The quarterfinals of the 2024 Asian Youth Mixed Team Championship have ended. The national youth team sent Men's Doubles Hu Keyuan/Lin Xiangyi, Women's Singles Xu Wenjing, Men's Singles Wang Zijun, Women's Doubles Chen Fan Shuyan/Liu Jiayue and Mixed Doubles Lin Xiangyi/Liu Yuanyuan to face Chinese Taipei, and finally defeated their opponents 3-0 to advance to the semi-finals, where they will compete with Malaysia for a ticket to the final.
Before the start of the game, all the players mourned for the Chinese teenager Zhang Zhijie, who died of a sudden illness. In the men's singles match with the Japanese team in the last game of the group stage, Zhang Zhijie suddenly fell to the ground at 11 in the first game, and although he was sent to a local hospital for treatment, he unfortunately passed away at the age of 17. Afterwards, many stars and the Asian Badminton Federation sent messages of condolences, and teammates comforted Zhang Zhijie with a hearty victory.
The Asian Badminton Federation wrote: "The Asian Badminton Association (AFA) mourns the passing of a young star. We extend our deepest condolences to his family, friends and the Chinese Badminton Association. Xie Dingfeng, Kunlavut, Dechabo, Luo Jianyou, Intanon, Chen Weihan, Wu Jinwei, Li Zhuoyao and other famous generals have posted social media condolences.
Although the national youth players were immersed in grief, in the face of Chinese Taipei, they swept their opponents 3-0 3-0 to advance. Men's Doubles Hu Keyuan/Lin Xiangyi took the lead, beating Qiu Shaohua/Lai Baiyou 21-19, 21-7 to give the team a good start. At the moment of winning the game, the two youngsters looked at the sky and comforted Zhang Zhijie, who had passed away. Lin Xiangyi posted after the game: "You're watching right! Rest and leave it to us! ”
The second match was women's singles Xu Wenjing, who finally defeated Wang Peiling 21-18 and 21-13 to help Guoyu get the promotion point; In the third game, Wang Zijun defeated Wu Zheying 21-11 and 21-9 to win the match. Wang Zijun wrote after the game: "You will always be there. That's right, you're so strong, you said you wouldn't obey me, we still have to fight side by side! You must be good over there, brother, and we will never forget you. ”
In the other quarter-finals, Malaysia staged a handicap of two to chase three, knocking out India and China 3-2 in the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, China's Men's Doubles pair Hu Keyuan/Lin Xiangyi defeated Jiang Kaixing/Dai Weiqin 24-26, 23-25, but Xu Wenjing defeated Wang Xinyu 21-15, 21-13, Wang Zijun defeated Rosri 21-17, 21-9 and Chen Fan Shuyan/Liu Jiayue defeated Zhou Xuan/Chen Weiyan 21-12, 21-9 to eliminate Malaysia 3-1 and advance to the final.
The national youth final was against South Korea, who beat the United Arab Emirates 3-0 in the quarter-finals to advance to the semi-finals, while Indonesia swept Japan 3-0. In the semi-finals, South Korea came back from a losing run in mixed doubles to beat Indonesia 3-1.