After ending his eight-game losing streak against Kunlavut in the rematch, Luo Jianyou failed to break his fate in the semifinals when he encountered Jonathan, who had never defeated him before, and missed the final.
my country’s number one badminton men’s singlesLuo JianyouHe missed the opportunity to break the curse in the semi-finals of the Indian Badminton Open (Super 750) on Saturday (January 17). He lost to the third seed Jonathan of Indonesia for the ninth time in his career and stopped in the semi-finals.
In the previous eight fights, Luo Jianyou had never defeated Jonathan. In this contest, although Luo Jianyou, the eighth seed of the tournament, had the upper hand at the beginning of the game, Jonathan gradually found his form and went to the next game 21-18.
The second game was a stalemate. After the battle reached 20, Jonathan scored two goals in a row and won 22-20. He will face the winner between Chinese Taipei players Lin Junyi and Lai Haojun (Canada) in the final.
Luo Jianyou defeated Kunlavut in the rematch the day before, ending his eight-game losing streak with the Thai player.
Luo Jianyou has tried his best. His back injury affects his concentration.
Luo Jianyou, who failed to achieve his desired breakthrough, revealed to Lianhe Zaobao that he was troubled by injuries during the game. It is reported that he suffered a back injury in the rematch. Luo Jianyou said: “There are too many things in my mind that I cannot fully focus on the game. Because I need to limit some range of motion to avoid aggravating the pain.
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Luo Jianyou defeated Kunlawut and reached the semi-finals of the Indian Badminton Championships. There were many problems and bird droppings.
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“Other than that, I gave it my all in this tournament.”
Vega, the assistant badminton coach who guided Luo Jianyou on the sidelines, said: “Our plan today is to stay patient, wait for the right moment to launch an offensive, and put tremendous pressure on the opponent. Looking ahead, we need to work hard to stay focused during the game and improve the consistency of our shots.”
Luo Jianyou only has a short respite before he will participate in the Indonesia Masters (Super 500) competition starting next Tuesday (20th).
An Xiying meets Wang Zhiyi in the women’s singles final
In the women’s singles, South Korea’s Ahn Se-young, the top seed in the tournament, easily defeated Thai female player Ratchanok Intanon (seventh seed) 21-11, 21-7 to advance. The women’s singles player who just topped the Malaysian Open is expected to win two consecutive championships at the beginning of the year.
The other semi-final was a “civil war” in China, with second seed Wang Zhiyi defeating compatriot Chen Yufei 21-15, 23-21. This is the 12th time the two have met. Wang Zhiyi, who has lost 10 times, won her second victory against Chen Yufei.
China’s top seed in Mixed Doubles eliminated
In the mixed doubles semi-finals, the third seeds Dechapol/Supisara from Thailand overturned the top pair Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping (China) who had just won the Malaysian Open 16-21, 21-19, 21-16 and entered the final strongly.
In women’s doubles, Chinese combination Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning defeated South Korea’s Baek Ha Na/Lee So Hee 21-12, 17-21, 21-14 and successfully advanced.
Baek Ha Na and Lee So Hee defeated Japan’s Yuki Fukushima/Mayu Matsumoto to defend the women’s doubles championship in the World Tour Finals at the end of last year, but the latter’s fate was different today. As the fifth seeds, they defeated the second seeds Chen Kangle/Tina of Malaysia 21-16, 21-13 on the same day to enter the final.
