Data Map: The picture shows Chinese player Chen Yufei in the game. Picture source: Osports All Sports Pictures

Chinanews Client Beijing, March 16th (Li He) On the early morning of the 16th, the 2020 All England Open Women's Singles Final, Chen Yufei lost to Chinese Taipei player Dai Ziying with a score of 0: 2 and failed to continue his previous role. 9 consecutive victories in the women's singles finals. However, as the leader of the Guoyu Women's Singles, she is still the team's biggest highlight in the British Championship.

On the final day, there were only two Chinese athletes in the singles. Chen Yufei's women's singles arena was one of them. As the defending champion, she went all the way to the final. It can be said that Chen Yufei is also the only Chinese player who has not failed the hopes of the outside world in the British Championship.

In the finals, the real situation is far more stubborn than the score of 0: 2. It is undeniable that Dai Ziying, who will re-enter the world's number one in the women's singles after winning this championship, is indeed the stronger side in the competition. She also showed the lethality and exquisiteness that match the world number one skill.

Chen Yufei lost to Dai Ziying and was unable to defend the All England Women's Singles Championship. Data map: The picture shows Dai Ziying in the competition. China News Agency issued photo by Han Haidan

Regarding Dai Ziying's excellent condition in the finals, Chen Yufei also admitted in an interview after the match: "Today she (Dai Ziying) played well. I have a lot of pressure and have been restricted a lot."

The surprise of Chen Yufei is the ability of her opponent to adjust and counterattack under the excellent competitive state of her opponent.

At the beginning, Chen Yufei was very active. Her slash also made Dai Ziying a little bit defenseless, so even though Dai Ziying relied on the advantages of the front net and a large range of movement to occupy the initiative on the scene, she still faced considerable pressure. Such pressure naturally comes from the fierceness of Chen Yufei. In the first round, he entered the inter-sessional break, and Dai Ziying rarely took a breather. It can be seen that Chen Yufei still caused a lot of trouble to his opponent in the disadvantage.

Data Map: Chen Yufei. Photo by Lu Ming, China News Agency

However, in such a pull, Dai Ziying, who is more delicate in technology, made fewer mistakes, so Chen Yufei also lost the first game with a score of 19:21.

In the first half of the second round, the mutual fighting between the two sides became more heated. At 11:10, Dai Ziying took the lead to enter the inter-break. Subsequently, the failure of the Eagle Eye Challenge more or less affected Chen Yufei's mentality, and her attention was obviously not so focused. Dai Ziying's status was fully opened, taking advantage of the victory.

It can be said that in such a high-level duel, Chen Yufei lost unfairly. Although Chen Yufei has won the last two matches with Dai Ziying, she still does not have absolute dominance. To reach the final, she still needs to rely on her presence and performance.

However, it is Chen Yufei's ability to adjust and counterattack in the face of the near-perfect Dai Ziying under the condition of "incomplete body", which makes her look forward to her future performance even more.

Data map: In the 2019 Sudirman Cup, Chen Yufei reversed the victory over Akane Yamaguchi, helping Guoyu to win the Sudirman Cup for the 11th time. China News Agency reporter Yu Jingshe

In fact, looking back at the All England Tournament, Chen Yufei's stable performance is one of the few comforts in Guo Yu's dismal performance.

In the first game, she faced South Korean talented girl An Jieying. She lost first and then won, and reversed. In the second round, she faced a backward situation in Thailand's Busanran. However, after several key shots, she completely opened the winning promotion. In Danon's quarter-finals, she still showed good control in the excellent play of her opponents; in the semi-finals with Auhara Hope, she quickly adjusted and took the lead in the unfavorable situation of the second round.

In fact, this is not the first time Chen Yufei has surprised Guo Yu.

In 2019, Chen Yufei performed strongly throughout the season. In the All-British Badminton Open last year, as well as in Switzerland, Australia, Thailand, Fuzhou, Hong Kong, China and other competitions, she reached the finals, and did not let the champion side by side. After winning the championship in the year-end finals, she reached the top spot in the women's singles ranking at the end of 2019. It was the return of the Guoyu Women's Singles to No. 1 in the world after four and a half years since Li Xuerui.

In the Tokyo stadium, Chen Yufei's awards continued to surprise. Data Map: Chen Yufei. Photo by Lu Ming, China News Agency

Although Chen Yufei will temporarily hand out the world's throne, but her performance so far this season has been stable enough.

In the first match of the January season, she won the Malaysian Masters. At that time, she defeated her opponent, Dai Ziying. Two months later, the "old enemies" reunited. Although the results were reversed, Dai Ziying, who encountered stubborn resistance, may not have much advantage in the scene.

Such Chen Yufei, although not in the best competitive state, has also shown a more mature and stable side. In the one-time All England game that Guo Yu lost, the 22-year-old brought hope.

It is hoped that, in the "weather" of the "cold winter" across the country's feathers, it is the same warm sun, and I hope that this soft light will be the beginning of the country's feathers turning from overcast to sunny. (Finish)