The Chinese team becomes the only badminton team to fully participate in the Paris Olympics 2024-04-16 10:05:42.0 Source: Xinhuanet Author: Tian Guangyu, Ding Wenxian, Xia Liang
On the 12th, as the Chinese Taipei team’s Li Yang/Wang Qilin hit the net, they lost 1:2 to the Malaysian team Wu Shifei/Izuddin. The Chinese team’s Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi, who also stopped in the quarterfinals of the Asian Badminton Championships, took the lead with their previous Olympic points. Advantage, the Chinese team won its second badminton men’s doubles seat at the Paris Olympics. So far, the Chinese team has become the only team to obtain all full seats in the badminton events of the Paris Olympic Games.
The Asian Championships is the last badminton Olympic points tournament in Asia. Before the game, the Chinese team had secured full seats (two seats) in four categories: men’s singles, women’s singles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles, and one seat in men’s doubles. The key to whether they can fully compete in Paris lies in the battle for the last spot in the men’s doubles.
Why is the last spot in men’s doubles full of suspense?
If you want to ask which Olympic badminton champion is the most suspenseful, it must be the men’s doubles.
The men’s doubles event in today’s badminton world can be called a “fight of gods”. The men’s doubles championships in the past five top world competitions have been won by four pairs, and the world’s number one spot has changed hands several times in the past year. Zhang Jun, chairman of the Chinese Badminton Association, once lamented: “The top ten men’s doubles players in the world are all capable of winning Olympic gold medals.”
According to the rules, if a national (regional) Olympic committee has at least two pairs ranked in the top eight men’s doubles Olympic points, they can obtain full quota (two pairs) of participating seats.
Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang, who are ranked third in Olympic points, have locked up a spot, and the eighth to 11th place are close in points, and they all have the possibility of “pressing the line” in this competition. Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi, who were ranked eighth before the game, took the initiative. As long as they are not eliminated earlier than other opponents, they can lock in this Olympic seat.
How difficult was it to get this seat?
The competition for Olympic qualification in men’s doubles at this Asian Championships has been full of ups and downs.
On the first day of the race, Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi’s biggest rival, the Indonesian pair Fikri/Maulana, who ranked ninth in Olympic points, lost 1:2 and withdrew from the competition early.
Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi, who were in a favorable situation, almost “overturned” in the first round. They fought hard for three games with the Indian combination Arjun/Kapila, and saved 4 consecutive match points at the last moment before winning with difficulty.
Another 4 match points from the opponent, another desperate situation. People can’t help but think of the wonderful scene in last year’s Sudirman Cup semifinals, when Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi turned the tide when the Japanese team held 4 match points.
In the second round, facing South Korean players Kim Young Hyuk/Wang Can, Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi won one game first and then took the lead at 20:16 in the second game. It was their turn to hold 4 match points, but they were all saved by their opponents. Fortunately, they stabilized their position in time and won at 22:20.
In this round, their teammates who were fighting for Olympic qualifications and ranked 11th in Olympic points, He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu, withdrew due to injury. At this time, the only ones still competing with them for qualifications are Tokyo Olympic champions Li Yang/Wang Qilin, who are ranked tenth in Olympic points.
The quarter-finals on the 12th became a fateful moment.
Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi, who started the match first, faced off against Malaysian men’s doubles players Chia Ding Feng/Soh Wei Yi. During the game, their backcourt advantage was limited by their opponents, and they were at a disadvantage in the fierce competition at the net, eventually losing 0:2.
Although they lost the game, Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi expressed calmly, “We have tried our best, so there are not too many regrets. Although (whether we can qualify) depends on other people’s results, our luck has always been good. “
As it turns out, luck was indeed on their side.
Li Yang/Wang Qilin, who will appear next, can only retain their hope of qualifying for the Olympics if they win. They also tried their best and fought until the decisive game before losing 19:21.
So far, the Chinese badminton team has secured all the full seats in all five badminton events at the Paris Olympics, making up for the regret of having only one pair of men’s doubles players at the Tokyo Olympics. With luck and strength, all participating in full quota is a manifestation of the improvement of the overall strength of the national feathers in this Olympic cycle, and also makes people have more expectations for the national feathers competing in the Paris Group.
After learning that she had qualified for the Olympics, Liu Yuchen wrote on Weibo: “People must be brave when faced with all difficulties, and remain calm when facing adversity. Thank you everyone for worrying about us. Thank you! Paris! We are here!”
2024-04-16 02:22:18
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