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China Open Badminton Championships: Chinese Players Shine in Quarter-Finals
Many Chinese badminton players have advanced to the top four in the China Open Badminton Championships, which started its quarter-finals yesterday.
The mixed doubles young player combination Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin, who have performed well recently, lost to the Malaysian strong pair Goh Xunhua/Lai Pei Jing 21:23, 16:21 and missed the semi-finals. Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin led 19:14 in the first game, but they made more mistakes and were reversed by their opponents.
Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping and Cheng Xing/Zhang Chi defeated their respective opponents and entered the mixed doubles top four. The national badminton women’s doubles continues to “try new things”. Jia Yifan teamed up with Zheng Yu to play this time. They defeated the Korean combination Li Youlin/Shen Shengchan 2:0 in this round and will face Li Wenmei/Zhang Shuxian in the semi-finals.
Li Yijing/Luo Xumin reversed their teammates Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning 2:1 and advanced to the top four. Weng Hongyang defeated Danish star Anders Antonsen 2:1 and advanced to the men’s singles semifinals. Lei Lanxi lost to Indonesian star Jonatan 0:2 and missed the men’s singles semifinals.
Wang Zhiyi defeated teammate Gao Fangjie 2:1 and entered the women’s singles semifinals. He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu defeated the No. 2 seeds Astrup/Rasmussen 2:1 and advanced to the men’s doubles final.
Key Highlights:
- Chinese players advance to the top four in the China Open Badminton Championships.
- Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin lost to the Malaysian pair Goh Xunhua/Lai Pei Jing in the mixed doubles event.
- Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping and Cheng Xing/Zhang Chi entered the mixed doubles top four.
- Jia Yifan and Zheng Yu defeated the Korean combination Li Youlin/Shen Shengchan in the women’s doubles event.
- Weng Hongyang and Wang Zhiyi advanced to the men’s and women’s singles semifinals respectively.
- He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu advanced to the men’s doubles final.
