World Federation Year-end Finals]Axelsen has made it to the finals for four consecutive times and is seeking revenge against Shi Yuqi」
2023-12-16 14:36:28
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