[China Badminton Championships·Direct Attack]”Deng Xie Pei” defeated the Taiwanese combination in three fierce games to confirm his third qualification for the year-end competition

The world’s 11th-ranked “Deng Xie Pei” and the 12th-ranked Ye Hongwei/Li Jiaxin had played against each other once before. It was the top four of the German Open Mixed Doubles in early November. At that time, the Hong Kong team won three fierce games and finally won the championship. Today the two sides met again but the situation turned around. “Deng Xie Pei” fell behind 1:4 in the early stage. Deng Chunwen even asked the referee to take a break because he was suspected of being affected by the lights when returning the ball. Afterwards, the Hong Kong team’s performance showed no improvement and was pulled back to 2:9, and ended with 4: 11 entered a technical timeout. After that, the Hong Kong team kept chasing but was still 8:17 behind, and finally lost the first game at 15:21.

In the second game, although “Deng Xie Pei” was 1:3 behind by his opponent in taking the lead in the early stages, he adjusted his mood in time and launched a fierce offensive to tie 4:4, and scored 6 more points to open the lead to 10:4 and 11. : 5 enters technical timeout. After that, the Chinese Taipei team failed to find a chance to counterattack and was smashed several times by the Hong Kong team. The audience also cheered for the Hong Kong team. “Deng Xie Pei” gained momentum and opened the score to 18:8. , and tied the game at 21:11.

In the decisive game, “Deng Xie Pei” had a rough start and fell behind 0:3. Although he regained a point later, he was still pulled back to 1:7. Fortunately, the Hong Kong team regained its footing and gradually closed to 4:8. They also took advantage of the opponent’s frustration and tied the score at 9:9. After that, the Hong Kong team was hit with a goal and flew left and right all over the court. Deng Junwen and Xie Yingxue continued to catch fish. Although he was unable to hold on and fell behind again by 9:10 after jumping and sitting on the ground to save the ball, his wonderful performance won thunderous applause from the audience. Afterwards, although the Hong Kong team tied again, they still fell behind 10:11 and entered a technical timeout. After changing sides, “Deng Hsieh Pei”‘s performance was completely different, and he went on a series of offensives to overtake his opponent 16:11. After that, although the Taipei team counterattacked, the momentum on the court had reversed to “Deng Hsieh Pei”‘s side, and the Hong Kong team also took advantage of the momentum to pull away again. The score reached 19:13, and they successfully won and advanced with 21:13. Therefore, they were confirmed to be selected for the year-end competition to be held in mid-December, which will also be of great help in gaining Olympic points.

After the game, “Deng Xie Pei” admitted that he was under psychological pressure in this battle. Deng Junwen said bluntly: “At the beginning of the first game, our opponent disrupted our rhythm. No matter our playing style or mentality, we were a bit confused and caught off guard. Fortunately, we slowly recovered in the second game. We regained the feeling and rhythm and won relatively smoothly. The third game was disrupted at the beginning like the first game, but with the experience of the first game, we all tried to be more stable mentally and slowly gained points one by one. We divided the ground to chase. In the end, we all caught up to 1 point behind in the third game and switched sides. We seized the opportunity and finally opened up the score to win.” In the third game, the Hong Kong team’s combination flew left and right. Xie Yingxue smiled and said that it was a sign of confidence. : “We all trust everyone and know that we must work together to win this game. Even if we lose by that point, we all believe that the opponent can hold on, which also gives everyone confidence. So after the confidence rises, we are more courageous. The tactics the coach gave us are not to keep pushing hard, but to attack when there is an opportunity. Those balls may be traps, but once you gain confidence, you will be bold enough to fight your opponents for a few more rounds.”

Xie Yingxue also mentioned that he played against the Chinese Taipei team twice, but his mood was very different: “This game is the key to whether we can enter the finals, so the performance on the field also depends on the mentality of our two teams. Compared with the one in Germany It was our first match. Even though our opponents were far ahead of us this time, we gave them the feeling that we would not give up. Chasing every point made them feel scared. In Germany, we were very tired after entering the finals in France. I just want to perform my best in the German Grand Prix, so I am more relaxed and not as nervous as this time.”

“Deng Xie Pei” has been shortlisted for the year-end competition twice in 2017 and 2021. He reached the finals in 2017 and won the runner-up. He also entered the top four in 21. After being confirmed as a finalist for the year-end competition to be held in Hangzhou in mid-December, Xie Yingxue will be After playing in the Hangzhou Asian Games despite being ill, she returned to the Hangzhou competition in better condition. She said with a smile that her goal this time was to enjoy it: “I think everyone is already very tired when we play the last game of the year, so I have to have a good mentality. Play more relaxedly and attack with an enjoyable attitude, because every team in the year-end competition is a master, so I really want to compete with them more as a practice, which is also a good experience.”

Summarizing this season’s performance, both of them also said that it was unexpected. Xie Yingxue said: “When the world ranking dropped by more than 30 points after deducting the epidemic points, I felt that it was a big blow. It has suddenly dropped so low in the early stage. It seems like we are starting from scratch. Many times we meet the seeded team in the first game, so it is more difficult to play, but if we do well every day, the results will come. It feels like a roller coaster. But we often don’t know why our performance is poor in the first year. We all We need to review it carefully.” Deng Junwen also said: “I have always felt that the Olympics is more difficult, but maybe after the Olympic points competition at the beginning, compared with the previous one thousand competitions, we entered the semi-finals, which gave us some confidence. We can go back and intensify training. Pay close attention and train again, as if you see a clearer goal to pursue, you will be able to train more carefully and do it well, and you will gradually get better and achieve the current results.”

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In another mixed doubles event on the same day, the Hong Kong team’s mixed doubles pair Li Jinxi/Ng Zhirou, ranked 23rd in the world, had a fierce battle with the world’s fifth-ranked Thai pair Dechapol PUAVARANUKROH/Sapsiree TAERATTANACHAI. The two sides had never met before, but the Hong Kong team had the upper hand in the first game, suppressing the opponent’s offensive throughout the game, and entered the technical timeout with an 11:5 lead. Afterwards, “Lee Wu Pei” continued to show momentum and won the first game at 21:14.

The two pairs of teams in the second game were attacking and defending each other in the early stages, and the score rose very tightly. However, the Thai team stood firm after 3:3 and gradually regained control of the rhythm on the court. They forced the Hong Kong team to make multiple mistakes in returning the ball and fell behind 3:7. Fortunately, The Hong Kong team was not overwhelmed by their opponents and kept chasing until 9:9. They even led again at 11:9 and entered the technical timeout. After that, the Hong Kong team and the Thai team entered into a fight again. The latter chased for 3 points to lead at 11:13, and continued to lead until 16:19. In the end, the Thai team recovered at 18:21.

In the decisive game, the Hong Kong team was controlled by their opponents and fell behind in the early stages.1：6although he tried to change his playing style, no results were achieved, and he even lost points due to mistakes.3：11Entering technical timeout.After changing sides, the Hong Kong team tried to take more shots to look for opportunities. However, even if Wu Zhirou flew to save the ball, it could not prevent the opponent from continuing to score points, causing the Hong Kong team to continue to fall behind.5：13.Although “Lee Wu Pei” actively counterattacked to grab points, the two often returned the ball into the net, causing the Hong Kong team to continue to fall behind.8：17and finally the Thai combination won in one go4points, “Li Wu Pei” with8：21Lose another round and stop in the second circle.

Pictures and interviews: Xu Fei
Text: He Zishan

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