Original title: Four Indonesian women’s singles women’s singles advance to quarterfinals at Indonesia Masters
China Sports News reporter Zhou Yuan
Although the 2024 Indonesia Badminton Masters only entered the second round of the main draw on January 25, the national badminton women’s singles, which had four “golden flowers” entering the quarterfinals, has secured a finals seat in advance due to its excellent overall performance.
In this Indonesian Masters, Chen Yufei, the “first sister” of the national feather team, retired due to injury, and the other five players participating were all in the top half. On the 25th, five players from the Chinese team joined hands to attack the quarterfinals. No. 6 seed Han Yue defeated Thailand’s Busanlan 21-10, 21-17. No. 8 seed and “post-2000” Wang Zhiyi defeated Japanese player Aya Ohhori 21-18, 21-12. Gao Fangjie defeated Canadian player Li Wenshan 21-13, 21-14. The other game was the “China Derby”. No. 4 seed He Bingjiao and Zhang Yiman faced each other across the net. He Bingjiao was superior and defeated her teammates 21-12, 21-11.
Wang Zhiyi, Gao Fangjie, Han Yue, and He Bingjiao entered the quarterfinals together, but these four will face each other in the next round. Wang Zhiyi will play against Gao Fangjie, and Han Yue will compete with He Bingjiao. The winners of the two games advance to the semi-finals to compete for a spot in the finals. This also means that the national badminton women’s singles has locked a finals seat in advance.
After experiencing two high-level competitions, the Malaysian Open and the Indian Open, the number of famous players participating in the Super 500 Indonesia Masters has been relatively reduced. The top five women’s singles in the world are An Xiying, Chen Yufei, Tai Ziying, Yamaguchi Akane, and Marin. All are absent, which gives other players a chance to compete for the championship. The strength of every Chinese player in the top half is very close, and more importantly, they are familiar with each other. The key to a continuous “civil war” is their on-the-spot performance. In the lower half, Indonesian player Mariska, Japanese veteran Nozomi Okuhara, and Thai veteran Ratchanok are all popular candidates to enter the finals.
In other matches of the day, three pairs of national badminton women’s doubles advanced to the quarterfinals. No. 3 seeds Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu defeated the Indonesian combination Melissa/Rachel 21-18, 21-12, and No. 4 seeds Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning defeated the Malaysian combination Xu Jiawen/Lin Qiuxian and Li Wenmei 21-15. /Liu Hyun-hyun defeated the American combination Francesca/Alison Lee 21-14, 21-16. In mixed doubles, top seeds Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong suffered a tough battle and narrowly defeated Singaporean combination Xu Yongkai/Chen Weihan 21-12, 16-21, 21-19. The No. 3 seeds, “post-00s” Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin defeated the Indonesian combination Rivaldi/Mentari 21-13, and entered the quarterfinals together with the “IELTS” combination. In men’s doubles, Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi defeated the Scottish pair Dunn/Hall 21-14, 21-19 and entered the quarterfinals. Lei Lanxi defeated Chinese Taipei player Li Jiahao 21-13, 21-15 and became the only player to enter the quarterfinals of the national badminton men’s singles competition.
2024-01-26 04:15:11
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