Hong Kong Badminton Open: Guo Xinwa/Wei Yaxin won the mixed doubles and the Chinese team won one gold and one silver. 2023-09-18 10:12:44.0 Source: Xinhuanet Author: Wei Hua
Xinhua News Agency, Hong Kong, September 17th (Reporter Wei Hua) The 2023 Hong Kong Badminton Open ended on the 17th. In the five individual finals held on the day, the Chinese team’s mixed doubles combination Guo Xinwa/Wei Yaxin defeated Deng Junwen/Xie Yingxue and won the championship; women’s singles Contestant Zhang Yiman lost to Japanese star Akane Yamaguchi and won a silver medal.
On September 17, Guo Xinwa/Wei Yaxin (left) were in the game.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lu Binghui
In this Open, Guo Xinwa and Wei Yaxin participated as temporary partners. It was their first time partnering together and they made it all the way to the finals. Facing Hong Kong team Tang Junwen/Tse Yingsuet, Guo Xinwa/Wei Yaxin fell behind briefly in the first game. When the game reached 7:7, they scored consecutively to establish a 16:8 lead and won 21:13. First game.
The second game was very close, with both sides taking the lead alternately. When the battle reached 15, Guo Xinwa/Wei Yaxin scored consecutively and got the match point at 20:17. Although the opponent chased for 2 points in a row, the ball returned out of bounds at the critical moment. Guo Xinwa/Wei Yaxin finally won 21:19.
Wei Yaxin said after the game: “First of all, I would like to thank the Hong Kong fans for their support. It is a surprise for us to win the championship for the first time in this competition. We have to go step by step steadily, just like I did in this competition, and My companion said we should fight one point at a time, one game at a time.”
On September 17, Zhang Yiman returned the ball during the game.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lu Binghui
In the women’s singles final, facing top seed Akane Yamaguchi, Zhang Yiman lost 18:21, 15:21, but she was still satisfied with her performance. She said: “I performed to the level of training and I am quite satisfied with myself. In the last game, my opponent was relatively strong, so I played pretty well. I will continue to work hard and start from scratch.”
In several other games, Indonesian player Jonatan defeated Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto 2:1 and won the men’s singles championship; Rahayu/Siti, also from Indonesia, won the women’s doubles championship. In the men’s doubles final, the Danish pair Astrup/Rasmussen won the championship.
2023-09-18 17:56:16
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