China News Network Suzhou, May 5 Title: "Fancy" cheering and celebrating, different Sudirman Cup
China News Agency reporter Hao Lingyu
In early summer, the 2023 Sudirman Cup World Badminton Mixed Team Championship is being played in Suzhou, China. Badminton flew on the field, and the wonderful performance of the players attracted cheers from the audience from time to time; There was a burst of shouts outside the stadium, the team's "fancy" cheers were endless, and the players' celebratory postures were also unique and attracted people's attention.
Malaysian team: cheering with a horn to pay tribute to Ronaldo with "Siuuu"
In the group stage, the Malaysian team, which is in the "group of death", faced the repeated attacks of India and Chinese Taipei and put on a full posture. In order to cope with the "cheering attack" composed of various musical instruments brought by the Indian team's sidelines, the Malaysian team specially prepared two horns to cover the Indian team's "Let's go India" cry with a loud voice.
Amid a loud clarion call, Malaysia swept India 5-0. Malaysian women's singles player Wu Kuan performed well, defeating India's Sindhu 2-1 to keep an important point in the women's singles. After the game, Wu Kuan was very happy, and described to reporters in the mixed mining area: "Last time, the Indian team brought gongs, drums and other musical instruments, this time we can't lose, so we took a few (horns) to fight it." ”
Malaysian men's singles "First Brother" Li Zijia celebrated the victory with the signature move "Siuuu" of the famous Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo after defeating India's strength player Srikanth and Chinese Taipei's Zhou Tiancheng. After the game, he told reporters that Ronaldo is one of his favorite stars and a legend in football, and the use of this action is a tribute to Ronaldo.
Infected by Li Zijia, the Malaysian mixed doubles pair Chen Tangjie/Du Yiwei also used a double "Siuuu" celebration after defeating the Danish pair in the knockout round, and the audience also sent laughter and applause.
Thailand: Tribute to Manchester City striker Haaland
Malaysia pays tribute to Cristiano Ronaldo, while Thai men's singles "first brother" Kunravut favors Manchester City striker Haaland in the Premier League. In the match against Indonesia's Jonatan, Kunravut won two consecutive games from behind to win 2-1 and win a crucial point for Thailand. After the victory, Kunravut smiled and made a meditative gesture to salute Haaland.
Kunravut celebrates after the game Photo by China News Agency reporter Lu Bo
Haaland has been in good form this season, setting a new Premier League single-season goal record against West Ham in May. Quinravut said that while the Premier League team he supports is Liverpool, Haaland is his favourite striker. "Every point a striker gets is important, and for me every point on the badminton court is the same."
Against Japan's men's singles player Kōdai Naraoka, Kunravut played well and won 2-0. After the game, he pointed one ear and the other to the spectators' stands, celebrating his victory with another gesture Haaland used to do.
Chinese team: Use drums and whistles to drive the atmosphere
In this year's Sudirman Cup, the Chinese team, as the host, was warmly supported by the audience. The national badminton team members sitting on the sidelines of the stadium used red drums to drive the audience to cheer with a burst of drums, pushing the atmosphere of the game to a climax.
Entering the knockout round, the Chinese team welcomed a strong opponent Indonesia. In addition to the drums, the Chinese team added portable whistles, and the high sound alternated with the Indonesian team's singing echoed in the field. The whistle was so loud that Zheng Siwei in the Chinese main mixed doubles "IELTS" combination was impressed: "When I heard the cheers behind me, I felt that I had a reliance behind me. ”
In addition to cheering on the sidelines, the celebratory actions of the Chinese players were also impressive. Li Shifeng once again showed a sideflip that fans talked about after defeating Denmark's Gemke and making his Sudirman Cup debut. At the All England Open in March this year, Li Shifeng passed all the way and finally won the men's singles championship. After defeating Denmark's Antonsen in the semifinals, Li Shifeng expressed his joy and excitement with a side flip.
Compared with Li Shifeng, Chinese women's singles player Chen Yufei's celebratory gestures are somewhat restrained. After defeating Indonesia's Mariska, Chen Yufei smiled and compared two "6" gestures with both hands and put them on the sides of her head. When asked about the meaning of the action, Chen Yufei was still a little embarrassed: "It's just two '6', put on the two sides of the head like the two horns of a cow, hoping that I can '6' (smooth) and cow." ”
With the semi-finals approaching, the Sudirman Cup title race will be at a fever pitch. The unique cheers and celebrations outside the arena added a different color to the fierce competition. (End)