(Shaanxi National Games) Tokyo Olympics Men's Doubles Silver Medal Combination "Upset" in National Games
China News Service, Xi'an, September 18 (Reporter Hu Jian) On the evening of the 17th, the Tokyo Olympics badminton men's doubles silver medal combination Li Junhui/Liu Yuchen unexpectedly lost to the Zhejiang combination Zhou Haodong/Wang Chang at the 14th National Games. , Get another silver medal.
48 days ago, in the men's doubles final of the Tokyo Olympics, Li Junhui/Liu Yuchen lost 0:2 to the Chinese Taipei combination Wang Qilin/Li Yang.
At that time, Cai Yun, the London Olympic men's doubles champion, used "angry, uncomfortable, and aggrieved" to express his loss on social platforms.
Throughout the finals that day, the "Twin Towers" also lost aggrieved.
In the case of losing one game at 12:21, the two sides in the second game came to a 20 tie, and several alternate wins and losses changed the "Twin Towers" mentality, and finally upset the silver.
In fact, the promotion of the "Two Towers" was quite a bumpy road. In the semifinals, the "Two Towers" also lost one game first, and finally won two games in a row to win Zheng Siwei/Wang Yilu who represented Zhejiang in the competition.
From the scene, every time they encounter a headwind, it is always difficult for them to rekindle their fighting spirit.
After winning two silver medals in a row, the twin towers combination was quite surprised and disappointed.
"Compared with the silver medal in Tokyo, the sense of loss this time is stronger. I originally hoped to start again from the National Games and make up for my regrets with a gold medal. I didn't expect to withstand some key goals. I was still quite disappointed in myself. "Liu Yuchen said after the game.
Summarizing the reasons for the failure, Liu Yuchen attributed it to "too many unnecessary mistakes."
In fact, in the early years, there were different opinions about the relationship between the two. In the face of this silver medal in the National Games, will they continue to compete in future international competitions?
Liu Yuchen said frankly, "If the two of us continue to fight, we should continue to partner."
Talking about whether the Chinese men's doubles can continue to be competitive in the Hangzhou Asian Games and the Paris Olympics, Liu Yuchen gave a positive answer.
"This is certain, the men's doubles event has relatively large variables, including speed and strength are uncontrollable, and the fighting spirit and mentality on the court are very important." (End)