[Tilu News]The “VICTOR Hong Kong Open Badminton Championship” continued its first round at the Hong Kong Coliseum on Wednesday (13th). In the evening, many Hong Kong players appeared on the stage, including two mixed doubles pairs Tang Chun Man/Tse Ying Suet and Li Jinxi/Ng Zhirou. Co-starring in the Hong Kong team’s internal strife. In the end, the two pairs fought fiercely for 59 minutes. After falling behind by one game, “Deng Xie Pei” won 2:1 (18:21, 21:13, 21:16) to advance to the second round.
The Hong Kong Open is held again after four years. The first round of the event the next day has attracted many fans to the venue. In the evening, many fans specially prepared “support items” to cheer for the Hong Kong team players. In the first game of the evening, there was an internal strife in the mixed doubles of the Hong Kong team, between the world ranked 23rd Tang Junwen and the 24th ranked Li Jinxi/Ng Zhirou.
Li Jinxi (left) and Wu Zhirou
Tang Chunwen (left) and Xie Yingxue
The two pairs of Hong Kong teams are training partners on weekdays. Although they are familiar with each other’s playing styles, “Deng Xie Pei” bites “Li Wu Pei” at the beginning of the game. The latter scored 4 points twice in the middle to establish an advantage, and “Deng Xie Pei” added Under the continuous mistakes of “Li Wu Pei”, “Li Wu Pei” had a gap of up to 6 points. Although Deng Junwen/Tse Yingxue also tried to narrow the gap later, they were widened again at the end of the game. Li Jinxi/Wu Zhirou won the first victory at 21:18. However, “Deng Xie Pei” took back the lead in the second game, scoring two consecutive points in the middle to tie the game at 21:13. In the early stage of the decisive game, Li Jinxi/Wu Zhirou led the exchange of points with an 11:7 lead. However, “Deng Xie Pei” tied it in one fell swoop after the break, and scored 4 more points in the final stage to complete the reversal at 21:16. The performance of the two pairs of combinations Won applause from the fans after the game.
After the game, Tang Chun Man and Xie Ying Suet admitted that they were familiar with their teammates, which made this battle difficult. They believed that their victory was due to their persistence: “Everyone is familiar with each other’s playing style, so it is difficult to fight. It depends on who performs better. In the third game, we fell behind. 7:11, but I know from past experience that I have to persevere, so I had a good attitude after the transition. I think we were very determined, so we were able to win in the end.” The mixed doubles pair also said that playing at home feels special and they are grateful to the audience for their support. : “I am so nervous to compete in Hong Kong because I have been looking forward to it for a long time. I also know that many people support us. Thank you for coming here after work. Their support keeps us going and is a great encouragement to our athletes.” Tang Junwen and Xie Yingxue in 2017 Having advanced to the top four of the Hong Kong Open, the two said that winning awards is their big goal, and their small goal is to try their best to play well one game at a time. Tomorrow at about 8 pm, they will meet the Indonesian combination of Raihan/Nisha again after the last China Open. The two defeated their Indonesian opponents 2:0 in the last China Open, achieving a record of three consecutive victories in the match.
Xie Yingxue was delighted to have her parents present to support her.
As for Li Jinxi and Wu Zhirou, they admitted after the game that they were restrained by their opponents in receiving serves and grabbing the net at the end of the third game, so they played relatively passively. The two also said that the atmosphere at home games is better than abroad and thanked the fans for their support. The next competition for “Li Wu Pei” is the Asian Games in Hangzhou, which starts on September 23. The two believe that this final competition will help prepare for the Asian Games: “This competition has confirmed our playing style and scoring methods. We know our It can actually be done, but you need to be more stable in your scoring methods.” The two also said they would aim to hit the Asian Games podium.
Text: He Ziyuan
Picture: Li Zizheng, Vincent
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2023-09-13 12:35:55
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