Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, December 24th: Title: Su Cup reaches top spot despite adversity, “post-2000s” are gaining more wings
——Looking back at Guoyu 2023
Xinhua News Agency reporters Ding Wenxian, Ji Ye, Tian Guangyu, Xu Shihao
As the Badminton World Tour Finals concluded recently, the Chinese badminton team’s schedule for this year has come to an end. Coming out of the trough of losing the Thomas and Uber Cup last season and missing out on the men’s doubles World Championships, the Chinese badminton team’s performance this year is remarkable. Not only did they win gold and silver in major and small events, they also sharpened their character in headwind games. ; A group of “post-00s” teenagers have accelerated their growth and are now able to take down their senior brothers and sisters.
This year, the most important championship is undoubtedly the Sudirman Cup. The road to winning the championship was difficult. The Chinese team encountered strong opponents in succession, but the players performed very tenaciously and staged comebacks many times. Especially in the semifinals, the men’s doubles Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi turned the tide and evened the score when the Japanese team held four match points. Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan, who came on next, withstood the huge pressure and scored the winning point for the Chinese team. After achieving three consecutive championships at home, Zhang Jun, chairman of the Chinese Badminton Association, said that an important reason for winning the championship was “never give up.”
Four months later at the Hangzhou Asian Games, in the men’s badminton team final, from 0:2 to 3:2, the Chinese team once again won the championship with a shocking reversal. The women’s team finished second. The national badminton team won a total of 4 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 2 bronze medals in this Asian Games. The number of gold medals and medals has increased compared with the previous session.
In addition, the Chinese team also won the Asian Mixed Team Championship title, winning 1 gold medal each at the World Championships and Asian Championships. In the BWF World Tour Finals, Guoyu won 10 seats and was the only team to participate in the full quota. In the end, it won 2 gold medals and 3 silver medals. In the Badminton World Federation’s year-end selection, Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan was awarded the Best Team of the Year, Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin was named the Most Improved Player of the Year, and Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning was awarded the Most Potential Player Award.
This year, the veteran players continued to serve as the team’s “dwelling needle.” Shi Yuqi gradually regained his form after returning from the ban last year. He was a stable scoring point for the Chinese team in the Suzhou Cup. He reached the men’s singles final at the Asian Games and defeated the world’s No. 1 Axelsen in the Tour Finals; Chen Yufei experienced the Olympic Games to reach the top. After the glory and pressure, he advocated “Happy Badminton”, upgraded to “Chen Yufei 2.0 version”, and constantly explored a more sustainable badminton path; Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong, the two ace combinations, firmly guarded the women’s doubles and mixed doubles world number one; Tokyo Olympic mixed doubles champion Huang Dongping leads her new partner Feng Yanzhe to a better state.
There are also people who decide to say goodbye to their careers. The retirement ceremony of four players, Chen Long, Zhang Nan, Liu Cheng and Li Junhui, was held during the Sudirman Cup. The Chinese Badminton Association also held an honorary retirement ceremony for coaches, team doctors and media reporters, leaving warm memories.
There is no time to miss, the “post-00s” have already “soared into the sky”. The 23-year-old Li Shifeng won the very important All England and Asian Games men’s singles championships, and won a key point for the Asian Games men’s team to reverse the championship; Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang, who were recently paired, have soared in the world rankings this year and now rank high in the men’s rankings. Double world No. 1; women’s doubles pair Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning won their first career Super 750 championship in the second half of the year and advanced to the tour finals; mixed doubles rising stars Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin won consecutive Asian Championships and third place in the World Championships. However, young athletes still have problems such as lack of experience, state fluctuations, and psychological fluctuations in the competition, and they still need to continue to hone their skills.
This year, the world badminton landscape has evolved amidst changes and changes. As the team that has won the most World Tour championships this year, the Chinese team has an advantage in overall strength. At the end of the year, it ranked first in the world in three doubles categories. The mixed doubles and women’s doubles continued to maintain their advantages, and the men’s singles and men’s doubles were strengthened. The strong rise of the South Korean team is very eye-catching. Except for the men’s singles, they all have the ability to win major competitions. In particular, the world’s number one in women’s singles, Ahn Se-young, showed almost invincibility before she was injured in the Asian Games. The Japanese team’s performance in each of the five individual events has its own highlights, and it is still a strong opponent of the Chinese team.
This year, most of the road to Paris has been traveled. The Olympic points competition runs from May 1 this year to April 28 next year. Each Olympic committee can obtain up to two Olympic qualifications in each individual event. As of now, the Chinese team has met the full participation requirements in all five individual events. Next year, it will continue to strive for points and consolidate its rankings to make up for the regret of having only one pair of men’s doubles players in Tokyo.
In addition to the Olympics, there will also be Thomas Cup and Uber Cup next year. In the last edition, the Chinese men’s team missed the semi-finals of the Thomas Cup, tying the worst record in history; the women’s team lost to the South Korean team in the finals after a hard battle. Chengdu will play at home in 2024, and we hope that all the national feather players will avenge their previous disgrace.
In the national badminton team, many people like to write “little essays” on Weibo after competitions, sorting out gains and losses, and telling behind-the-scenes stories. After playing the last game of 2023, everyone had a lot of emotions.
“This year is a turning point and a challenging year for me and for us. In every unsatisfactory failure to achieve our wishes, we accept, overcome, and re-plant the seeds of desire for victory.” Huang Dongping This summarizes the 2023 of “Phoenix Combination”. Chen Yufei wrote: “2023 is very good, I have expectations for 2024… take a short rest, there are still many good things waiting to be discovered, and there are still many arenas for me to compete in.” Shi Yuqi said: “Fight again next year.”
Best wishes to Guoyu on his new journey.
2023-12-25 07:44:12
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