[Sports Kumamoto Direct Attack]Japan’s BWF World Badminton Tour Super 500 Series Kumamoto Open started the first round of the men’s singles today (15th). After Hong Kong player Ng Ka-lang was eliminated in the first round due to a shoulder injury, teammate Lee Cheuk-yiu faced the 7 The No. 1 seed, Indian golfer Prannoy HS, fought fiercely for three games, but lost 20:22, 21:19, 17:21 and failed to advance. After the game, he admitted that his “slow entry” affected his performance and that he still needs to improve psychologically in the future. .
After the Asian Games in Hangzhou, Lee Cheuk-yao participated in the Denmark Open with the Hong Kong team and reached the semi-finals of the event. Later, he lost to Japanese rising star Kodai Naraoka in the second round of the French Open. He moved to the German Open with excellent results. He advanced to the finals in good condition, but unfortunately lost to Chinese Taipei star Zhou Tiancheng in the finals. Although he still failed to break the 4-year championship drought, he has shown that he is in good shape recently.
Lee Cheuk Yew, ranked 18th in the world, challenged Indian golfer Prannoy HS, ranked 8th in the world, in the first round today. The two had won two games each of their four encounters and were equally matched. The battle between the two was also quite fierce, with the two fighting in the early stages of the first game. To 4:4, Prannoy HS then used his strength to pull away to 7:14, and Lee Cheuk Yao tried his best to equalize at 14:14. The two fought until 20:20, and Lee Cheuk Yao finally lost the first game at 20:22.
At the beginning of the second game, Lee Cheuk-yao was suppressed by his opponent and fell behind by 1:6 at one point. After that, although the Hong Kong player kept chasing, he still could not close the distance and entered a technical timeout at 8:11. However, Lee Cheuk-yao did not give up. When Prannoy HS led by 13:17, he chased and overtook to 18:17. The two fought again until 19:19. Lee Cheuk-yao finally seized the opportunity to tie the game at 21:19.
The two sides continued to fight fiercely in the decisive game, with the score rising alternately at the beginning and fighting until 10:10. Li Zhuoyao had a slight advantage and entered the technical timeout at 11:10. After changing sides, the opponent took advantage of the favorable wind on the court to seize the opportunity until 13:15. However, Lee Cheuk-yao quickly tied it at 15:15, but then fell behind by 15:17 due to a controversial ball in front of the net, and then even fell behind by 15:19. Although Lee Cheuk-yao was strong After chasing to 17:19, two lobs were still out of bounds, and they lost another round at 17:21. The total score of the round was 1:2 and they were eliminated in the first round.
After the game, Lee Cheuk-yao admitted that his defeat was due to his psychology: “I was not mentally prepared on the court today, so I played a little timidly. I finally recovered in the third game. My performance in the last game was okay, but my slow entry was due to me not being very good at it.” A satisfying place. Maybe I was a little too nervous mentally and wanted to keep relaxing, but it was like a “half bucket of water”.”
Coaches Wong Chung Han (left) and Lee Cheuk Yiu.
Talking about his upcoming move to the last race of the season, he also revealed that he will focus on recovery: “I feel a little tired after playing in Europe for a few races, but I think I can get used to it. This year’s performance is good, and I hope I can recover. As for qualifying for the Olympics, of course I also hope to get better as time goes by, but I won’t just focus on rankings. The most important thing is to play well in every game.”
Kento Momota
On the same day, the men’s singles also featured Japanese star Kento Momota, who the home fans were paying close attention to. He had just won the men’s singles championship at the Korea Masters and qualified for the main draw at the Kumamoto Masters. In the first round of the men’s singles, he had already met the former world champion. , Singapore golfer Luo Jianyou. In the end, he fought fiercely with his opponent for three games under the deafening cheers of the audience, and advanced with 18:21, 26:24, 21:19. In the second round, he will advance to the next round against Hong Kong player Ng Ka Long who defeated him today. Danish golfer Rasmus Gemke.
Pictures and interviews: Xu Fei
Text: He Zishan
This article is written by “Sportsroad“Originally published in”[Kumamoto Badminton Tournament·Straight Attack]Li Zhuoyao lost three fierce games but lack of mental preparation affected his performance」
2023-11-15 13:21:17
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