Data map: Guoyu women's team Photo source: Visual China

　　China News Service Client, Beijing, May 14th (Reporter Yue Chuan) In the final of the 2022 Uber Cup World Women's Badminton Team Championships that ended on the 14th, the Guoyu women's team lost 2:3 to South Korea, and they missed the chance to win the women's badminton again. The Uber Cup, the group's highest honor.

　　In the semi-finals, the South Korean team kept a 3-0 clean sheet against the strong Japanese team and won the opportunity to compete with the Chinese team for the championship.

This result is somewhat unexpected, but it also reflects the excellent state of the Korean team at the moment.

　　In the final, although the Guoyu women's team took the lead twice with the victories of Chen Yufei and He Bingjiao, the South Korean team continued to put pressure on the doubles.

In particular, the world No. 1 Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan easily won the first game, but Li Shaoxi/Shen Shengchan reversed the upset. This result was also unexpected.

Photo source of Chen Yufei in the game: Oriental IC

　　After Huang Dongping/Li Wenmei lost 0:2 to Jin Huizhen/Kong Xirong, the match entered the final of the third singles.

The Asian Championship champion Wang Zhiyi appeared under pressure, but her overall state was not as good as Shen Yujing's. She was passive for most of the game, and suffered a fragile 8:21 defeat in the tiebreaker, and her performance was not satisfactory.

　　For the national feather team, Bangkok, Thailand can be regarded as a sad place.

In the past 19 times in the Uber Cup, the Chinese team failed to reach the final only once, and that was in Bangkok in 2018.

Four years later, the Chinese team advanced to the final this time, but failed to win the Uber Cup.

　　Although there are many regrets about not being able to defend the title, for the national feather women's team, this trip is not nothing.

final result

　　Before the final, the Chinese team showed great dominance in this Uber Cup.

In the group stage, the Chinese team defeated Australia, Spain and Chinese Taipei successively with the same score of 5:0; in the knockout stage, the Chinese team kept a clean sheet from Indonesia and Thailand.

This objectively shows that the Chinese team is still the strongest contender for the team championship, and the team itself cannot lose confidence.

　　It was a pity to lose two points in the doubles after losing to South Korea in the final.

However, for Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan, whose strength is obvious to all, this is just a loss, and there is no need to think too much.

In fact, various pre-match predictions have always been accustomed to including Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan's points directly into the Chinese team, which also made them bear more burdens on the field.

In contrast, which pair is more powerful to become a stable double-double choice for the women's team, this may be an urgent problem for the coaching staff to solve.

The data picture shows Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan in the game.

Image source: Visual China

　　Through this final, Chen Yufei, He Bingjiao and Wang Zhiyi should also gain something, especially Chen Yufei and Wang Zhiyi.

　　In the Uber Cup semi-final four years ago, the 20-year-old Chen Yufei lost to the famous Thai player Intanon, and finally had to watch his opponent advance.

Four years later, it's Bangkok again.

The difference is that now Chen Yufei's honor room already has an Olympic gold medal.

　　As the champion of the Tokyo Olympic Games, Chen Yufei is a well-deserved leader in the current national feather team.

But at the age of 24, she still faces many challenges in her career.

　　The Olympic gold medal symbolizes the peak of a sports career, but after the peak, it is inevitable that there will be a low point.

In Chen Yufei's own words, she ushered in this Uber Cup at the lowest point.

Chen Yufei in the competition Photo source: Oriental IC (2)

　　"A lot has happened and experienced a lot in the past six months. I feel like I'm in the dark and I can't find a way out." For Chen Yufei, the past period was very difficult. Her body and training rhythm were always difficult to keep on track, and her competitive state Ups and downs.

　　Facing the many difficulties in front of her and all the foreign players eager to try, Chen Yufei kept telling herself: I have to persevere and be braver.

　　"In the last battle, no matter how dark it is, I will find my own light." This is Chen Yufei's expectation for this Uber Cup final.

　　In a fierce battle of about two hours, Chen Yufei, who was 8 points behind in the final game, saved 3 match points and finally defeated South Korea's 1st single, An Seiying, and scored the first point for the Chinese team.

She not only fulfilled her pre-match promise, but also showed the tenacious fighting spirit of the national feather women's team.

For the depressed Chinese team, this spirit is what the team desperately needs.

Data map: Wang Zhiyi in the competition Image source: Visual China

　　As the champion of the New Keya Championship, Wang Zhiyi had the opportunity to make a final decision.

But in this showdown with Shen Yujing, she didn't play enough to release herself and didn't show her best side.

　　In the whole game, Shen Yujing achieved an overwhelming advantage with only two words - the opposite corner.

When the situation is passive, Wang Zhiyi lacks changes in the ball path, and has less active attacks. The rhythm has always been controlled by the opponent, and the loss is reasonable.

　　After all, the team competition is different from the individual competition. The players are burdened with the pressure of the whole team to win or not.

As Chen Qingchen said after the game, the charm of the team competition lies in the control of the mentality.

Whoever can better digest this pressure and better mobilize the true level in training will take the initiative in the game.

I believe that after this game, Wang Zhiyi will have a deep understanding of this, and will experience different growth at the same time.

Data map Why Bingjiao is in the game.

Image source: Visual China

　　Although it failed to win the Uber Cup, the future of this team is still bright.

Compared with the status quo of the national feather men's team, which is somewhat inexorable, the women's team's lineup is not only top-notch, but also has a suitable age composition.

The main players such as Chen Yufei, He Bingjiao, Chen Qingchen, Jia Yifan, and Huang Dongping are all in their prime, and they can still be the mainstays for many years.

This trip to Bangkok will also make Wang Zhiyi and other young players grow up.

　　For the national feather women's team, Japan has a long way to go.

Positively sum up the gains and losses, it's good to make a worthwhile trip.

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