Chen Yufei beats Tai Tzu Ying to return to the World Championship final following eight years in Chinese women’s singles
2022-08-28 10:13:42Source: Xinhuanet
Xinhua News Agency, Tokyo, August 27 (Reporter Wang Zijiang) Chen Yufei defeated Chinese Taipei team star Tai Tzu-ying 2:1 in the women’s singles semi-final of the Badminton World Championships on the 27th, becoming the first women’s singles to break into the World Championships in 8 years. The finalists of the Chinese team.
This match was almost a repeat of the women’s singles final at the Tokyo Olympics last year, except that Chen Yufei’s win was more difficult than that match.
In the first game, Chen Yufei fell into a passive position in the face of Dai Tzuying’s active attack. He was once behind by 2:10 and lost 15:21. In the second game, following a tug of war in the first half, Chen Yufei took the initiative and won 21:14. In the decisive game, Chen Yufei continued to force the opponent to make mistakes by continuously attacking with multiple shots, and won the match point at 20:12. Dai Tzuying chased 6 points in a row and made the score 20:18. Under the heavy pressure, Chen Yufei did not give the opponent another chance. , won 21:18.
The victorious Chen Yufei fell on her back on the field to celebrate her victory. The two have faced each other in a total of 23 games before, and Chen Yufei has only won 6 games. After she defeated her opponent 2-1 in the Tokyo Olympics final, the two met four times and won two games each.
Chen Yufei said that following leading 20:12 in the third game, there were some slight changes in his mentality. “Hurry up, be careful, be afraid of mistakes”. This allowed the opponent to seize the opportunity to score 6 points in a row. Fortunately, he knew the problem, and then let go of his hands and feet to fight, and finally sealed the victory.
Chen Yufei reached the semi-finals twice in the 2017 and 2019 World Championships, but was blocked from the final by Indian star Sindu.
She said that in the past, whether she lost to Tai Tzu Ying or Sindu, it was because of her poor ability and strong opponent. But now, “I have mainly improved my strength. I used to be very thin. Once Tai Tzu Ying and the others accelerated, I mightn’t keep up. Now that I have gained strength, my strength on the court has increased.”
The Chinese team has not won the women’s singles championship at the World Championships for 11 years, and Chen Yufei said: “Since I came to Japan this time, everyone has been talking regarding the Chinese team not winning the women’s singles championship in 11 years, which itself is an invisible pressure. I also try to block this information. I also want to win this honor for the Chinese team, but I don’t want it to be a burden.”
The 28-year-old Tai Tzu Ying said following the game that he and Sindu, Thailand’s Inthanon and other players are too old, and they will definitely be unable to keep up with the rhythm of the young Chen Yufei. If you want to win, you must change your style of play. , but it’s definitely getting harder and harder in general.
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