Deng Xie Pair Qualifies for Paris Olympics; Hong Kong Team Secures 4 Entry Tickets

[Naidheachdan Tilu]The Badminton World Federation updated the Olympic rankings in Paris on Wednesday (17th). . The Hong Kong team has won 4 Among the entry tickets, the mixed doubles “Deng Xie Pair” Tang Chunwen/Tse Yingsuet are again shortlisted after the Tokyo Olympics; Yang Peilin/Yang Yating will compete in the Olympics for the first time respectively.

Qualifications for the Paris 2024 Olympics are determined by Olympic rankings Although the scoring cycle will only end on April 30, following the conclusion of the Asian Championships and other continental competitions over the past weekend, no there are no World Tour level events for athletes to compete in. Only those with few points. Each badminton singles event at the Paris Olympics has 35 seats If more than one athlete from each country or region is in the top 16, two players can be entered to compete in the Olympics Otherwise, only one person can be shortlisted. Each country will have 16 sets If there is more than one pair of combinations in the top 8, two pairs of combinations can be entered for competition Otherwise, there can only be one pair of combinations.

Deng Junwen and Xie Yingxue qualified for the Olympics again after the Tokyo Olympics

As for the Olympic rankings on April 16, Mixed Doubles Deng Chun Man/Tse Ying Suet was ranked 8th in the Olympic rankings Because there were three Chinese pairs in front of them, after removing the extra pairs, they were “Deng Xie Pei” was shortlisted. in 7th place. After confirming his qualification for the Paris Olympics, Deng Junwen said sternly that he was relieved: “We have been working hard for a year to compete without stopping, and it has taken a lot of physical and mental effort . weight, and we will be preparing well in the next two months.” I hope to achieve good results in the Olympics.”

Tse Ying Suet, who competed in women’s doubles at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics and mixed doubles in 2021 and 2024, said she was happy to compete with Deng Chunwen in the Olympics again for tickets . regret.” Xie Yingxue repeated that there will be no regrets in the fourth Olympics. This is her last time. Last time she and Junwen finished in fourth place and she lost the medal. She did not focus performed this time: “I was not satisfied with my performance last time. This time my performance is second.

Yang Peilin (right) and Yang Yating compete in the Olympics for the first time

Lee Cheuk-yao (Photo: TiLu Database)

In women’s doubles, although Yang Peilin/Yang Yating, who have been working together for more than two years, are ranked 20th in the Olympic ranking, after the countries or regions that have qualified to be removed again, “Yang’s double pair” was shortlisted as the 12th team among 16 teams. In the men’s singles, Lee Cheuk-yiu, who is ranked 15th, at the Hong Kong team, which qualifiedNg Ka-lang missed three Olympic Games. In women’s singles, 21-year-old Lu Shanen’s Olympic ranking rose from 52nd to 46th after the Asian Championships after removing the countries or regions that have qualified again, she was ‘ shortlisted for 24th out of 35 seats thanks for winning. Amazing feeling about qualification: “When the time of the Olympic points started, I never thought that these Olympics would be related to me. I just wanted to play every game well and be better than the last one. , my coach told me that I was very surprised to get the chance to enter the Olympics, but I continued to maintain the mentality of doing my best in All competitions have been confirmed.

Lu Shanen qualified for the Olympics for the first time (Photo: Sports and Roads Database)

The Paris Olympic badminton tournament will be held at the Porte de La Chapelle Arena from July 27 to August 5. The first five days will be mainly group stage, and the top mixed doubles will also be held on July 31. The first event to determine the Olympic champion is also the mixed doubles. The final will be held on August 2, followed by the women’s and men’s doubles finals on the following two days, with both finals held single on August 5.

This article was written by “Sports road“Originally published in”Paris Olympics｜Badminton Hong Kong team gets 4 tickets for “Deng Xie Pei” hoping to do the best in the final battle with no regrets」