China News Service, Beijing, August 23. Title: Badminton Olympic champion Chen Yufei: Standing at the top, there is a grand slam "big goal"
China News Agency reporter Xing Chong, Wang Yu, Wen Mengxin
On August 1, Beijing time, in the women's singles final of the Tokyo Olympics badminton, Chinese player Chen Yufei defeated Chinese Taipei player Dai Ziying 2:1 with a total score of 21:18, 19:21, 21:18 and won the gold medal.
The picture shows the award ceremony.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Du Yang
Badminton has always been a key gold event for the Chinese team in Olympics and other major competitions, but the Chinese women's badminton singles has experienced a trough since the 2012 London Olympics.
Until the Tokyo Olympics, the teenager Chen Yufei, who was born in 1998, won the championship in one fell swoop, and won the Olympic peak glory for the Chinese team for the first time in 9 years.
"The Chinese women's singles did it, I did it." Chen Yufei said on her personal social platform after the game.
Coming from the trough, after several twists and turns, Chen Yufei said in an exclusive interview with China News Agency that she still has a "big goal" for a Grand Slam.
As the out-and-out "single female sister" of Guoyu today, Chen Yufei said that she has always had a "normal heart".
"I think I think more openly, see more openly, even if I encounter big problems and setbacks, I don't get helpless, so I have walked naturally until now."
In 2016, Chen Yufei, who was less than 18 years old, won the World Youth Championship and became the leader of the new generation of Chinese badminton women's singles.
During the Tokyo Olympics cycle, as the former "two kings and one li" of the national feather women's singles left the arena one after another, Chen Yufei and other young players were quickly pushed to the front of the stage.
Although she was young and famous, Chen Yufei encountered the darkest moment of her career in just two years. In 2018, Chen Yufei, who was given high hopes for the first time as a national badminton single, lost in the Uber Cup semi-finals. China The women's team missed the final.
This defeat gave Chen Yufei an unprecedented touch.
"I was really uncomfortable at the time. This defeat made me grow a lot. I became more wanting to win, more determined to win glory for the country, and even more want to prove myself and prove Chinese women's singles."
The setback of Uber Cup accelerated Chen Yufei's growth.
In 2019, Chen Yufei ushered in an outbreak period and won a total of 7 championships throughout the year, including the Sudirman Cup of the World Mixed Team Championship, the most valued by the Chinese team. Chen Yufei himself set a record of all seven finals and won the world rankings. Climbed to the first place.
However, Chen Yufei told reporters that she did not think that 2019 was a turning point in her career.
"There is no such thing as a turning point, but the state is slowly getting better, especially in the All England Championship and the Soviet Cup. After these two games, the mentality of the whole person has been greatly improved, and the results are getting better and better."
Looking at the world badminton world, when the Chinese women's singles suffered a trough, a number of opponents rose strongly.
In addition to the Rio Olympic champions and runners-up Marin and Sindu are still in stable condition, Japanese players Okuhara Hope, Yamaguchi Akane, Thai star Intanon, Chinese Taipei's Dai Ziying and South Korean rookie An Siying, all have Olympic gold medals. Strength.
If the Chinese women's singles want to break out of the siege, the difficulty can be imagined.
Coupled with the impact of the epidemic in 2020, the Chinese badminton team has never participated in international competitions since the All England game at the beginning of the year. The next battle will be the Tokyo Olympics.
However, the state of the Chinese team is beyond the imagination of the outside world. Chen Yufei passed all the way, and in the finals, she defeated Dai Ziying, who has long been ranked first in the world rankings by 2:1.
Judging from the past records of the two players, Chen Yufei is at a significant disadvantage. Her final victory was interpreted by the outside world as a textbook duel of "defeat the strong". Chen Yufei's physical advantage and slinging style limited the opponent's performance. Offensive, and finally won the gold medal in this tug-of-war.
Chen Yufei said that it was just like Lin Qiang's hand along the way that he would work harder in training.
"Women's singles has always had a lot of opponents, and there is no guarantee that we can win on the court. We must have a more positive state and a clearer goal to fight for."
Summarizing the experience of the Tokyo Olympics, Chen Yufei only scored 85 points for herself.
She said that although winning the championship is worthy of recognition, there are still some problems exposed on the field. After the game, she has repeated the summary several times, and there are some small details that can be better, such as using more offensive lines to make the tactics more reasonable. .
At the age of 23, she realized her peak dream, but Chen Yufei said that she still has a "big goal."
"In fact, there are still many competitions, such as the Uber Cup, World Championships, and Asian Games. I have never won the championship. I still have to try my best to win the championships of various competitions, especially the Uber Cup and Sudirman Cup. Adjust your mentality and play the game well."
Three years later, can Chen Yufei, who is in full shape, defend the glory of women's singles?
"I don't think I have such a strong strength yet. I still have to act as an attacker to attack other players and champions in various competitions. I think I must always maintain an attack mentality." (End)