Chinanews client, Beijing, March 22 (Reporter Wang Yu) In the past three months, the badminton world has struggled to restart under the siege of the new crown epidemic.

However, the frequent loopholes in the organization of the tournament and the high-risk tournament environment have led to continuous diagnosis and isolation of players, which not only affects the progress of the event, but also greatly reduces the quality of the game.

　　Even so, in the face of the Tokyo Olympics where the arrow is on the line, the teams still choose to seize the limited opportunity to train their troops.

From the beginning of the Thai season to the just-concluded All England game, the Danish team headed by Axelson shined brightly, and the Japanese team also announced the return of the king in Birmingham. The world badminton pattern ushered in a reshuffle in the changing game.

Data map: Danish star Ansailong celebrated his victory.

The only Japanese team has fangs in the All England game

　　As the first Super 1000 level event this season, the All England Championship, known as the "Little World Championships", has not been included in the Olympic points event system.

The absence of many strong teams such as China, Chinese Taipei and South Korea has also made the Japanese team, which debuted in the international arena this year, one of the few highlights.

　　Among them, the more noticeable is undoubtedly the men's singles world No. 1 Kento Momota's return to the international arena after recovering from a car accident.

But in the quarter-finals, facing Malaysia's rising star Li Zijia, he lost 0:2.

Obviously, Kento Momota, who is the favorite to win the Olympics, still needs time and competition to recover to his peak state.

　　However, Kento Momota's defeat still failed to conceal the Japanese team's dominance in this tournament.

In the five finals, 7 players (groups) were among them. This expedition to England finally won four gold medals. The Japanese badminton team finally showed the sharpest fangs in the All England arena.

Data map: Kento Momota in the game.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Lu Ming

　　There are no obvious shortcomings in the five events, and even have obvious advantages in the women's doubles. The Japanese team in this state is not much better than the national feathers at its peak.

The Japanese team, whose overall strength has leapt to the forefront of the world during the Tokyo Olympic cycle, has a large number of talents, and its ambition is by no means as simple as breaking through the previous Olympics.

Unwilling to support many famous players looking forward to breakthrough

　　Even if the Japanese badminton team has the advantage of "the right time, the right place and the people" in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, this does not mean that other strong teams will disarm in advance.

On the contrary, many famous players such as Axelion and Marin are now grind their fists, intending to stand out in the Tokyo arena.

　　The Danish star Axelsen, who had been frequently trapped in his own injuries and was slightly invisible before, has apparently adjusted his state to the best after recuperating and rejuvenating in the past few months.

Winning 2 championships and 2 yas within 3 months is also the best proof of his return with full blood.

At the same time, Li Zijia and An Dongsen, who divided the remaining two men's singles championships, have also become forces that cannot be ignored.

Data map: Marin in the game.

Photo by Chinanews reporter Sheng Jiapeng

　　Marin, the Spanish women's singles star who shined like Axelson in the Thailand season, has also recovered from a serious injury and has become a powerful spoiler in the Tokyo Olympic women's singles arena.

Compared with men's singles, the gap between the top players in women's singles is even more difficult to distinguish.

Dai Ziying, Chen Yufei, Xindu, and Okuhara Hope who just reached the top of the All England Championship, the competition in this field has become increasingly fierce.

　　The doubles arena, which was originally dominated by China, Japan and Indonesia, also showed signs of loosening.

Chinese Taipei combination Li Yang/Wang Qilin won three consecutive men's doubles championships in Thailand, and Thailand's Dechapol/Sasiri, who also won the mixed doubles triple crown, has also jumped to the second place in the world.

Facing the difficulties, Guoyu, Dongao's impact hardware

　　Out of considerations for the prevention and control of the epidemic, the Chinese badminton team has successively missed the three World Badminton Championships held in Thailand at the beginning of the year, the Swiss Open and the All England Open.

Objectively speaking, this does have an adverse effect on teams and athletes competing for Olympic seats and adjusting competition status.

　　Since the All England Open last year, they have not been able to compete abroad. The long absence of the battle has made the players lack the sense of the real international competition.

Zheng Siwei, the new captain of the Chinese badminton team, said: "Preparations are very smooth now, but the only difficulty is that there is no international competition and we cannot judge the gap between us and our opponents."

　　Previously, Zhang Jun, chairman of the Chinese Badminton Association, revealed in an interview that Guoyu plans to return to the international arena at the end of April and early May.

However, as the Asian Championships will be postponed to after the Tokyo Olympics, the national feather participation plan can only be reduced to the Malaysia Open and Singapore Open.

Data map: The Chinese team selected Shi Yuqi in the men's singles match.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Yu Jing

　　According to the current Tokyo Olympic points ranking, in the five individual events, Guoyu has not yet obtained the two full quotas in the men's doubles event.

In the face of the objectively unfavorable situation, Guoyu, on the one hand, conducts self-examination through simulation competitions; on the other hand, it allows players to conduct targeted training by observing opponents’ game videos.

　　Although during the Tokyo Olympic cycle, the Chinese badminton team has been strongly challenged by many teams from Japan and other teams, and its status has also changed from a leader to a chaser, but looking forward to the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, the goal of the whole team is quite good. Consistency-"Competing for hardware", and the only way to achieve it is to face difficulties, firm beliefs, and train hard.

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