Xinhua News Agency, Lingshui, Hainan, February 21 (Reporters Ding Wenxian and Xu Shihao) With the powerful Xiamen Tefang team finally reaching the top, the 2023 China Badminton Club Super League will end in Lingshui, Hainan on the evening of the 21st after ten days of competition. Sun Peng, Director of the Second Competition Department of the Chinese Badminton Association, said in an interview with a reporter from Xinhua News Agency that there were many bright spots in this competition, which made a good start for the resumption of badminton competitions.
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This is the first high-level national event held by the Chinese Badminton Association this year, and it is also the rekindling of the Badminton Super League since 2020. According to Sun Peng, the preparation time for the competition was very short, and it was confirmed before the Spring Festival. Since the national players have already been training at the Lingshui training base to prepare for the follow-up international competitions, in order to create more convenient conditions for the national team, the league will be held in Lingshui.
Many local people came to watch this event, and there was endless applause and cheers in the final stage. Sun Peng believes that this is one of the highlights of this year’s league. “The overall number of spectators is relatively large, the atmosphere of the scene is relatively good, and the ticket revenue is also higher compared with previous ones.” After the final, Zheng Siwei of the Xiamen Tefang team also said: “The atmosphere on the scene is very good. I haven’t felt such an atmosphere for a long time. If every game can be like this, it is what our athletes hope to see very much.”
At the same time, from the regular season to the finals, this league will be fully covered by live broadcasts. “Because the level of the competition is relatively high, and the club has introduced foreign aid, it has also received a relatively good response from the fan base across the country, which has made a good start for the resumption of badminton competitions.” Sun Peng said.
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If it is not in the Badminton Super League, you will hardly see these “limited combinations”: women’s doubles world champion Chen Qingchen and mixed doubles world champion Zheng Siwei partner in mixed doubles, women’s singles players He Bingjiao and Wang Zhiyi try women’s doubles, Li Junhui and Indonesian star Ah Shan joined hands in the men’s doubles… These rare scenes increased the game’s enjoyment, and the fans loved it.
But this is a challenge for the athletes and even their opponents. Zheng Yu, the women’s doubles player who faced He Bingjiao/Liu Xuanxuan across the net in the semi-finals, said: “The women’s singles players play relatively openly. You don’t know which one she is. Pai can play some unconventional balls. I am a little uncomfortable, which caused us some difficulties.” But the regular partner was still superior, and the victory in the game finally belonged to Zheng Yu/Zhang Shuxian, who are ranked third in the world.
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In addition, this year’s league follows the previous game’s 11-point game system, with three wins in five games in each game, and the game rhythm is not procrastinated. According to Sun Peng, the 11-point system can effectively shorten the overall duration of the game, which not only meets the needs of TV broadcasts, but also trains athletes’ ability to quickly enter the game state.
“The scoring system of the Badminton Super League has been constantly changing. We have made various attempts before, but after comprehensively considering factors such as the market and the intensity of the competition, we feel that the 11-point system is relatively suitable. As far as athletes are concerned, some of them are slow-heated. Yes, you may need to get used to it; some can quickly enter the state, and they welcome this change very much; especially for old athletes, it will save energy.” Sun Peng said.
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Before the epidemic, the Badminton Super League adopted a home and away system; the last Badminton Super League was held in Chengdu in 2020, and adopted a double round-robin plus finals system; It is a single round robin plus finals.
Next year will usher in the Paris Olympic Games. The more important task for the national team athletes is to participate in high-level international events to win Olympic points. Looking forward to the next competition, Sun Peng said that the Chinese Badminton Association will communicate closely with the national team, fully communicate with various clubs, and formulate a more suitable competition system and schedule. Fans can have more expectations for the next competition.
“After the schedule of international events is confirmed, we will have sufficient space to plan the Badminton Super League next season. The possibility of restoring the home and away system is not ruled out,” he said.
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