2023-10-03 11:10:39
[Sports Road Hangzhou Direct Attack]The Hangzhou Asian Games badminton single event was held today (3rd) at the Binjiang Stadium for the next day’s single event. Indonesian player Kishti, who had just won the men’s singles title at the Hong Kong Open Badminton Championships, competed with the Chinese Taipei fierce player in the top 32. Zhou Tiancheng staged a replica of the last Asian Games final, and the latter successfully advanced with a score of 2:0. The current men’s singles champion of the World Championships, Thai player Wei Dixin, narrowly missed out in the round of 32, narrowly defeating Vietnam’s Nguyen Hai Dang with a score of 2:1. In the round of 16, he will meet Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia.
There were many eye-catching duels in the early stages of the badminton single event of the Hangzhou Asian Games. Following yesterday’sTopic battle: Hong Kong general Ng Ka Long vs. Lee Zii JiaToday, in the top 32 men’s singles, there is also a replica of the last Asian Games finals, with Indonesian player Kishti facing off against Chinese Taipei player Chou Tien-chen. Christie, who won the men’s singles championship at the Hong Kong Open Badminton Championships in mid-September, is in great form. During the past few days of competitions in Hong Kong, he was deeply loved by Hong Kong fans for his resemblance to the actor Ko Chen-tung. In the first game of this title-defending tour, they failed to taste the sweetness. Although Christie scored first in the first game and had a 7:3 lead, Zhou Tiancheng later scored 4 points in a row to dampen the opponent’s enthusiasm. After tying the score at 9:9, Zhou Tiancheng scored 4 points in a row to widen the gap. Although Jishiti tried to catch up later, it failed. Zhou Tiancheng took the lead at 21:17.
In the second game, Zhou Tiancheng was unyielding. He scored 2 points at the beginning to show off his power. Jishiti quickly tied the score and responded in kind. However, Zhou Tiancheng, who had already boosted his morale, did not relent. He then scored 5 more points to open the score to 8. : 3. Jishiti tried hard to catch up to 12:10 in the middle, but Zhou Tiancheng, with the audience cheering for him, immediately took control of the initiative on the court, mobilized his opponents to find opportunities, and opened the score to 12:10 in one fell swoop. At 17:11, Jishiti once caught up to 18:16, but Zhou Tiancheng did not give his opponent any chance, and finally won another game at 21:17, advancing 2:0, avenging his defeat in the last Asian Games finals. , will compete with Malaysian golfer Lee Zi Jia for a spot in the top 8 in the next match.
After the game, Chou Tien-chen expressed his gratitude to the audience who cheered him on with heart-drawings on his hands. Five years later, he took revenge on Christie. The 33-year-old said excitedly after the game: “This is like… The continuation of the last finals proves that I continue to perform at a very high level and I am also improving. I feel that I have adjusted well, and then I will attack him today!”
He said that his condition in the past six months has not been very good, so he has adjusted his mentality to face this game. “I feel that I am more patient and my attacks are effective. In addition, the audience here is cheering for me, so in terms of momentum, I feel It’s a lot worse!” Many strong players in this Asian Games also met early in the first round, and Zhou Tiancheng’s fortune was also not smooth. However, after winning this game, he bluntly said that it will be easier: “Of course it will be easier, because it is Defeat a relatively strong enemy, and then I hope that I can continue this momentum in the following games!” Finally, he mentioned the meaning of thanking the audience in the shape of a heart: “I just want to thank them for cheering me up, and God bless them like this. , it’s just like a loving heart, haha, the whole audience cheered me up, the momentum was really good!”
Wei Dixin nearly encountered Waterloo in the second lap
In the remaining men’s singles, the most popular players successfully qualified, including Li Zijia who defeated the Timorese player 21:0, 21:7 in the second round; as for the current world champion, Thailand’s Wei Dixin almost lost to the world rankings in the second round No. 104, Nguyen Hai Dang of Vietnam. The two fought fiercely for 98 minutes, and Weidisin, ranked fifth in the world, finally defeated his opponent at 17:21, 21:18 and 21:15. He also smiled and breathed a sigh of relief after the game. However, it is worth mentioning that Vietnam’s Ruan Haidang played excellent defense in today’s game and his offense was also quite threatening, which once made the home fans in Hangzhou cheer for him.
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Ruan Haidang’s performance won applause
Another eye-catching battle is between Malaysian rising star Wong Chi Yong and Singapore’s former world champion Luo Jianyou. The 23-year-old Huang Zhiyong studied under the famous Indonesian player Ye Chengman. He faced the former world champion Luo Jianyou in this match and maintained his momentum throughout the match. He defeated his opponent in two sets 21:12 and 21:14 in 45 minutes and qualified for the next match against Thailand. “Second brother” Kantaphon WANGCHAROEN competes in the top 8.
Pictures and interviews: Xu Fei
Text: He Zishan
This article is written by “Sportsroad“Originally published in “【Hangzhou Asian Games．Direct attack]The second round will be a replica of the previous finals, Zhou Tiancheng’s passionate revenge on the “heartthrob” Ji Shiti」
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