In the early morning of the 17th, Beijing time, as the Japanese players smashed off the net, the Chinese badminton women's doubles Huang Dongping/Li Wenmei scored the third point of the Uber Cup final for the Chinese team and helped the national feathers 3:1. Defeated Japan.
This is the 15th Uber Cup champion in the history of the national badminton team, and the women's team has regained the highest honor in the team after five years.
Image source: Official Weibo of the World Badminton Federation.
The match of the day was extremely fierce.
The first Olympic champion Chen Yufei lost to Akane Yamaguchi 0:2. The Chinese team lost one point first. In the second set, Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan withstood the pressure and played a fierce battle with Mayu Matsumoto/Yuki Fukushima for 118 minutes. In the end, they defeated the opponent 2:1 and evened the big score.
He Bingjiao, who played the third game, hurriedly defeated Saya Takahashi 2:0, helping Guo Yu to overtake the score.
The second pair Huang Dongping/Li Wenmei finally sealed the victory for the team.
Four sets of matches lasted for more than 5 hours. Whether it is a high-level and high-intensity top-level duel for the team or the athletes, to win, it is not only a contest of skills and tactics, but also a contest of physical strength and will.
Image source: Official Weibo of the World Badminton Federation.
The second appearance of the "mortal combination" exhausted all efforts for Guoyu.
After rushing to save 7 game points in the first game, the score in the second game was evened, and the third game was behind, tied, overtaken, tied, and overtaken again. Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan finally locked in. Won the game.
These three games took nearly two hours.
After getting this crucial 1 point, Chen Qingchen sat on the ground tiredly, and she released the pressure accumulated in her heart by roaring.
After a while, he slapped his hands on the floor, and then he hid his face and wept again.
In the end, the partner Jia Yifan and Tao Jiaming guided her to pull her up.
After feeling calm, Chen Qingchen also remembered that she hadn't greeted her opponent, so she went to the net and shook hands with the Japanese team.
In such a scene, netizens who watched the live broadcast directly called: "Although it hurts, but they feel so funny."
This victory became a turning point for Guoyu.
The "Fan Dust Combination" not only equalized the score, but also relieved the psychological pressure of the players who played later.
After the game, Jia Yifan said in an interview: "1 to 1 and 0 to 2 to enter the second single, it is really different. She has been encouraging me on the court early in the morning, and she said,'Give me a dead end, and die on the court. Go up', so we all have to fight it out."
The fighting spirit of Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan on the court infected He Bingjiao who was warming up.
The latter said bluntly: "I feel the encouragement (Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan), so I will not give up every point on the court."
Data map: On August 2, Chen Qingchen (right) hit the ball in the game.
On the same day, in the women's doubles final of the Tokyo Olympics badminton, the Chinese combination Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan lost to the Indonesian combination Polly/Rahayu and won the runner-up.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Han Haidan
In the second round of the game, He Bingjiao was challenged, and the score was overtaken by Shaya Takahashi.
However, He Bingjiao didn't mess up her position. She took the lead step by step at her own pace, which also laid the final victory for Guo Yu.
She said that she is not the strongest second single, but the happiest second single, because there are always hard-working teammates in front.
Huang Dongping/Li Wenmei also said: "Sister Qingchen and Sister Fan have been fighting for almost two hours. It is a great encouragement to us. How can we try to win this point."
Screenshot of the official Weibo of the World Badminton Federation.
Whether it's Chen Yufei, the "mortal combination" or He Bingjiao, Huang Dongping/Li Wenmei who played later.
The Uber Cup on the sidelines has become the belief that everyone can sustain.
Because I have lost it before, I know how to cherish it when the opportunity comes.
Looking back on the last competition, the Chinese women's team was unwilling to lose the host Thailand and stopped in the semi-finals.
In the semi-finals of the Uber Cup, the Chinese and Thai teams met again, but the results were completely different: the Chinese women’s team succeeded in revenge, defeated the opponent with an absolute advantage of 3:0, and won cleanly. This "turning over" has ended.
Data map: On July 30, in the mixed doubles event of the Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese combination Wang Yilu/Huang Dongping defeated teammates Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong 2:1 and won the gold medal.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Du Yang
In the final against the defending champion Japan, although the latter’s main force trounced due to injury, through frequent changes and desire for victory, Guo Yu was still challenged by his opponents.
It's just that compared to three years ago, this group of players has become more mature in technology and mentality.
Success is reserved for those who are prepared.
After three years of hard work, the national feather women's team can be said to have a bumper harvest in 2021.
The women's singles champion, the women's doubles silver medal, the Sudirman Cup champion, and the Uber Cup women's team champion at the Tokyo Olympics, a series of honors are the best return to the girls' hard training.
As Huang Dongping said after the game: "Every champion is hard-won. This also proves that the training effect is very good when we are not playing during the epidemic."
Next, Guoyu will also compete in the World Badminton Finals and World Championships.
Girls, go go go!
(Reporter Xing Rui)