Guoyu wins men’s singles championship in international competitions after more than two years
2022-04-11 13:06:43Source: Xi’an News Network
Xi’an News Net News 23-year-old Chinese teenager Weng Hongyang was “black to the end” in the men’s singles field of the 2022 Korea Badminton Open that ended on the 10th. In the final that day, Weng Hongyang, ranked only 156th in the world, defeated 2:1. Indonesian star Jonathan won the championship, which ended the Chinese men’s singles championship drought of more than two years in international competitions.
The Korean Badminton Open only sent 7 athletes to participate. Among them, the young men’s singles player Weng Hongyang participated as a substitute at the last moment, but he kept bringing surprises after the start of the competition. After Zhan Junwei, Huang Zhiyong and Danish player Swensen, Weng Hongyang advanced to the men’s singles final, and he is also the only Chinese feather player to enter the final in this competition. Opposite Weng Hongyang across the net in the final is Jakarta Asian Games men’s singles champion Jonathan, ranked 8th in the world. After the start of the game, Weng Hongyang, who advanced to the final of the competition for the first time, was a little uncomfortable. The scene was firmly grasped by the experienced Jonathan. At 12:21, Weng Hongyang lost the first game. In the second game, Jonathan once led 19:16, and Weng Hongyang, who was pushed to the edge of the cliff, was very calm and calm at this time. On the contrary, his opponent was eager to win and made many mistakes. At 21:19, Weng Hongyang equalized the score. In the deciding game, Weng Hongyang showed a good state on both ends of offense and defense, and finally won 21:15.
Weng Hongyang, who won the international competition for the first time, was very excited after the competition, “I haven’t participated in the international competition for a long time. I didn’t expect that I would be able to enter the final. I just wanted to adapt to the atmosphere of the international competition and play what I learned in training. The second in the final I didn’t panic when I was behind, I told myself the game wasn’t over, I still had a chance, and it turned out that I was right. I’m very happy to win the first men’s singles title in my career, and I’ll keep working hard , to make the national feather men’s singles better.” Weng Hongyang said.
Yan Bin, an all-media reporter from Xi’an Press
