China News Network Suzhou, May 5 Topic: The Jedi reversal of the Chinese badminton team

China News Network reporter Hao Lingyu

As Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan scored the last point, the cheers of the Suzhou Olympic Sports Center were deafening.

In the early morning of May 5, the Chinese badminton team defeated Japan 21:7 after more than seven hours of battle, advancing to the final of the 3 Sudirman Cup World Badminton Mixed Team Championship.

Almost 1 hour ago, the Chinese team was in a desperate situation and stood on the edge of the cliff of elimination.

In the men's doubles match at that time, the Chinese pair Liu Yuchen/Ou Weiyi trailed the Japanese pair Hoki Takuro / Kobayashi Yugo 16:20. The "Tu-Europe combination" drew 1 in the first two games with the opponent. In the tiebreaker, the Chinese pair chased from 12:18 to 16:20, and the opponent held 4 match points.

At this time, the Chinese team had fallen behind the Japanese team by a big score of 1:2. In the mixed doubles match, Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping was reversed by the opponent with two points in hand, and lost 1:2. In the women's singles competition, Chen Yufei, the number one main player of the Chinese team, lost to Japan's Akane Yamaguchi. Only the second men's singles "Brother" Shi Yuqi defeated Japan's Kodai Naraoka 2:1.

According to the rules of the cup, the team that wins 3 games first wins the victory. Hoki Takuro/Kobayashi Yugo only need to win one more goal for Japan to advance to the final and compete with South Korea for the final title. On the sidelines, the Japanese team members have risen from their seats and prepared to rush into the arena to celebrate with Hoki Takuro and Kobayashi Yugo.

But Liu Yuchen and Ou Weiyi did not give them this opportunity. From 16:20 to 22:20, the two scored six consecutive points to complete an unimaginable comeback. After winning the last point, Liu Yuchen excitedly threw his racket high, jumped over the billboard and walked around the court for half a circle, hugging and celebrating with his teammates who rushed over, while Ou Weiyi hugged the courtside coach for the first time.

"Won the match, completed our task, did not disgrace the men's doubles, and did not disgrace the fans at home!" Liu Yuchen said. Ou Weiyi said that he did not expect what kind of result he could get, that is, "do his best".

Liu Yuchen also carried out self-reflection: "We have to review, why can we do it at 16:20, but we don't get points when we should take the initiative to score." If the front can be taken down, it will not be the last step. At the same time, he also said: "The cow that blows out, has to come back, and say that it is good to let the women's doubles play." ”

Taking advantage of the successful counterattack of the men's doubles Jedi, the Chinese women's doubles pair Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan, who finally appeared, completely suppressed the Japanese pair Yuki Fukushima/Hirota Saika, who were of equal strength, and won two straight sets. For every point scored by the women's doubles team, the stadium burst into enthusiastic cheers, so loud that they almost overwhelmed the broadcast of the referee's score.

As the slogan of the scene changed from "China team cheers" and "China team must win" to "China team is invincible", the "fanchen" combination finally fixed the score of the second game at 21:6. After winning, Chen Qingchen cried with joy on the court, and Jia Yifan turned around to help her up and greet the audience with her. Nearly <>,<> people sang "I Love You, China" together, and in the song, Guo Yu entered the finals with his head held high. (End)