Original title: Badminton German Open: Li Shifeng lost to Jonathan Momota Kento and was eliminated
On the second day of the first round of the German Open of the 2022 World Badminton Federation Tournament, the Chinese teenager Li Shifeng lost to the famous Indonesian player Jonathan. The No. 2 seed in the men’s singles, the famous Japanese player Kento Momota was in a “civil war” with his teammate Kenta Nishimoto. “The loss was eliminated in the middle, and the biggest upset in the first round broke out.
The 22-year-old Li Shifeng challenged No. 6 seed and Indonesian star Jonathan. After losing three games in the Thomas Cup last year, he lost to his opponent again 1:2. The scores of the three games were 16:21, 21:18 and 15:21. The decisive game was interrupted by Li Shifeng’s foot injury. He played again after a simple treatment, but failed to reverse in the end.
In an interview after the game, Li Shifeng said that after the World Championships last year, he has been in the process of rehabilitating from injuries, and there is very little confrontation training. “Until I came to Germany, my foot injury was not completely healed, so my training was not systematic. Although I was mentally prepared for Jonathan, I couldn’t keep up with the rhythm in the high-intensity confrontation.”
Another Chinese men’s singles player Zhao Junpeng beat India’s Dai Yi 21:15, 21:8. The biggest upset of the day came from Kento Momota. He lost in the “civil war” with his teammate Kenta Nishimoto. The scores of the two games were 23:21 and 21:9.
Han Yue lost a game with 20:22 in the women’s singles match with French player Yu Ai, and then won two games in a row with 21:8 and 21:7. He Bingjiao eliminated Japanese star Aya Ohori at 22:20 and 21:17.
The four pairs of women’s doubles players of the Chinese team all won the first round and advanced to the round of 16. Except for Liu Xuanxuan/Xia Yuting, who had already advanced on the 8th, in the match on the 9th, Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu eliminated the Korean combination Bai Hana/Li Youlin with two 21:16; Du Yue/Li Wenmei took 32 minutes to 21:16. 6. 21:9 win over the German combination Everer/Hetrick. The No. 1 seed and last year’s World Championship champions Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan eliminated England’s Birch/Pew with 21:15 and 21:9.
In the mixed doubles competition, the Tokyo Olympic champion Wang Yilu/Huang Dongping defeated Denmark’s Tiri/Maelon 21:14 and 21:18. Tokyo Olympic silver medalist Huang Yaqiong and new partner Ou Xuanyi came back one game behind to defeat the Danish duo Christiansen/Boyer, with the scores of 16:21, 21:16 and 21:14 in the three games. The two Chinese pairs will meet in the next round.
In addition, the men’s doubles combination He Jiting/Zhou Haodong defeated the French combination Delru/Villeger 21:15, 21:16.
(Liu Yang)
