Data picture: The picture shows that Li Yongbo presented a trophy for Wang Wenjiao. China News Service reporter Zhai Lushe

　　China News Service Client Beijing, May 21 (Xing Rui) 38 years ago today, "521" is not yet a festival for lovers. That day was originally a bland day, but a shocking reversal of the Chinese badminton team on the other side of the ocean made May 21 a day worth remembering in the history of Chinese sports.

　　At that time, no one thought that the final of the Thomas Cup would become a turning point in the history of Chinese badminton. In the face of the world badminton overlord Indonesia at that time, the Chinese badminton team staged an extremely exciting play in the backward situation. This is the pinnacle of world badminton.

An epoch-making game

　　In 1982, the 12th Thomas Cup opened in London, England. This represents the world's highest level men's team competition. For the first time, the figure of the Chinese men's badminton team appeared.

　　In the early 1980s, Guo Yu has occupied a place in the world's badminton world after more than 30 years of development. Tang Xianhu, Hou Jiachang and others were also well-known badminton stars at the time. However, because the Chinese team at that time belonged to the World Badminton Federation, and the Thomas Cup was an event of the International Badminton Federation, Guo Yu has never been able to touch the highest honor of the men's team competition.

　　It wasn't until 1981 that the World Badminton Federation and the International Badminton Union became one, and the Chinese men's badminton team finally waited for the opportunity to prove themselves.

Data map: Wang Wenjiao (right), the coach of the Chinese badminton team at that time, paid tribute to the audience at the award ceremony after the Chinese team won the twelfth Thomas Cup championship (data photo). Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Xiangyang

　　After a fierce battle, the two teams of China and Indonesia will eventually meet in the finals. "Uncrowned King" and "Traditional Powerful" meet, this game is destined to be unforgettable like "Mars hitting the earth".

　　Due to the 9-set 5-game system of the Thomas Cup, the final was divided into two days. Both participants know that the first day of the game is crucial because it may affect the mentality and live performance of the second day. Wang Wenjiao, then the head coach of the Chinese badminton team, told the team members that the first day should be 2: 2, so that the probability of the Chinese team winning the next day will be greater.

　　Unexpectedly, after the start of the final, the shortcomings of the lack of experience of the Chinese team's competition were undoubtedly exposed. Facing the prepared Indonesian team, Guo Yu ended the first day of the game with a huge disadvantage of 1: 3.

　　The score gap is so big, and the opponent is field-tested. If you want to make a comeback, you can imagine the difficulty. Some foreign news agencies have already asserted that the Indonesian team "has a winning ticket". The Indonesian team has also forgotten why their athletes took pictures in front of the Thomas Cup, intentionally or unintentionally to show people that they are ready to win the championship.

　　But in the arena, there is never lack of the miracle of a headwind.

Data picture: The picture shows the former head coach of the Chinese badminton team and the consultant of the Chinese Badminton Association Li Yongbo presented the trophy to Wang Wenjiao (right), the winner of the national honorary title of "People's Model" and the pioneer of the new China badminton career. China News Agency reporter Han Haidan

　　After conscientiously summing up the failure experience and studying the next day's tactics, facing the situation with little retreat, the boys of the Chinese badminton team stood on the field again with the spirit of fighting hard.

　　After the game started, the first Luan Jin played 2: 1 to overcome the veteran Liang Hailiang, and then Han Jian faced the opponent's general Lin Shuijing. After three hard games, the Chinese team equalized the big score. At this time, Guo Yu no longer had any worries. The boys knew that only by letting go of it would it be possible to reach the highest honor.

　　Next, Guo Yu, who was already full of momentum, let go of their hands and feet. They did not give the Indonesian team any chance to fight back. Chen Changjie, who then played, defeated Pongo in two straight games to help the Chinese team overtake the score. Immediately afterwards, Sun Zhian and Yao Ximing played against the 1981 All England doubles champions Catono and Haryanto. After three battles, the two won 2-1 and the total score on the field was 5: 3.

　　The Chinese team won four games in a row and defeated by defeat!

　　It is worth mentioning that this is the first men's team world championship won by the Chinese badminton team, and it is also a sign that Guo Yu took off the hat of the "uncrowned king" and stood on the top of the world.

　　The following day, Reuters commented: "The Chinese team won the Thomas Cup final last night, thus breaking the Indonesian team's monopoly on the international badminton men's team game and starting its own new era." AFP said: "The victory of the Chinese team put their name in the annals of history."

Data Map: Wang Wenjiao attended the event.

A "pioneer" who never changed his mind

　　At the awards ceremony, the moment when Guo Yu coach Wang Wenjiao raised the trophy, it became one of the most classic pictures in the history of Guo Yu. The leader of the British team evaluated the game as "The Thomas Cup held the highest level and most exciting game in 40 years".

　　At the moment on the soup cup podium, the Chinese badminton team waited for 33 years. Behind all this, Wang Wenjiao has been silently paying and working for 28 years from the date of his return.

　　Thinking back to the 1950s, it was a period of time when New China was a waste of life, and all walks of life were waiting to start bravely. At the time, Wang Wenjiao was already a star in Indonesia's badminton world. In order to revitalize the badminton business in New China, as an overseas Chinese, he resolutely gave up his existing honor and status, wrote a "never return to Indonesia" guarantee, and embarked on a cruise to return home.

Data: Wang Wenjiao and Chen Fushou, members of the Fujian team at the first National Games badminton men's doubles, and Shi Ning'an and Huang Shiming (left to right) of the runner-up Shanghai team. Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Meishe

　　The advanced play and concepts brought back by Wang Wenjiao and his teammates, like a spark of fire, quickly formed a prairie trend on the land of China. Under his leadership, the Chinese badminton team expedition to Europe, fell to the then world champion Danish team, and then won the 1982 soup cup, followed by the Chinese women's badminton team in 1984 and the Uber Cup in the bag ...

　　While Wang Wenjiao was the head coach of the Chinese badminton team, Guo Yu won 9 world team championships and 56 world championships, and trained a large number of badminton talents including Yang Yang, Zhao Jianhua, Li Yongbo, and Tian Bingyi.

　　It is no exaggeration to say that Wang Wenjiao is the founder of the glory of China's badminton. He dedicated his life to his badminton career, and helped Guo Yu take the seat of "overlord of the world badminton".

Data picture: On September 29, 2014, the 2014 Incheon Asian Games badminton men's singles final, Lin Dan 2-1 Chen Long successfully defended the title. China News Service reporter photo

A long-standing trophy

　　However, competitive sports are cruel, and any strong team may experience a cycle from prosperity to decline. In 1992, badminton officially became an Olympic event, and at this time Guo Yu also began to fall into the trough.

　　Since reaching the summit in Tokyo, Japan in 1990, the Chinese men ’s badminton team has not touched the soup cup for the next 14 years. In 1994 and 1996, the two-time Tangyou Cup national feather lost both double cups.

　　Under the haze, Li Yongbo took office. Under his training, the women's team took the lead in rebounding in the 1998 You Cup and achieved a six-time championship. The men's team has risen again after 14 years.

Data map: On May 20, 2016, in the quarter-finals of the Thomas Cup, the Chinese badminton men's team lost to Korea 1: 3 and missed the semi-finals, creating the worst record in history. The picture shows Lin Dan in the game. Image source: Osports All Sports Pictures

　　In the 2004 Thomas Cup, I believe many fans are no longer strangers. In the semi-finals, the Chinese team swept the South Korean team 3-0 to advance to the final, and then defeated Denmark 3-1 to win the championship trophy after an interval of 14 years. This is the beginning of another glorious era in the history of Guoyu. More importantly, Lin Dan, the leader of Guoyu in the next ten years, has completed the transformation from green to mature.

　　Judging from the situation of Guoyu today, the 12 years from 2004 to 2016 is undoubtedly the second spring in the history of Chinese badminton.

　　After the Rio Olympics, Guo Yu entered a period of pain between old and new. The hero who once galloped on the field eventually lost to ruthless time. The juniors that emerged still needed to be sharpened, and Guo Yu was quietly looking forward to the next opportunity to rise.

　　History is always surprisingly similar, and the Chinese badminton team seems to have once again reached the intersection of the 1990s trough. And this time, who will lead Guo Yu to the top again? (Finish)