TOKYO – Mixed doubles from China, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong ensured that they advanced to the semifinals of badminton at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. This certainty was obtained after they beat Indonesian representatives, Praveen Jordan/Melati Daeva Oktavianti on Wednesday (28/7/2021). ) morning WIB.
Appearing on field 2 Musashino Forest Plaza, Zheng/Huang can be said to have easily won over Praveen/Melati. How not, the world number one pair could beat Praveen / Melati with two straight games for 36 minutes.
Zheng/Huang won with a score of 21-17 and 21-15. According to Huang’s statement, he and Zheng could win easily because of getting help from Praveen/Melati.
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The help that Huang was referring to was related to the frequent mistakes made by the world’s fourth-ranked mixed doubles. Because they made a lot of mistakes, it was like Praveen/Jasmine giving points for free to Zheng/Huang.
Huang himself was well aware that the Indonesian couple had made too many mistakes. Therefore, he and Zheng decided to take advantage of the mistakes made by Praveen/Melati to qualify for the mixed doubles badminton semifinals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
“They made too many mistakes. So, we just have to make sure that we can make the most of it (as best we can),” Huang explained, quoting from the BWF’s official website, Wednesday (28/7/2021).
From the start Zheng/Huang were already seeded to win when they found Praveen/Melati as their opponents in the quarterfinals. Apart from the fact that Zheng/Huang’s ranking is far superior to Praveen/Melati, they also excel in meeting records.
It is now recorded that from 10 meetings between Zheng/Huang vs Praveen/Melati, the Chinese pair were able to win eight of them. So, before meeting in the mixed doubles quarterfinals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics this morning, Zheng/Huang had already beaten Praveen/Melati seven times.
Then Zheng/Huang will face Hong Kong representatives, Tang Chun Man/Tse Ying Suet in the mixed doubles semifinals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Tang Chun Man/Tse Ying Suet’s success in qualifying for the semifinals made them the first Hong Kong pair to reach the semifinals in Olympic badminton.
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