German Badminton Open: He Bingjiao beats Akane Yamaguchi and Junpeng Zhao to advance to the quarterfinals of men’s singlesFly into the homes of ordinary people
In the second round of the German Badminton Open yesterday, national feather star He Bingjiao eliminated world champion Akane Yamaguchi, and together with teammates Chen Yufei and Zhang Yiman, advanced to the quarterfinals of women’s singles.
Caption: He Bingjiao’s photo from Xinhua News Agency during the game (the same below)
He Bingjiao has recovered significantly since last year. She recently won the first place in the team competition. In this German Open, her performance is very stable. Facing No. 2 seed Akane Yamaguchi of Japan, He Bingjiao took the initiative and won 21-17, 21-11. He Bingjiao has been waiting for this victory for a long time. In the past four years, she has lost 7 games to Akane Yamaguchi in a row. In the quarter-finals, He Bingjiao will face Thailand’s first sister Inthanon.
Chinese teenager Zhang Yiman defeated former world champion and No. 7 seed India’s Sindu 2-1. Next, she will play against Japanese dark horse Sayaka Takahashi. Takahashi Sayaka defeated the tournament’s top seed and world No. 1 Chinese Taipei player Tai Tzu Ying 2-0 yesterday.
Olympic champion and No. 3 seed Chen Yufei beat Thailand’s Getong 2-0. Her opponent in the quarterfinals will be host player Li Yifeng. Another Chinese women’s singles player Han Yue lost to South Korean talented girl An Seiying, and An Seiying will face Canada’s Li Wenshan in the quarter-finals.
Caption: Zhang Yiman in the game
China’s Zhao Junpeng is the only player in the top eight in the men’s singles of Guoyu. Yesterday, he defeated South Korea’s Xu Chuxi 21-10. In the next round, he will face Malaysia’s number one men’s singles Li Zijia. Another Chinese men’s singles player Lu Guangzu lost 1-2 to Indian star Srikans. Also entering the men’s singles quarter-finals were Olympic champion Axelsen of Denmark, Lakshya and Prannoy of India, Kenta Nishimoto of Japan, and Kunlavut of Thailand.
The Chinese players who advanced to the quarter-finals included men’s doubles Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi, He Jiting/Zhou Haodong, women’s doubles Du Yue/Li Wenmei, Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan, Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu, and mixed doubles Ou Xuanyi/Huang Yaqiong.
It is worth mentioning that the new women’s doubles pair Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu performed well yesterday, knocking out the second seeded South Korea’s Lee So Hee/Shin Seung Chan 2-1. Another new pair, Ou Xuanyi/Huang Yaqiong, eliminated Olympic champions Wang Yilyu/Huang Dongping 2-0 in the mixed doubles. (Xinmin Evening News reporter Wang Zhiling)
Editor: Jiang Yan
