Chinanews client March 11th. On the 11th, the Badminton Open of the World Badminton Super 1000 Tournament will begin in Birmingham. According to the results of the draw, as many as 5 of the 6 men's singles players in the country gathered together in the lower half. Lin Dan, Chen Long, Shi Yuqi, Lu Guangzu and Zhao Junpeng will compete for the same final seat.
In comparison, veteran Lin Dan has a heavier burden than others on this expedition. For the fifth time he has made an impact on the Olympic tour, he will play against the three-time World Youth Men's Singles champion, Thai teenager Kun Lavut in the first round.
Data Map: In the first round of the 2019 China (Fuzhou) Badminton Open Men's Singles, Chinese player Lin Dan lost to teammate Chen Long 1 to 2 and missed the next round. Photo by Lu Ming, China News Agency
In the latest men's singles world rankings released by the World Badminton Federation, the top two athletes of the Chinese Badminton Association are the fifth-ranked Chen Long and the ninth-ranked Shi Yuqi.
If Lin Dan can enter the top 16 in the ranking released on April 28, then even if Chen Long and Shi Yuqi are more advanced, Lin Dan theoretically has hope of participating in the Tokyo Olympics. According to the rules, if an association has more than two athletes in the first 16 places, it is possible to abandon the high-ranked athletes and allocate the quota to the low-ranked athletes during the association's qualification confirmation stage.
Although there are still theoretical hopes, there is very little time left for Lin Dan to compete in the Olympics. Before the end of the Olympic points cycle, in addition to the All England Open with men's singles championship points of up to 12,000 points, there are still men's singles in high-score events. The Swiss Open with 7000 points, the Indian Open with 9200 points for the men's singles, the Singapore Open, the Asian Championships and the Malaysia Open with 11,000 points for the men's singles.
At present, the 16th Japanese player in the Olympic standings, Nishimoto Kenta, is 2213 points ahead of Lin Dan. Shi Yuqi has more points leading to 15,741 points.
Data map: Chinese player Lin Dan is in the game. Photo by Lu Ming, China News Agency
According to the schedule of the first day of the British Championship, Guo Yu Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong, Chen Yufei, Chen Long, Shi Yuqi, Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan, Lin Dan, etc. will play in the evening on the 11th Beijing time.
In the All England Championship last year, Guo Yu won three championships with Chen Yufei, Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan and Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong. This year, under the influence of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, Guo Yu must strive for good results. There is only more than a month left until the points match ends, and it is unknown whether future matches will be held as scheduled. (Finish)