(Tokyo Olympics) Li Junhui/Liu Yuchen defeated Malaysia to advance to the badminton men's doubles final
China News Service, Tokyo, July 30 (Reporter Xing Chong) In the semifinals of the men's doubles badminton at the Tokyo Olympics on the 30th, China's "single seedlings" and "two towers" Li Junhui/Liu Yuchen defeated Malaysia's Su Wei 2:0. Xie Dingfeng advanced to the finals with the scores of 24:22 and 21:13 respectively.
The men's doubles is the only single event of the national feathers that failed to get two full seats, but the "two towers" Li Junhui/Liu Yuchen played stable before, especially in the quarter-finals, which reversed the Danish combination Astro 2:1 Pu/Rasmussen, advanced to the semi-finals.
As the top seed in the same upper half, the Indonesian star Sucamyo/Gideon was out of the game, the gold situation of the national feather combination became favorable.
In the semi-finals, the two opponents were the Malaysian combination Su Wei trans/Xie Dingfeng who defeated Sucamyo/Gideon.
After defeating the No. 1 Indonesian group in the world, Su Wei translated/Xie Dingfeng was in good condition. Soon after the start of the game that night, they had the upper hand in the multi-shot stalemate contest; the Chinese group pursued through the spot kills in front of the net, and then the scores of both sides alternate Rise; Li Junhui/Liu Yuchen succeeded in continuous offensive at the critical moment, winning the first game with 24:22 difficulty.
In the second round, the competition between the two sides was still stalemate. After the 5 draws, the "Twin Towers Combination" gradually widened the difference with a powerful smash; Su Wei translated/Xie Dingfeng made more mistakes, and the Chinese combination finally regained 21:13. In the next game, we defeated the opponent 2:0 to advance to the final.
After the game, Li Junhui/Liu Yuchen said that their opponents were in good condition in the first game, which caused a lot of pressure on themselves at one time.
"Fortunately, we insisted on our own style of play, and finally came down. The second game was relatively smooth."
In the final on the 31st, the two will compete with Chinese Taipei duo Li Yang/Wang Qilin for the gold medal.
Li Junhui/Liu Yuchen said frankly that they have never played against this pair, but their style of play is very tough.
"The two of us don't have any burdens. We don't think too much, so we encourage each other and go all out to fight." (End)