[Newyddion Ffordd Chwaraeon]The finals of the Denmark Super 750 Badminton Open blew a lot of cold winds, and “World One” Axelsen was once again beaten by his “sparring players”, the No. 7 seed in the event was defeated by Luo Jianyou of Singapore. After defeating “One Brother” at last year’s World Championships to become the first world champion, Luo Jianyou once again “slayed the dragon” in just 30 minutes in the semi-finals, preventing Axelsen from defending his title at home and end his 40-40. game winning streak this year.
Luo Jianyou and Ansailong have not met in the Open since last year’s World Championships, but the two continued to train together at Axelsen’s training camp in Dubai. This time, the two sides fought again after 10 months away. Luo Jianyou was already clear. Although both sides were biting because of mistakes in the early part of the first game, Luo Jianyou won the game with’ to speed. The main attacked in front of the net many times effectively to check and balance the opponent 11:8 lead. After the break, Luo Jianyou stabilized the lead with a multi-ball “buried ball” and took the first set at 21:17.
After switching sides, Axelsen continued to make rare mistakes in a row under the control of the opponent’s play. Luo Jianyou took the opportunity to change attacks and cut left and right to score often, opening the score at a speed of 8:3; although “One Brother” was approved by the Support home fans, but it is difficult to rewrite the passive disadvantage. He lost another game with 10:21 left, ending his 40-game home winning streak. After Luo Jianyou won this battle, he rewrote the record of the two of them to 2 wins and 4 losses.
In an interview after the match, Axelsen could not hide his disappointment, and frankly said that his performance was embarrassing: “Luo Jianyou played this match much better than me, this is an embarrassing performance for me, I can’t control it in The competition, the speed of the competition is too fast, I did not do myself well mentally, I gave up a simple offense many times, but I tried to adjust myself in the middle, but it was not successful. “He said bluntly. that the opponent’s multi-ball hanging in the tennis ball in the first game makes it twice as bad. Feeling the pressure: “If I win the first game and get a few luck, maybe I’ll play a bit more relaxed then.” Faced with the loss at home, he broke down and told the crowd, “I’m sorry.”
As for Luo Jianyou after ending Axelsen’s 40-match winning streak, he said: “This match, I played my own rhythm and worked hard to win, but this win means a lot to me. Axelsen himself is a crazy player, but today he is in his own hands. There is too much pressure to play in front of the home fans, so he cannot perform at the level he should be.” Luo JianYou will fight for the finals with Malaysia and third seed Li Zijia, who will fight with Indonesian star Kesti after 3 rounds, with 2:1 win. On the other side of the men’s singles semi-final, Shi Yuqi from China and Naraoka Gong from Japan compete.
In women’s singles, defending Japanese “first sister” Akane Yamaguchi also encountered Waterloo. After saving multiple match points and defeating China’s Wang Zhiyi in a fierce battle for 1 hour and 16 minutes, the quarter rounds met with another Chinese player He Bingjiao . unable to relive their dreams, and after 3 games, they lost 21:14, 19:21 and 11:21. As for the No. 2 seed, Tai Tzu Ying from Chinese Taipei also stopped in the quarter-finals and lost to Ratchanok 21:10, 20:22 and 16:21 in Thailand. Three Chinese players will be in the semifinals of the women’s singles. Bingjiao will fight with Han Yue, while Ratchano will fight against No. 3 seed Chen Yufei.
In mixed doubles, after the top seeded duo from Thailand, Dechapol Puavaranukroh/Sapsiree Taerattanchai stopped in the second round, the No. 2 seed, Yuta Watanabe/Higashino Arisa from Japan also met Malaysian “couple” Wu Shunfa / Lai Jiemin performed incorrectly, making repeated mistakes throughout the match, and missed the semi-finals at 18:21 and 14:21. The competition continues today in the semi-finals in Osseton, starting at 4 pm Hong Kong time.
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