Can the three pairs of Chinese men's doubles badminton team who passed the first round of the Korea Open boost morale?
2024-08-28
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Xie Haonan/Zeng WeihanOn August 27, Beijing time, the Super 500 Korea Open Badminton Championships kicked off in Seoul. On the first day of the competition, four pairs of men's doubles from the Chinese national badminton team competed together, three of which advanced to the second round, but the wins were not easy, and another new pair lost to their teammates in the "derby".
At the Paris Olympics, the Chinese men's doubles team won two full quotas. In the end, the world's No. 1 Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang lived up to expectations and won the runner-up, while Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi failed to break through the group stage. After the Olympics, the "Ou Tu" combination submitted an application for retirement to the national team. Chen Qiqiu, head coach of the Chinese men's doubles team, said in an interview in Beijing a few days ago that the world's No. 7 Ren Xiangyu/He Jiting are currently "relatively stable as the second doubles", and at the same time hope that more young combinations will emerge to enhance the depth of the Chinese men's doubles team and prepare for the new cycle.
He Jiting/Ren XiangyuHowever, in the first tournament after the Paris Olympics last week, the Japan Open, the performance of the Chinese men's doubles was far from ideal. Ren Xiangyu/He Jiting were eliminated in the first round, rookies Xie Haonan/Zeng Weihan also suffered a "one-round exit" against strong opponents, and another young pair of "post-00s" Chen Boyang/Liu Yi were eliminated in the quarterfinals. Three Chinese men's doubles pairs participated in the competition, and no one made it to the semifinals.
This week, the national badminton team moved to South Korea. In addition to the above three pairs of players, the new combination Huang Di/Zhou Haodong also entered the main competition. The 26-year-old Zhou Haodong was paired with Han Chengkai and He Jiting in the last cycle. After the adjustment last fall, he partnered with Tan Qiang, but failed to achieve outstanding results. After entering the new cycle, Tan Qiang retired, and Zhou Haodong joined hands with Huang Di, who was born in 2001. The two met their teammates Chen Boyang/Liu Yi in their "first show". The latter is currently ranked 22nd in the world and is the most promising rookie in the national badminton men's doubles. The two pairs of players fought hard for 75 minutes, and Chen Boyang/Liu Yi narrowly defeated their teammates with 23-21, 15-21, and 22-20.
Chen Boyang/Liu YiAnother young pair of Chinese badminton team - Xie Haonan/Zeng Weihan, ranked 52nd in the world, also reversed the 94th-ranked Chinese Taipei players Liu Guangheng/Yang Bohan after three fierce battles, and won the deciding game by only 3 points.
The highly-anticipated No. 2 seed He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu lost the first game 21-23 to another Chinese Taipei pair Jiang Jianwei/Wu Xuanyi, who are ranked 53rd in the world. Fortunately, the two adjusted in time, won two games in a row, advanced to the second round with difficulty, and won the first victory in the new Olympic cycle.
Image source: BWF official Weibo
