As men’s singles Zheng Jiahang and mixed doubles pair Xu Yongkai/Gloria were eliminated, Luo Jianyou, who defeated fourth seed Zhou Tiancheng, became the only Singaporean player to advance to the semi-finals.
my country’s number one men’s singles and sixth seed Luo Jianyou became Singapore’s only entry in the Indonesia Badminton Masters (Super 500) on Friday (January 23). He broke into the semi-finals after defeating Chinese Taipei’s fourth seed Zhou Tiancheng in the rematch.
The tenth seed Luo Jianyou won the first game 21-13. He did not hesitate after getting three match points in the second game, and finally advanced strongly with 21-18. His opponent in the semifinals was unseeded player Pani Chapong from Thailand.
This is Luo Jianyou’s second consecutive tour semi-final after the India Open. He replied to the Lianhe Zaobao after the game: “Everyone knows that it is particularly difficult to beat Zhou Tiancheng in Istora (name of the competition venue), but I am very happy to win here and reach the semi-finals again.”
“Today I just tried to stay focused during the game. As for tomorrow’s semi-final, I will focus on every point again and focus on the game itself.”
The new combination failed to make it to the top eight in their first competition, looking forward to being more calm.
In another match that started earlier on the same day, Singaporean multinational partner Koh Yong Kai and Indonesian female player Gloria Widjaja, who participated in the competition for the first time and defeated the world’s top 20 mixed doubles pairs in two consecutive rounds, missed the chance to go further and stopped in the quarterfinals.
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Facing Malaysia’s world championship gold medalist combination Chen Tangjie/To Yiwei (the third seed in the tournament), Xu Yongkai and Gloria were not discouraged after falling into a 16-21 disadvantage in the first game. After a fierce battle with the Malaysian team in the second game to a 19-level draw, they unfortunately lost two points in a row, and their first show came to an end.
Xu Yongkai believes that reaching the quarter-finals is a good start, but both he and Gloria believe that they need to be more calm on the court. Gloria said: “We need to improve our self-control, especially in terms of emotional management and desire control on the court. This is what we as partners must constantly remind each other, especially in the next game.”
Our country’s doubles head coach Paulus concluded: “Overall, their performance so far has been good, with good on-court cooperation, mutual understanding and understanding of the game.
“What needs improvement is more in non-technical issues, such as self-control. Sometimes being too impatient or anxious can be counterproductive.”
Zheng Jiaheng failed in his third attempt at the semi-finals of the 500 series
my country’s men’s singles player Zheng Jiaheng, ranked 22nd in the world, also lost to Chinese Taipei player Qi Youren on the same day. He missed the semi-finals of the Super 500 series for the first time with a total score of 1-2.
Although he is five places higher than Qi Youren in the world rankings, Zheng Jiaheng has never defeated his opponent in the past three matches. In this contest, although Zheng Jiaheng tenaciously chased the score to 18 after falling into a six-point disadvantage in the first game, he ultimately failed to do so and lost 18-21.
In the second game, Zheng Jiaheng regrouped and took advantage of the 7-1 advantage he created at the beginning to regain the victory 21-13. Unfortunately, they were unable to pursue the victory in the decisive game and lost 13-21 in the end.
This is the third time Zheng Jiaheng has launched an attack on the semi-finals of the Super 500. He broke into the quarter-finals of the Super 500 for the first time in last year’s Indonesia Masters, setting a new personal best result at this level. He also reached the quarter-finals in the Arctic Open last October.
Zheng Jiaheng and Xu Yongkai/Gloria will turn their attention to next week’s Thailand Masters (Super 300), and the Chinese men’s doubles combination Gao Yongjie/Wa Chunyu will also play.
