2024-04-17 12:02:39
[Tilu News]The World Badminton Federation updated the Paris Olympic rankings on Wednesday (17th). There will be no more World Tour stops before the end of the scoring cycle at the end of the month. The qualifications can be said to have been settled. The Hong Kong team has won 4 Among the admission tickets, the mixed doubles “Deng Xie Pair” Tang Chunwen/Tse Yingsuet are once again shortlisted after the Tokyo Olympics; the men’s singles Li Zhuoyu, the women’s singles Lu Shanyan and the women’s doubles Yang Peilin/Yang Yating will compete in the Olympics for the first time respectively.
Qualifications for the 2024 Paris Olympics are determined by Olympic rankings. Although the scoring cycle only ends on April 30, after the completion of the Asian Championships and other continental championships over the past weekend, there are no World Tour-level events for athletes to compete for points. Only those with very few points. Therefore, after the updated Olympic rankings are released as of Tuesday, it can basically be regarded as the implementation of Olympic qualifications. Each badminton singles event at the Paris Olympics has 35 seats. If more than one athlete from each country or region ranks in the top 16, two players can be sent to compete in the Olympics. Otherwise, only one person can be shortlisted at most; doubles events each have 16 seats. If each country or region has more than one pair of combinations ranked in the top 8, two pairs of combinations can be sent to compete. Otherwise, only one pair of combinations can compete.
Deng Junwen and Xie Yingxue qualified for the Olympics again after the Tokyo Olympics
As of the Olympic rankings on April 16, Mixed Doubles Deng Chun Man/Tse Ying Suet was ranked 8th in the Olympic rankings. Since there were three Chinese pairs in front of them, after deducting the excess pairs, “Deng Xie Pei” was shortlisted in 7th place. Following the postponement One year after the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he will step onto the five-ring stage again, and Xie Yingxue will become a “veteran of four dynasties”. After confirming his qualification for the Paris Olympics, Deng Junwen bluntly said that he was relieved: “We have worked hard for a year to compete non-stop, and it has taken a lot of physical and mental exertion. Now we can release a lot of pressure, and we will prepare well in the next two months.” I hope to achieve good results in the Olympics.”
Tse Ying Suet, who competed in women’s doubles in the 2012 and 2016 Olympics and mixed doubles in 2021 and 2024, said she was happy to compete with Deng Chunwen in the Olympics again. “There have been many ups and downs this year in the fight for tickets. I am happy after a series of After running in, we can improve and perform at our own level. In the next three months, we hope to be fully prepared and show 100% of ourselves in the last Olympics with Junwen without any regrets.” Xie Yingxue reiterated that there will be no regrets in the fourth Olympics. This is her last time. Last time she and Junwen finished in fourth place and missed the medal. She did not focus on her performance this time: “I was not satisfied with my performance last time. This time my performance is second. I want to give my best.” myself.”
Yang Peilin (right) and Yang Yating will compete in the Olympics for the first time
Lee Cheuk-yao (Photo: TiLu Database)
In women’s doubles, although Yang Peilin/Yang Yating, who have worked together for more than two years, are ranked 20th in the Olympic rankings, after deducting the countries or regions that have repeatedly qualified, the “double Yang pairing” was shortlisted as the 12th team among 16 teams.In the men’s singles, the Hong Kong team has Lee Cheuk-yiu, ranked 15th, who has qualified. This 27-year-old Hong Kong featherweight “big brother” will make his first appearance in the Olympics; ranked 27thNg Ka-lang missed three Olympic Games. As for women’s singles, the 21-year-old Lu Shanen’s Olympic ranking rose from 52nd to 46th after the Asian Championships. After deducting the countries or regions that have repeatedly qualified, she was shortlisted for 24th out of 35 seats. She bluntly expressed her gratitude for winning. Surprising feeling of qualification: “When the Olympic points period started, I never thought that this Olympics would be related to me. I just wanted to play every game well and be better than the last one. In the last few months, my coach informed me that I had I was very surprised to have the opportunity to enter the Olympics, but I continued to maintain the mentality of doing my best in every competition. I was very excited and looking forward to it after knowing that the quota was confirmed. It was a big breakthrough for me to achieve one of my career goals.” Lu Shanen just sets a goal for himself to “play every point and every game well.”
Lu Shanen qualified for the Olympics for the first time (Photo: Sports and Road Database)
The Paris Olympic badminton tournament will be held at the Porte de La Chapelle Arena from July 27 to August 5. The first five days will mainly be the group stage, and the mixed doubles top 8 will also take place on July 31. Performed daily. The first event to determine the Olympic champion is also the mixed doubles. The final will be held on August 2, followed by the women’s doubles and men’s doubles finals on the following two days, and the two singles finals will be held on August 5.
This article is written by “Sportsroad“Originally published in”Paris Olympics｜Badminton Hong Kong team secures 4 tickets for “Deng Xie Pei” and hopes to perform the best in the final battle without any regrets」
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