Reporter Cai Houxuan / comprehensive report
▲Chen Yufei. (Picture / flip from Chen Yufei IG)
Chinese badminton women’s singles sister Chen Yufei was in the top 16 of the Super 750 India Open on the 19th. After taking the front ball in straight sets in 32 minutes, the landlord’s player Saina Nehwal, she was going to face the Thai player on the 20th. The female player Supanida Katethong suddenly announced her withdrawal. The organizer only announced that she had withdrawn due to illness. It was not until late at night that the Chinese Badminton Association confirmed that Chen Yufei had a fever, vomiting and diarrhea, and had acute gastroenteritis.
Chen Yufei took 53 minutes in the first round of this India competition and defeated Li Wenshan from Canada 21:19, 22:20. In the second round, Senna, the former Indian ball queen, even swept the fallen leaves. It only took 32 minutes to win in straight sets. The game only allowed the opponent to score 9 points. However, on the 20th, Chen Yufei was originally scheduled to play against Thailand’s Getong in the quarter-finals, but before the start of the match, she suddenly announced her withdrawal from the match, which worried many fans.
On the evening of the 20th, Chen Yufei posted on her personal social media, saying that she had vomiting and diarrhea all night after returning to the hotel on the 19th. She started to have a fever on the day of the top 8 match, and it turned out to be acute gastroenteritis. She didn’t expect to get gastroenteritis when eating in the hotel where she stayed. She also hopes that the other contestants can finish the race in a healthy and safe manner.
▲Chen Yufei and teammate Wang Zhiyi were both infected with acute gastroenteritis. (Picture / flip from Chen Yufei IG)
In addition to Chen Yufei, her teammate Wang Zhiyi, the women’s singles gold medalist in the Asian Championships, also suffered from acute gastroenteritis. On the 18th, in the women’s singles top 16 match against Zhang Beiwen, she lost the first game with 17:21, and the second game went to 3: He retired when he was 11 behind.
According to the Chinese media “Aiyuke”, the Chinese Badminton Association responded earlier, saying that it has confirmed the current situation with Chen Yufei and Wang Zhiyi, confirming that the two caused gastroenteritis due to food problems in the hotel, and also emphasized that the team leader and followers The staff are doing their best to take care of the two, and I hope the fans don’t worry.
