The Singapore men’s and women’s badminton teams made their debut on the first day of the Asian Badminton Team Championships. The men’s team led by Luo Jianyou won the key match against Thailand 3-2, while the women’s team lost 0-5 to their powerful rival Japan.
The Singaporean team ushered in the first day of the group stage at the 2024 Asian Badminton Team Championships in Selangor, Malaysia on Tuesday (February 13). The men’s team defeated Thailand 3-2 in the Group C group stage and has successfully advanced on the road to promotion. Half done.
In this Asian team competition, the Chinese badminton team has sent out its best lineup to score more points for the Paris Olympic qualification rankings and world rankings.
On the first day, the Singaporean men’s team faced Thailand, their key opponent in Group C. In this tournament, Thailand did not send a main lineup.
my country’s number one men’s singles Luo Jianyou (No. 11 in the world) defeated Pani Chapon (No. 146 in the world) 24-22, 21-11 in the first set. Luo Jianxian/Huang Jiahao lost in the second set of the men’s doubles 11-21, 20-22. Enemy Franju/Thongsa (39th in the world).
In the next two sets, Zheng Jiaheng (59th in the world) defeated Pridat (483rd in the world) 21-14, 21-16, but Gao Yongjie/Kuo Chunyu lost to Perachay/Pakka 16-21. Wave (67th in the world).
The Singapore men’s team (pictured) celebrates after Koh Ka Wai wins the late set against Imjit. (Photo by Chen Zhixin)
In the crucial deciding set, Xu Jiawei (No. 170 in the world) defeated Imjit 22-20, 21-16 and scored the winning point for our country.
The Singaporean men’s team will face the powerful Japanese team on Wednesday (14th).
There is a gap in strength. The Chinese women’s team lost to Japan 0 to 5.
The Chinese women’s team faced its powerful enemy Japan in its first match. Singapore’s number one women’s singles, Yang Jiamin (number 19 in the world), lost to Japan’s number one women’s singles Aya Ohori (number 14 in the world) 12-21 in the first set of the women’s singles match.
Yang Jiamin said in an interview with “Lianhe Zaobao”: “Ohori Aya’s performance today was very stable, which put a lot of pressure on me. I have a foot injury and have not fully recovered. I tried my best, but I still can’t run fast.”
Wang Xiaoen/Kim Yuka played against Reina Miyaura/Ayako Sakuramoto (No. 11 in the world) in the second set of women’s doubles and lost 13-21, 4-21.
In the third set, Insyra (No. 147 in the world) lost to Nozomi Okuhara (No. 20 in the world) 10-21, 10-21. Li Yiting/Lin Suqi lost to Suzu Iwanaga/Takaei Nakanishi (No. 15 in the world) in the fourth set 3-21, 9-21.
In the last set, Xu Yuxin (No. 173 in the world) played against Tomoka Miyazaki (No. 38 in the world) and lost 9-21, 18-21.
Andrew, the technical director of the Singapore Badminton Team, told Lianhe Zaobao that the game was difficult and the players tried their best and performed well. He said: “Our expectation for each team member before the game is to try their best to challenge the opponent. The recent games have been very intense. Yang Jiamin has some minor injuries and is still unable to perform at her best. Nozomi Okuhara is returning from injury. The former world champion, Insira tried his best to control the rhythm, but failed to launch a strong challenge to his opponent. Xu Yuxin recovered well from the injury and was out of action for nearly a year, and performed well in the second game. “
Regarding the performance of women’s doubles, he said that in the face of strong opponents, both groups of players tried their best, but there was an obvious gap in strength.
The overall young Singaporean women’s team will face Taiwan on Wednesday.
2024-02-13 14:31:31
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