China News Service, Beijing, August 27th (Liu Xingchen) On the 27th, Beijing time, the 2022 World Badminton Championships will continue.

In the men's singles semi-final, China's Zhao Junpeng lost 0:2 to Thailand's Kun Lavut and missed the final.

Although he failed to go further, there were still many netizens who encouraged him to win the bronze medal after the game.

Image source: Screenshot of netizen comments

Focus on the game

　　In this game, Kun Lavut, known as the "genius boy" of badminton in Thailand, was 6 places higher than Zhao Junpeng's world ranking.

The two sides began to entangle in the first game.

Zhao Junpeng maintained a 1-2 point lead in the game with constant front and rear transfers.

At the end of the game, Zhao Junpeng's mistakes began to increase, and his opponent Kunlawut hit a lucky ball, Zhao Junpeng lost 20:22.

　　In the second game, perhaps affected by the regretful loss in the first game, or because he was not used to the wind direction after the exchange of venues, Zhao Junpeng was attacked by his opponent 12:1 at the beginning. Although he still struggled to catch up after that, he was helpless. The difference between the two sides is too large.

Kunlavut won another game with 21:6 and won the game.

Image source: Official Weibo of BWF World Badminton Federation

Zhao Junpeng's dazzling performance

　　When entering the stadium before the game, the BWF officially recorded the tidbits of Zhao Junpeng.

It can be seen that he looks a little nervous in the camera. This is the first time in his career that Zhao Junpeng, who was born in 1996, has advanced to the semi-finals of the men's singles of the World Championships.

　　In this competition, he successively defeated the former world No. 1 and Indian star Sri Kanter and the favorite to win the championship, Malaysia's "first brother" Li Zijia.

In the quarter-finals held on the 26th, Beijing time, facing the famous Indian player Prannoy, Zhao Junpeng quickly adjusted his state after losing a game, and successively resolved the opponent's attack to win with a 2:1 reversal.

　　This is the national feather men's singles return to the semi-finals of the World Championships after four years.

After the game, many people used "upset" to describe his victory.

In this regard, he admitted that the key to winning is self-confidence. He believes in himself in the game, and the execution and analysis of tactics are relatively clear.

Image source: Screenshot of netizen comments

National feather men's singles lack competitiveness

　　Zhao Junpeng's dazzling performance this time is certainly gratifying, but Guoyu's performance in the men's singles event is not satisfactory, which is also a manifestation of the team's lack of stability.

The overall lack of competitiveness is the current status of the national feather men's singles. This time, a total of 3 national feather players played in the men's singles arena. Shi Yuqi, who came back from the ban, joined hands with Lu Guangzu and Zhao Junpeng.

　　In the second match day, Lu Guangzu lost 0:2 to Wang Ziwei of Chinese Taipei, becoming the earliest exit of Guoyu in this World Championships.

For a long time in the past, 25-year-old Lu Guangzu competed as the national feather men's single player, but his ability to grasp opportunities in the competition needs to be improved. The men's singles ushered in a long-lost championship and failed to meet expectations.

　　After being suspended for 10 months, Shi Yuqi, who came back from the ban, also failed to make further progress. He was defeated in the face of Indonesian player Ginting.

Data map: Shi Yuqi is in the game.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Mao Jianjun

　　"I think I haven't played for a long time, and I have encountered many difficulties. In fact, I have been working hard. The 10-month suspension period is good or bad for me. The disadvantage is that I lack game experience and feel unfamiliar with the ball; the advantage is my physical condition. And physical fitness has improved." Shi Yuqi said after his loss in the quarter-finals.

　　After going through injuries and suspensions, Shi Yuqi, who has returned to the game, has obviously not been able to find his best form. The former BWF Finals champion and World Championship runner-up was ranked No. 1 in the world at the age of 22. two.

It is also these honorary titles that make the outside world still look forward to him. After all, when the national feather men's singles are in short supply, someone needs to lead the team out of the predicament.

　　"Now that the Chinese team's men's singles has fallen to a historical low, I will work with all the players to try to regain the gold medal position in the men's singles." After the match, Shi Yuqi's remarks also showed his attitude.

How to go in the future

　　In the Thomas Cup competition held in May this year, the Chinese men's badminton team unfortunately stopped in the quarter-finals.

At that time, Guoyu, who sent young players to fight, was eager to accumulate experience for young people through competitions.

Indeed, as Zhang Jun, chairman of the Chinese Badminton Association, said, affected by the epidemic, there are very few opportunities for players to go abroad to improve themselves.

Data map: Li Shifeng is in the game.

Photo by China News Agency reporter An Yuan

　　Due to the failure to perform well in the international arena, and the team failed to find players who can compete with the world's top level, the outside world has also put a question mark on the future of the national feather men's singles.

　　Now, there are only two years left before the Paris Olympics. How to speed up the recovery of the old players from injury and help them regain their form in the game, and let the young players grow faster and take charge of themselves, will be the problem that the national badminton men's team needs to solve. The problem.

　　It is reported that there will be no bronze medal battles at the Badminton World Championships, and all players who enter the semi-finals will receive medals.

Therefore, Zhao Junpeng will receive his first World Championship bronze medal.

It is hoped that he, who is eye-catching this time, can help the Guoyu men's team launch the first shot of "recovery".

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