2023-10-27 02:48:24
[Titan Road Hangzhou Direct Attack]The Hong Kong delegation won the 6th gold medal! Zhu Wenjia, who is ranked No. 1 in the world, had a fierce battle with Tokyo Paralympic gold medalist and Indian player Krishna NAGAR in the men’s singles final of the SH6 badminton (short limb category) of the Hangzhou Asian Games today (27th). The Hong Kong player lost 2 following three games. :1 (21:10, 8:21, 21:11) won, successfully avenging a defeat in the Tokyo Paralympic finals and defending the gold medal. Zhu Wenjia will team up with Wang Zhenyan in the men’s doubles final later today to compete for the “double champion”.
Zhu Wenjia, the previous leader of the league, entered this year’s Asian Para Games as a world champion. He qualified in the group stage without losing a game. The top 8 defeated Chinese golfer Zeng Qingtao in 2 games. Yesterday (26th), he and his teammate Wang Zhenyan joined the top 4 for the second consecutive time. Zhu Wenjia gained an overwhelming advantage and easily passed in a straight-set score of 2:0. This morning, he dueled with Krishna NAGAR of India. This was also a replica of the Tokyo Paralympic finals. At that time, Hong Kong won 1:2 (17:21, 21:21). 16, 17:21) narrowly lost and won the silver medal.
Zhu Wenjia and Krishna NAGAR, who debuted as the first seeds in this match, both focused on pulling and attacking. The two sides were a little tight in the early stage and made many mistakes. The scores alternated. Zhu Wenjia played well following entering the game and won 3 in a row following 5 draws. Gaining an advantage in points, the game reached a technical timeout at 11:6. Zhu Wenjia then took full control of the event, significantly leaving Krishna NAGAR behind and taking the lead at 21:10.
In the second game, the situation was reversed following the two golfers switched sides. Zhu Wenjia was stuck in a hard battle following falling behind 1:6. He fell behind to 2:11 in the middle of the game. After that, he failed to reverse the situation and was beaten by his opponent 21:8. Entering the decisive game, the two men exchanged offense and defense, and the score was tight. Zhu Wenjia seized the 11:6 half-game lead with a steady attack. After changing sides, he became more and more courageous, further widening the score gap, and finally locked 2 at 21:11. :1 victory and won the singles gold medal for two consecutive years.
However, Zhu Wenjia’s journey to compete for gold is not over yet. He will return to the battlefield following a short break and team up with Wang Zhenyan to face China’s Lin Naili/Zeng Qingtao to compete for this year’s newly added SH6 men’s doubles gold medal.
Hong Kong medal winners at this year’s Asian Paralympic Games in Hangzhou will receive bonuses from the “Jockey Club Outstanding Athletes Award Scheme”. The top three in individual events will receive HK$250,000, HK$125,000 and HK$62,500 respectively, and the top three in team events will receive HKD 500,000, HKD 250,000 and HKD 125,000.
Picture: He Ziyuan
This article is written by “Sportsroad“Originally published in “[Hangzhou Asian Para Games]Zhu Wenjia reports defeat at Tokyo Paralympic Games and defends badminton men’s singles gold medal」
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