Original title: The second round of the Malaysian Open (quote)
Guoyu won eight quarter-finals (theme)
China Sports News On January 12, the second round of the 2023 World Badminton World Tour Malaysia Open ended. The Chinese badminton team won 8 quarter-finals in 4 events except men’s singles.
In the women’s singles competition, Olympic champion Chen Yufei and Canadian veteran Li Wenshan played 3 rounds. Chen Yufei won 21-13, 10-21, 21-13. The deciding game was tied at 11, and then Chen Yufei seized the opportunity to score 7 points in a row to establish the victory. Wang Zhiyi defeated Chinese Taipei player Bai Yupo 21-13, 21-10, and joined hands with Chen Yufei to break into the quarterfinals. Han Yue lost two games in a row 10-21, 13-21 to No. 3 seed and Chinese Taipei star Tai Tzu-ying. In the quarter-finals, Chen Yufei will face the famous Spanish player Marin, and Wang Zhiyi will face the South Korean player An Seying.
In men’s singles, Zhao Junpeng, the only national feather seedling, lost 15-21, 8-21 to No. 3 seed and Singapore’s world champion Luo Jianyou, and stopped in the round of 16. With Zhao Junpeng out of the game, no one in the men’s singles of Guoyu broke into the quarterfinals of this competition.
In terms of doubles, the National Badminton Women’s Doubles continued their excellent performance in the first round, and won all the foreign games in the second round, with 3 pairs breaking into the quarterfinals. Top seeds Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan beat the Indonesian combination Kusuma/Amalia 21-7, 21-9. Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu defeated the Malaysian pair Wu Peiqi/Zhang Meixin 21-10, 21-7. The two new national feather pairs fought in the same room. Li Wenmei/Liu Xuanxuan defeated their teammates Du Yue/Xia Yuting 21-12, 17-21, 21-14.
Guo Yu’s two pairs of men’s doubles made their final appearance on the day, and both defeated their strong opponents to advance. Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi played against the No. 4 seed and 2022 World Championship champion Malaysian combination Xie Dingfeng/Su Weiyi. They withstood the impact of their opponents in the second game and won 21-10, 23-21. Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang faced the former world No. 1 and Indonesian powerhouse Gideon/Sukamuyo, grasped the key points, and won 20-22, 21-12, 21-19.
In mixed doubles, the top seeds Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong played steadily, beating the host team Wu Shunfa/Lai Jiemin 21-16, 21-10 and reaching the top eight. Olympic champions Wang Yilyu/Huang Dongping fought hard for 3 rounds, and were reversed by Korean combination Kim Won-ho/Jung Na-eun with a score of 21-12, 20-22, 21-23, 1-2, and missed the next round. (circle)
