[Tilu News]The six-day “VICTOR Hong Kong Open Badminton Championship” kicked off at the Hong Kong Coliseum on Tuesday (12th). Some men’s and women’s doubles first round matches were held in the afternoon of the first day. The two pairs of Hong Kong teams competed in separate ways. Among them After a fierce battle for 74 minutes, Lu Lele/Wu Yongrong narrowly defeated the Chinese Taipei combination 2:1 to advance to the second round; Yang Yating/Yang Peilin lost to Thailand’s No. 5 seed and stopped in the first round.
Tickets for the first day of the event were distributed free of charge, attracting many fans to the venue. The Hong Kong team had many players competing in the qualifying round in the morning. In the first round of the men’s and women’s doubles in the afternoon, only two women’s doubles pairs appeared. Lui Lele/Ng Yongrong and Yang Yating/Yang Peilin played separately. Among them, Lui Lele/Wu Yongrong, ranked 45th in the world, met the Chinese Taipei combination Liu Qiaoyun/Wang Yuqiao, ranked 42nd, in the first round. The two pairs played against each other once at the beginning of the year, and the Hong Kong pair lost in straight games. But this time back at home, Lu Lele/Wu Yongrong won the victory.
Hong Kong led for most of the first game and even had a 5-point advantage in the early stages. However, they were caught up by their opponents and even fell behind at the end of the game. However, Lu Lele/Wu Yongrong, with the encouragement of the home audience, successfully saved the “game point” and scored 3 consecutive points to win, taking the lead at 22:20. Hong Kong took advantage of the victory in the second game to pursue, but was beaten by their opponents until the end of the game and lost 3 points in a row. The Taiwanese team evened the score at 21:18. The two sides continued to see each other in the deciding game. Lu Lele/Wu Yongrong led by up to 4 points in the middle and late stages. At the end of the game, they were reversed by their opponents, but they successfully saved the deciding point and won another game 22:20, ending the 1 hour and 14 minutes of the game. competition.
During the narrow victory, two of the games went to “Tiao Shi”. Lui Lele and Wu Yongrong pointed out that victory lies in boldness: “Both sides played well, and the final outcome depends on who handles the key points at the end of the game better and who is bold enough to grab them. Maybe we I’m a little bolder, I’m so happy that I can win in the end.” Playing at the Hong Kong Open at home again after 4 years, the two laughed and said that it felt “familiar and yet strange”, “It seems like I haven’t stepped into this stadium for a long time, but soon Just get that feeling back.” The two especially thanked the home fans for their support: “The whole audience supported us and gave us the motivation to play better, so that we can persevere.” The pair started working together at the end of last year, and this time This is the first time they will participate in the Hong Kong Open together. The two said they hope to play well one game at a time and strive for further progress.
Yang Yating/Yang Peilin, ranked 23rd in the world, challenged Benyapa Aimsaard/Nuntakarn Aimsaard of Thailand, ranked 11th and ranked fifth seed in the tournament. The Hong Kong players performed well at the beginning and once led by 3 points, but then lost 8 points in a row and were pulled away by their opponents. Finally, they lost the first game at 16:21. Yang Yating/Yang Peilin also led by points in the middle of the second game, but then they also lost points one after another. Finally, their opponents scored 6 points in a row and won again at 21:14, losing two straight games.
After the game, Yang Yating said that her opponent accelerated the pace from the middle, but failed to keep up and made frequent mistakes. She regretted the result: “I kind of feel that with the support of the Hong Kong audience, I didn’t deliver a good result, so I feel regretful.” Yang Peilin also said Although there is a certain momentum in the home attack, it is a pity that the performance in this game is tight. Taking into account their performance in the previous World Championships and China Open, the two hope to put aside competition pressure and dare to attack, and then look towards achieving good results in the Hangzhou Asian Games.
Lu Lele and Wu Yongrong will take a day off and compete in the second round on Thursday. Their opponent is the Thai combination Benyapa Aimsaard/Nuntakarn Aimsaard.
Related reports: Wu Yinglun passed two hurdles in a row and entered the men’s singles main draw for the first time on the opening day of the Hong Kong team’s on-court infighting.
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