The Asian Games is difficult to play – China Badminton Open Review 2023-09-11 14:55:12.0 Source: Xinhuanet Author: Ding Wenxian, Xu Shihao, Wang Hengzhi
The 2023 China Badminton Open ended on the 10th in Changzhou, Jiangsu. In this “training battle” of the Asian Games, the Chinese team entered the three finals and won the men’s and women’s doubles championships. Overall, in Europe, with the exception of Denmark, France has an obvious rise, while Asia is undoubtedly a situation where China, South Korea, and Japan compete with Indonesia and Malaysia. This also means that the Asian Games journey for the national feathers will not be easy.
“Everyone worked very hard for this event. After these few days of competition, we found that the level of each team is very close now. Various countries and regions have invested heavily, and we have also encountered great challenges. Congratulations to Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan won the women’s doubles championship again. Congratulations to Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang for breaking the Chinese men’s doubles team’s history of not winning the China Open title in the past 22 years.” Zhang Jun, chairman of the Chinese Badminton Association, concluded.
Old names and new faces
In addition to men’s singles and men’s doubles, the three individual championships in this tournament are consistent with the World Championships that ended not long ago, and the performances of famous players are still dominant. Danish Olympic champion Axelsen and South Korean star Ahn Se Young defended their world No. 1 ranking and won the men’s and women’s singles championships respectively; women’s doubles top seeds Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan easily defeated the Korean combination Baek Ha Na/Lee So Hee. Reaching the top; the men’s doubles championship belongs to the world’s third-ranked Chinese badminton pair Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang; South Korea’s new world championship champions Seo Seung-jae/Cai Yujing won the mixed doubles title.
Of course, there were also some “new faces” in the finals. In the men’s singles arena, Chinese team player Lu Guang, ranked 15th in the world, defeated his teammates Li Shifeng and Shi Yuqi who were ranked higher than him, and advanced to the Badminton World Super 1000 finals for the first time in his career. Although he was ultimately defeated by Olympic champion Axelsen, his performance was still remarkable. “We need to summarize this game, find the feeling of winning, and then continue this state to perform better in subsequent games.” Lu Guangzu said.
The French mixed doubles pair Giquel/Delru defeated the world’s second-ranked Japanese pair Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino 2-0 in the quarter-finals. In addition, the French team also has many players participating in multiple individual competitions. At the Sudirman Cup in May this year, the French team’s performance was eye-catching. Some French athletes even said: “I feel that badminton is the number one sport in France.” As the Paris Olympics approaches, the French team’s performance in badminton events Continued investment, if this can drive the popularity of badminton in Europe, will undoubtedly be a good thing for the global promotion of this sport.
“Routine” and unpopularity
In this tournament, the two events in which the Chinese team failed to enter the finals are women’s singles and mixed doubles. Of these two projects, one is a cliché and the other is an unpopular one.
In women’s singles, the furthest among the Chinese featherweights is Chen Yufei (semi-finalist). Once again, the four most powerful women’s singles players in today’s badminton world—Olympic champion Chen Yufei, world No. 1 An Xiying, Japanese star Akane Yamaguchi and Chinese Taipei player Tai Tzu Ying—gathered in the semi-finals; once again, An Xiying The 21-year-old Korean girl had the last laugh and won her ninth championship of the season.
The Mixed Doubles field suffered a series of upsets, with the top four seeds collectively missing out on the semi-finals. The world’s number one national badminton ace combination Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong lost to Xu Chengzai/Cai Yujing again after the World Championship finals and was blocked from the semi-finals; the world’s third-ranked Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping even missed the quarterfinals. As the dominant event of the Chinese team, Mixed Doubles has high hopes for the Paris Olympics. This collective “misfire” has sounded the alarm for future preparations.
On and off the field
Off the field, this tournament also has many highlights. Chen Jie, deputy director of the Changzhou Municipal Sports Bureau, said that the China Badminton Open was held again after four years. Ticket sales for the event were booming, with sales and revenue the highest ever. Tickets for the semi-finals and finals were hard to come by; a ticket was also held during the competition. A series of supporting events and activities, including the Changzhou International Youth Badminton Invitational Tournament, the 13th East China Amateur Badminton Open, and the “Yu You Tong Xing” painting collection charity event, etc., the national badminton also went into local communities and schools to interact; in addition, this The prize money for this event has been increased to US$2 million, making it the highest prize money in the Badminton World Tour Super 1000. The attraction of the event has been further enhanced.
In the carnival area outside the stadium, event-related cultural and creative ice cream and gashapon machines attracted the attention of many spectators. The meeting venue for stars such as Antonsen, Tai Tzu Ying, and Li Zijia organized by the title sponsor Victor was full. According to the relevant person in charge of Victor, souvenirs related to this event are also very popular.
But inside the arena, the athletes have to continue to fight.
They just finished the World Championships two weeks ago and will welcome the Hangzhou Asian Games at the end of this month. The intensive schedule makes many people feel tired, but the athletes can only continue to grit their teeth and practice hard. After stepping off the podium, when asked what they should do first, Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan said in unison: “Rest!” Chen Qingchen said he really wanted to rest for a few days, and Jia Yifan immediately “exposed” his teammates: ” She just talks. Sometimes the coach asks her to take a break, but she says no. What if my opponent practices harder than me?”
Looking forward to the Asian Games, An Xiying’s words are quite representative: “It can be seen from this game that many opponents will be difficult to beat…(Asian Games) games will be very difficult.”
2023-09-11 06:55:12
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