[Tilu News]The “VICTOR Hong Kong Open Badminton Championship” continued its first round on Wednesday (13th). The men’s singles event showed an unfavorable result. Chinese Taipei’s Li Jiahao, who advanced from the qualifying round, lost two straight games 21:16, 21 : 10 defeated Denmark’s “world’s best brother” Axelsen; Malaysia’s Huang Zhiyong defeated Chinese Taipei’s No. 7 seed Zhou Tiancheng 21:15, 21:19 to advance. As for Tai Tzu Ying, ranked fourth in the women’s singles, she retired in the second game due to a hand injury.
Axelsen
Li Jiahao
Denmark’s Axelsen, ranked No. 1 in the world and No. 1 seed in men’s singles, won the title at the China Open on Sunday. After less than three days of rest, he debuted at the Hong Kong Open. In the first round, he faced Li Jiahao, No. 37 in the world, who advanced from the qualifying rounds. Although Axelsen took the lead at the beginning, he was unable to widen the gap. Instead, after the break, Li Jiahao scored 5 points in a row to take the lead. The latter won the first game 21:16. Axelsen failed to regain his lost ground in the second game. Li Jiahao, who became more and more courageous in the battle, expanded his advantage in one breath and finally won 21:10. He eliminated Axelsen in straight games in just 33 minutes.
Axelsen, who was unexpectedly eliminated in the first round, admitted that he did not have much time to rest and recover after completing the China Open, and it was not easy to cope with consecutive matches. However, he also showed his grace and praised the performance of his opponent Li Jiahao, saying, “He deserves this victory.” ”. 24-year-old Li Jiahao laughed after the game and said that he could not react for a moment after winning. He also said that he did not think too much about the result before the game: “I am very happy and excited to meet Axelsen. I focus on every ball against him.” , Facing this game with a learning attitude, winning or losing is another matter.” Li Jiahao continued that the victory brought him encouragement, but Yi Qian said: “I don’t think he performed very well, but I was in better condition and handled the situation better. If you have better luck, if you have a chance next time, challenge him again.”
Another focus of the afternoon was the battle between Huang Zhiyong and Zhou Tiancheng. Huang Zhiyong, ranked 20th in the world, had established an advantage at the beginning. He scored 5 points in the middle of the first game to widen the gap and successfully took the lead at 21:15. Huang Zhiyong pursued the victory in the second game and once had a 5-point advantage at the beginning of the game. Zhou Tiancheng tried hard to regain the lost ground and tied 18:18 at the end of the game. However, Huang Zhiyong still couldn’t stop Huang Zhiyong from winning 21:19 and won in straight games to advance. Second circle.
Zhou Tiancheng
Huang Zhiyong
The 23-year-old Huang Zhiyong participated in the Hong Kong Open for the first time this year. He praised the atmosphere of the Hong Kong Coliseum, but believed that the venue was windy and it took time to adapt. Talking about defeating Zhou Tiancheng in this game, Huang Zhiyong said that victory lies in persistence: “The key to victory is that I did not give up every ball. This is a difficult game. Being able to win in the end gives me a lot of confidence.” He also said that this game has not yet been completed. I have set a specific goal, but I hope to maintain stable performance and play well in every game.
Dai Ziying
Tai Tzu Ying, ranked fourth in the world in women’s singles, will appear on the same day. The Chinese Taipei queen has won the Hong Kong Open champion in 2014, 2016 and 2017. She comes to Hong Kong again this year and strives to become the first woman in history to win the title four times in Hong Kong. A single golfer, Tai faced Ming-Chi Hsu, who is also from Chinese Taipei, in the first round. After losing 10:21 first, Tai Tzu-ying fell behind 3:11 in the second game and chose to retire at the break. After the game, she said that her performance was affected by a shoulder injury. When interviewed, Tai Tzu Ying once again thanked the Hong Kong fans: “After arriving at the venue, they gave me a lot of support during the game.” She had previously announced that she would retire at the end of next year, and she also admitted that “I may not come back next year.” This means This may be the last time Tai Tzu Ying comes to Hong Kong to compete.
Picture: Vincent, Li Zizheng
Text: He Ziyuan
This article is written by “Sportsroad“Originally published in “[Hong Kong Badminton Open]Li Jiahao upset “Slaying the Dragon”, Tai Tzu Ying retired, Zhou Tiancheng lost to Huang Zhiyong」
2023-09-13 14:32:23
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