Head to Paris with confidence and confidence – Summary of the Asian Badminton Championships 2024-04-17 10:04:29.0 Source: Xinhuanet Author: Ding Wenxian, Tian Guangyu, Xia Liang
The 2024 Badminton Asian Championships ended in Ningbo on the 14th. The Chinese team entered the finals in all five events, winning three gold medals in women’s singles, men’s doubles, and mixed doubles. The men’s doubles successfully qualified for the second Olympic Games, and the Chinese team became the only full-capacity team to participate in the Paris Olympic badminton event. For Guoyu, the past week has been full of good news.
Zhang Jun, Chairman of the Chinese Badminton Association, summed it up this way: “As a whole, the Asian Championships did well, especially the women’s singles, where we defeated several major opponents. Before the Thomas and Uber Cup, such a victory boosted the morale of the team. stand up.”
Men’s doubles “regained lost ground” and went to Paris with full quota
This event is the last battle in Asia to qualify for the Paris Olympics, and its importance is self-evident.
In the last Tokyo Olympics, Guoyu failed to obtain full qualifications in the men’s doubles event. The road to Paris is also the most bumpy for men’s doubles. Before the Asian Championships, the Chinese team had obtained full Olympic qualifications (2 players/pair for each event) in the four events of men’s singles, women’s singles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles, while only one quota was locked in the men’s doubles.
The battle situation of Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi, who are on the “promotion line”, touches people’s hearts. They stumbled to the quarterfinals and lost to Malaysian men’s doubles players Chia Ting Feng/Soh Wei Yi in the quarterfinals. However, as the Chinese Taipei team Li Yang/Wang Qilin, who were closely followed in Olympic points, also stopped in the quarterfinals, the Chinese team finally qualified for the second men’s doubles Olympics and became the only team to obtain full seats in all five individual events.
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.
Women’s singles Olympic qualification requires “multiple choice questions”
The national badminton men’s doubles is full of thrills, while the women’s singles is “happy troubles”.
In the Olympic standings before the game, Chen Yufei, He Bingjiao, Han Yue and Wang Zhiyi ranked second, sixth, seventh and ninth respectively, all within the “qualification line” of the top 16.
According to the selection method for athletes participating in the Paris Olympics announced by the Chinese Badminton Association last year, if there are more than 2 athletes (pairs) eligible for a certain event, then the performance of the athletes in major competitions before the competition will be based on the world ranking (Olympic ranking) and Olympic points. and other factors to confirm eligibility. Therefore, in order to compete for two tickets to Paris, everyone worked hard at the Asian Championships.
The performance is also particularly impressive. In the quarter-finals, He Bingjiao eliminated world number one An Xiying, and Han Yue quickly defeated Japanese star Akane Yamaguchi, both of whom broke their losing streak and achieved breakthroughs. Together with Chen Yufei and Wang Zhiyi, they joined the top four and secured the championship for the Chinese team two rounds in advance.
When talking about the battle for Olympic qualifications, everyone said that they didn’t count the points, but just did their best on and off the field and the process. Chen Yufei said that this reflects the group advantage of women’s singles. “It is healthy competition. Everyone has a chance. This will encourage everyone to go all out and play their best level.”
The lottery is all red, I am happy but also wary
In this Asian Championships, the Chinese team performed well. Among the 20 top four places in five individual events, the national badminton team occupied 13 seats. Among them, the women’s singles won all the top four, and the women’s doubles and mixed doubles occupied three of the top four, and finally won three gold medals. The South Korean team and the Indonesian team each won a gold medal.
Although the results are gratifying, we still need to stay vigilant, as domestic feathers are still surrounded by strong players in Asia.
The South Korean team has emerged strongly in this Olympic cycle, with top players except men’s singles, and won three gold medals at the World Championships last year. The Japanese team also maintains a strong and balanced strength, with famous players such as Yamaguchi Akane, Naraoka Kodai, Matsuyama Nami/Shida Chihiro. There are also Indonesian men’s singles “twin stars” Jonatan and Ginting, and Chinese Taipei women’s singles player Tai Ziying, etc. Their strength cannot be underestimated. Although some famous players stopped early in this Asian Championship, judging from their absolute strength, they are opponents that the Chinese team cannot underestimate in the World Series.
The final of the Olympic points competition is the Thomas and Uber Cup rematch
Starting from the Suzhou Sudirman Cup in May last year and ending at the Ningbo Asian Championships, the Chinese team ended its journey to the Paris Olympics points competition. Summarizing the experience of this year, all the national feather generals said that they have gained a lot.
“There were ups and downs this year. In the first half of the year, my state was relatively sluggish, but then it gradually picked up. There were improvements in some aspects, especially in the second half when I faced strong opponents. I felt that I was more competitive and my mentality was more stable.” He Bing Jiao concluded.
Shi Yuqi believes: “It is a great affirmation to be able to complete well and get Olympic tickets well. Everyone hopes to participate in the Olympics, and it is very important to me to win valuable qualifications in the competition with teammates and opponents. ”
“I am very satisfied to be able to end the points competition with the first ranking. During this period, we played very well in many games.” Zheng Siwei said.
Having completed the Olympic points competition journey with full Olympic qualifications, Guoyu can undoubtedly go to Paris with full confidence. Zhang Jun said that the most important thing is to turn the advantage into the final victory. “The focus of the next work is very clear, which is to improve the skills, tactics and mental state of the team members participating in the Olympic Games.”
Before the Olympic Games, the national badminton team has another important task – the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup will start in Chengdu at the end of April. In the last edition, the men’s national badminton team missed the semi-finals in the Thomas Cup, while the women’s team finished second in the Thomas Cup. Winning the Thomas and Uber Cup at home this time is naturally everyone’s goal.
“I feel that every team is stronger, but it doesn’t matter, just train yourself and play one game at a time.” Chen Yufei said.
Shi Yuqi also said that he will go all out to fight his opponents. “We may not have much advantage in each individual event, but the Chinese team is very united and will definitely work together.”
2024-04-17 03:39:54
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