Original title: Adapting to the venue to prepare for the Olympics (introduction)
Chinese team wins triple crown at French Badminton Open (theme)
People’s Daily Overseas Edition reporter Sun Longfei
On March 10, local time, the six-day Badminton World Tour French Open ended in Paris. The Chinese badminton team, with its full lineup, won three championships in mixed doubles, women’s doubles and men’s singles in five competitions, showing strong competitiveness.
The LaChapelle Arena, where this Open will be held, is the venue for the upcoming Paris Olympic badminton competition. Each participating team went all out and practiced with competition, which increased the intensity of competition. The athletes of the Chinese team actively adapted to the venue, dared to fight hard in the competition, observed their opponents, looked for deficiencies, and accumulated experience in preparation for the Paris Olympics.
3 projects reached the finals and won all the championships
The Chinese team reached the finals in three events and won all of them. Among them, the women’s doubles finals had ups and downs. The Chinese team combination Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan, the top seed in the tournament, and the Japanese team combination Matsuyama Naomi/Shida Chihiro tied 1:1 in the first two games. In the decisive game, Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan dared to take action when they were behind. When their opponents got the match point at 20:15, they chased for 6 points in a row, regained the initiative, and finally won 24:22.
“When the opponent held the match point, we wanted to be determined not to give up, and kept encouraging each other, telling ourselves that we would win if we chased another 7 points.” After the game, Jia Yifan said. Before the final, she and Chen Qingchen had a clear attitude, “We will play it like an Olympic final.” Despite the setbacks, the two worked together to overcome the difficulties. They both felt that they had gained a lot and deserved a good summary.
The men’s singles final attracted much attention. Faced with the fierce pursuit of points by the 2023 World Championship champion and the Thai team player Kunlavut, the Chinese team player Shi Yuqi was better at grasping the key points and finally won in straight games. This season, Shi Yuqi’s condition has improved, reaching the men’s singles finals of the tour three times and winning the championship in two of the Super 750 level events. Currently, he is firmly ranked second in the world rankings and Olympic points rankings.
In the mixed doubles arena, the Chinese team Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping defeated the 2023 World Championship champions, the Korean team Xu Chengjae/Chae Yoojing, with a total score of 2:0, winning their first championship this season. Since the new Olympic cycle, Huang Dongping has partnered with the young Feng Yanzhe, and their cooperation has become more and more tacit. Huang Dongping said: “I hope to gain more good results to add confidence to prepare for the Paris Olympics.”
The women’s singles championship of this Open was won by South Korea’s Ahn Se-young, currently ranked number one in the world. She defeated Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi 2:1 in the final. The men’s doubles championship belongs to the world’s number one Indian team combination Rankireddy/Shetty. They defeated the Chinese Taipei team Li Zhehui/Yang Boxuan 2:0 in the final.
The men’s doubles team still needs to continue to hone its skills
The La Chapelle Arena is a newly built competition venue for the Paris Olympic Games and will host the Olympic badminton and rhythmic gymnastics competitions. The French Badminton Open, which used to be held in October every year, will be held at the Olympic venue in March this year. The Badminton World Federation high-level tour has an “Olympic flavor”. All participating teams, including the Chinese team, have adapted to the venue in advance. Train your team during the game and find the feeling of a big competition.
Judging from the game process, Olympic champion and Spanish team star Marin was eliminated in the first round of the women’s singles. Denmark’s Axelsen, the world’s number one men’s singles player, failed to make it to the quarter-finals. Although South Korea’s Ahn Se-young won the final Women’s singles champion, but it was not easy to win both the semi-finals and the final… Under the test of the Olympic atmosphere, high-level competition is not only a competition of skills and tactics, but also a competition of psychological factors, physical condition, game guarantee and other aspects. .
After the Badminton World Tour Southeast Asia series concluded in January this year, the Chinese badminton team conducted winter training in Beijing for more than a month. The training goal during this period is to find out and fill in the gaps that have been exposed in previous games. At the same time, physical training will be strengthened through various means to lay a solid foundation for athletes to perform high-quality technical movements and prepare for the European series of events that will start in March.
Following the 2023 French Badminton Open, the Chinese team won 3 championships this time, showing a good state. Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan, Shi Yuqi and others dared to fight hard and performed well. But it should also be noted that the performance of the men’s doubles is not stable enough. The three pairs that participated in the competition failed to advance to the quarterfinals. The young men’s singles player Li Shifeng’s state has fluctuated greatly and needs to continue to practice…
In this competition, Tokyo Olympic champion Chen Yufei stopped in the women’s singles semifinals. Although the result is regrettable, she deserves recognition for her efforts in making positive adjustments in every game. In the quarter-finals, Chen Yufei won three fierce battles with Indian team player Sindhu. During the game, she kept adjusting her pace and looking for offensive opportunities. After losing to Akane Yamaguchi in the semi-finals, she said she would continue to polish the details and reduce mistakes. “The four games are all tough battles. We must sum up carefully. No matter how the opponent performs in the game, we must be more determined.” Chen Yufei said.
Strive for Olympic points in the next stage
After finishing the French Open journey, the Chinese badminton team rushed directly to Birmingham, England to participate in the All England Badminton Open. On the afternoon of March 11, the Chinese team arrived at the venue and immediately went to the venue for pre-match adaptive training. The preparations for the Paris Olympics have reached the sprint stage, and the team members did not dare to slack off at all.
The one-year Paris Olympics points competition will end on April 28. The All England Open is the last stop of the Badminton World Federation high-level tour. Continuous participation is a huge test for the athletes’ fighting spirit and physical fitness. The Chinese team must adjust its state and strive for Olympic points.
According to the badminton competition rules of the Paris Olympic Games, in singles events, each national or regional Olympic committee must have at least two players ranked in the top 16 in Olympic points in order to obtain two full participation places. In the doubles event, each national or regional Olympic committee needs at least two pairs to rank in the top eight in Olympic points to obtain two full quotas.
In the latest Olympic standings announced on March 12, the Chinese team has at least two (pairs) athletes ranking in the top eight in five individual events. At the Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese badminton team won 2 golds and 4 silvers, but only a pair of men’s doubles teams participated. Achieving full participation in the Paris Olympics is the goal of the Chinese team. Currently, Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi is ranked seventh in the men’s doubles, and their points are similar to those of the following pairs. If they want to maintain a stable ranking, their performance in each subsequent points match will be crucial.
According to the schedule, the badminton competition of the Paris Olympic Games will start on July 27, local time. The mixed doubles gold medal will be decided first on August 2, and the women’s doubles and men’s doubles medals will be decided on August 3 and 4 respectively. On August 5, the last day of the badminton competition, the women’s singles and men’s singles gold medals will be decided successively.
2024-03-15 17:45:17
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