On April 30, Beijing time, the mixed doubles semifinals of the 2022 Asian Badminton Championships have all ended, and in the second semi-final competition, Tokyo Olympic champions Wang Yilu and Huang Dongping met with all-English champions Watanabe Anda Anda Higashino. In the end, after 2 rounds of fighting, Wang Yilu and Huang Dongping defeated the clean sheet opponent to enter the final. Today just happens to be Huang Dongping's birthday, I wish her a happy birthday! With the victory of the Yellow Duck combination, the two pairs of Guoyu successfully met in the mixed doubles final and won the championship and runner-up in advance. In the upcoming final, China's Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong, Wang Yilu and Huang Dongping will surely stage a matchless duel, this time, who can laugh to the end?
Previously, Wang Yilu and Huang Dongping performed well at the Korea Masters, winning their first championship trophy of the 2022 season. In this Asian Championship, the Chinese team sent the strongest lineup in the mixed doubles event, and the combination of Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong, Wang Yilu and Huang Dongping was the most optimistic from the outside world. In the last semi-final, Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong defeated the Indonesian combination and advanced to the final. If Wang Yilu and Huang Dongping can win the Japanese team in this game, Guoyu will lock in the mixed doubles gold medal in advance.
It is worth mentioning that this semi-final with the Japanese team combination of Watanabe Andao watanabe and Higashino Ariaki is a revenge battle between Wang Yilu and Huang Dongping. In the mixed doubles final of the All England Open at the beginning of the year, Wang Yilu and Huang Dongping lost to the Japanese duo, and once again rubbed shoulders with the first All England Championship trophy. Huang Dongping has said that the loss of the All England Final is a big blow to him, and he is eager to play another match with the Japanese combination as soon as possible. Watanabe and Higashino Yusa have gradually grown in the last Olympic cycle, but it has always been difficult to overcome the two difficulties of the IELTS combination and the yellow duck combination.
But in the first showdown of the Paris Olympic cycle, they defeated Wang Yilu and Huang Dongping. Moving to the Asian Championships, Wang Yilu and Huang Dongping again encountered Watanabe Anda and Higashino Yusa in the semi-finals. The two pairs are currently in very good shape, whether the Japanese combination wins two consecutive victories or the Chinese combination has perfect revenge, which has become the expectation of all fans. In the first set, Wang Yilu and Huang Dongping entered the state quickly, Wang Yilu won multiple forehand attacks, and the Japanese team Higashino Yusha made more mistakes, and the Yellow Duck combination led 11:7 into the technical suspension.
Subsequently, the Japanese team's Watanabe Isa and Higashino Yusa took the initiative to strengthen the attack, and Huang Dongping created opportunities for Wang Yilu several times in front of the net, and the two went to the next city first at 21:12. In the second game, the Japanese team slowly found the feel, and formed a fierce multi-shot contest with Wang Yilu and Huang Dongping, leading the Chinese team 11:9. After the suspension, the two sides began a speed duel in the first half, and the wonderful balls in the net sealing and blocking the net were continuous. In the final stage, japan's Higashino Yusa and Watanabe Yudai saved the match point several times, and finally Wang Yilu and Huang Dongping seized the opportunity to win the game 24:22.
(Luo Treasurer)