Fujian badminton men’s team wins the National Games
Xiamen players get second gold in National Games
Xiamen Daily (Reporter Lu Pengyu) Last night, after nearly 4 hours of fierce battle, the Fujian Badminton Team defeated the Dark Horse Guangdong team 3-2 in the men’s team final, and once again won the National Games men’s team championship after 8 years. . In the five-set match, Xiamen players Chen Long and Liu Cheng contributed respectively to the first point and the key to a 2-2 tie. This is the second Shaanxi National Games gold medal for Xiamen players after winning the men’s hydrofoil kite board the day before yesterday, and the sixth National Games gold medal won by the Fujian badminton team.
The Fujian team defeated the championship favorite Zhejiang team in the semi-finals the day before yesterday, while the Guangdong team eliminated the strong Jiangsu team. In the final last night, Chen Long, who had just won the men’s singles silver medal in the Tokyo Olympics, served as the first singles. Chen Long lived up to expectations and played 21 to 12 and 21 to 16 consecutive games for the Fujian team to win. In the subsequent first doubles and second singles, Fujian’s Han Chengkai, partner Ou Xuanyi, and Wu Kai’an both lost 0-2. In the crucial fourth set, Xiamen player Liu Cheng and his partner He Jiting withstood the pressure and played steadily, tying the total score 2 to 2 by 2 to 0. In the deciding game, Weng Hongyang of the Fujian team was even better, beating the opponent 21-14 and 21-7 to secure the championship for the Fujian team.
It is worth mentioning that in the main lineup of the Fujian team to win the championship, except for Wu Kai’an, they are all the main players who have played in the Badminton Super League with the Xiamen Special Fang team for many years.
In the badminton women’s team bronze medal battle yesterday afternoon, Fujian team with Xiamen players Pan Qiuyu and Guo Lizhi defeated the Zhejiang team led by Olympic champion Chen Yufei 3 to 2 and won the bronze medal.
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