Badminton World Championships will start with eight Chinese players | Lianhe Zaobao

Unlike in the past, more players of Singapore badminton team have been qualified for the World Badminton Championship this year. This is the first time that Luo Jianyou and Yang Jiamin have participated in the competition since their injury. It is also the first appearance of men’s singles Zheng Jiaheng, men’s doubles Gao Yongjie/Wa Chunyou and women’s singles Xu Yuxin.

A total of eight representatives from our country participated in the World Championships, with two representatives in men’s singles and women’s singles, and one group in men’s doubles and mixed doubles. This is also the first World Championships between Xu Yongkai and his wife and old partner Chen Weihan after they broke up the team.

Luo Jianyou, the ninth-ranked world, and Yang Jiamin, the 13th-ranked world, missed several BWF Tour games due to physical discomfort. Their last participated in the Indonesia Open in June. Luo Jianyou was seriously weak due to bacterial infection last month. After finishing training in Taipei, he returned to Singapore for further treatment. Yang Jiamin suffered from Achilles tendon pain and was unable to even go to Taipei for training with the team.

Although they did not go abroad to practice with competitions, they did not slackew in training in our country. The Thai national team led by Kunlavut (third in the world) and Rachano (10th in the world) came to the Lion City to train with our first team.

Luo Jianyou said in an interview with Lianhe Zaobao: “My body has recovered well and I am looking forward to this game. It is really great for Thai players to come to Singapore to train together, which also allows us to continue to maintain a good relationship with each other.”

After finishing training with the Thai team, our team also arrived in Paris, the host of the World Championships, early to train with the French national team.

Yang Jiamin said: “My body feels much better now and I’m excited to participate again. Training with Indanon (Rachano) and French players has improved the quality of our preparation. Due to the injury relationship, I missed about three months of games, which also allowed me to regain more of the game in training.”

Luo Jianyou and Yang Jiamin are No. 9 and No. 13 seeds in this World Championships respectively. The former’s first-round opponent is Julian Paul from Mauritius, and the potential seed opponent in the half-zone is Japanese good player Naraoka.

Yang Jiamin’s first round opponent is Burmese female player De Ta Tusa, and her potential seed opponent in the half-zone is Thai player Lee Meimiao.

Four players vow to do their best in the first World Championships

In addition to Luo Jianyou and Yang Jiamin, my country’s second-ranked men’s and women’s singles Zheng Jiaheng (24th in the world) and Xu Yuxin (98th in the world) will also participate. This is their first time to win the right to participate in the World Championships.

Zheng Jiaheng’s opponent in the first round was No. 11 seed, Chinese player Lu Guangzu, while Xu Yuxin’s opponent was No. 6 seed Li Meimiao.

Xu Yuxin said: “This is my first time participating in the World Championships. I feel grateful and excited. I will focus on the present and do my best to play every game.”

In addition to Zheng Jiaheng and Xu Yuxin, the men’s doubles Gao Yongjie/Watongyou were also experiencing the World Championships for the first time. Their first opponents were Azerbaijani combination Gabilov/Pang Stu, and the second circle will challenge the world’s number one Korean combination Kim Won-ho/Seo Seung-jae.

For this opportunity to participate, Gao Yongjie and Wa Chunyou, the 59th in the world, both expressed their expectations. They will enjoy every moment in Paris, one by one, one by one, one by one.

In terms of mixed doubles, Xu Yongkai/Jin Yujia (22nd in the world) is the Algerian group Mamari brothers and sisters. If they win, they will challenge the third seed and the Thai group Dechapole/Supisala in the next round.