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Japan Open Badminton: Chinese badminton players advance to the top 16
Xinhua News Agency, Yokohama, Japan, August 21 (Reporter Yue Chenxing) The second day of competition of the Japan Open Badminton Championships started at the Yokohama Arena on the 21st, and many Chinese badminton players advanced to the top 16.
Han Yue in the competition on August 21. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Xiaoyu
In the women’s singles, Han Yue defeated Japan’s 18-year-old player Miyazaki Touka 21:15, 22:20 and successfully advanced to the top 16; another Chinese player Zhang Yiman lost to Danish player Jacksfeld 1:2 and was unfortunately eliminated.
The focus of the men’s singles match that day was between Lu Guangzu of the Chinese team and Zhou Tiancheng of the Chinese Taipei team. Both sides repeatedly played wonderful multi-shot rounds and extreme saves. In the end, Lu Guangzu lost to his opponent 16:21, 17:21 and was eliminated in the first round. Lu Guangzu said after the game that he did not handle the multi-shot rounds on the court as well as his opponent, and was mobilized and restrained by his opponent, and made more unnecessary mistakes.
Lu Guangzu in the competition on August 21. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Xiaoyu
In the men’s doubles competition, He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu lost to Chinese Taipei players Li Fangzhi/Li Fangren 1:2 and failed to advance; Chen Boyang/Liu Yi fought for three games and defeated the Thai combination Perachai/Pakkapo 2:1, becoming the only Chinese badminton team in the top 16 men’s doubles of this open tournament.
On August 21, Chen Baiyang (front) and Liu Yi were in the competition. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Xiaoyu
The three pairs of Chinese badminton teams in women’s doubles had two wins and one loss. The runner-up of the Paris Olympics, the “post-00” team Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning, continued their hot form, and defeated the Canadian team Jacqueline/Cai Zhuoru 21:7, 21:5 in just 25 minutes. Jia Yifan/Li Wenmei also successfully advanced to the second round; Keng Shuliang/Zhang Shuxian lost to the Japanese players Hirokami Rui/Kato Yuna 19:21, 23:25 and stopped in the first round.
Liu Shengshu (left) and Tan Ning in the competition on August 21. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Xiaoyu
Both pairs of national badminton pairs in the mixed doubles achieved victory. Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin easily defeated the Japanese combination Yuki Kaneko/Msaki Matsutomo with 21:10; Cheng Xing/Zhang Chi also defeated the Malaysian combination Wu Xunba/Lai Jiemin 2:0.
On August 21, Cheng Xing (left) and Zhang Chi took a photo after the game. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Xiaoyu
On the 22nd, the Japan Open Badminton Championships will hold the 16-to-8 competition for each individual event.
2024-08-21 15:47:37