On August 1, Beijing time, all individual events of badminton at the 2024 Paris Olympics entered the knockout stage, with the national feather 9-1, only in the "death group" of the men's doubles combination Tuou missed the promotion, they lost to Li Yang/Wang Qilin 21-17, 17-21, 22-24 in the group stage, and missed the promotion with 2-2 losses in the third group, Tokyo Olympic runner-up Liu Yuchen and Olympic rookie Ou Xuanyi bid farewell to this Olympic Games.
The Tokyo Olympics runner-up "Twin Towers Combination" disintegrated at the National Games, and Li Junhui retired! Liu Yuchen fought for another cycle, and he chose Ou Xuanyi as his partner, and he has a good record since the pairing:
June 2022: The Indonesia Open final defeated Choi Sogyu/Kim Won-ho to win the title, becoming the first men's doubles pair to win the title after entering the Super1000 main draw as a substitute, and the first title won by the duo since their partnership.
December 2022: World Tour Finals defeated Ahsan/Hendra · Setiawan to win the Finals for the first time.
May 2023: After the Sudirman Cup semi-finals with a score of 1:2, against Yugo Kobayashi/Takuro Hoki, the decider fell behind 16-20 to achieve a big reversal and win 22-20, and finally the Chinese team won the Sudirman Cup for the third time in a row and for the 13th time, and Ou Xuanyi became the world champion.
October 2023: Played in the Asian Games men's team as the second doubles team and won the championship, winning all 3 matches.
May 2024: Played in the Thomas Cup and won the championship. (Liu Yuchen may choose to retire, and after the game he said that he will never need to take painkillers again)
Women's Doubles Knockout Draw:
Vanchen-Gabriela Stefani
Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan 21-16, 21-15 Mayu Matsumoto/Wakana Nagahara won 10 straight matches and won all three matches in Women's Doubles Group A to secure the top spot in the group.
The two sides have met 9 times, Van Chen won 8 times, and the most recent time in the 2023 Malaysia Open Badminton Super1000 quarterfinals, Fan Chen 21-17, 21-17 ushered in seven consecutive wins.
During the Paris Olympic cycle, Fan Chen achieved three consecutive World Championships, was crowned the fourth World Championships champion, and always dominated the world's No. 1 list. Bulgaria sisters are ranked 21st in the world and have the best result on the Paris Olympic cycle being the 2022 Switzerland Open super300 title, followed by the 2024 Malaysia Badminton Masters super500 title.
In this matchup, Fan Chen won the first game 6-1, and once took a 14-8 lead in the second game, winning 21-15, 21-18.
Kim Kong - Chan Kang Le Tina
Kim So-young/Kong Hee Yong beat Naomi Matsuyama/Chiyo Shida 24-22, 26-24 to avenge their defeat at last year's BWF World Tour Finals and secure top spot in Women's Doubles Group C. Chen Kangle/Tina defeated Rahayu/Ramadanti 21-18, 21-9 to make it two wins in a row and finish second in the Women's Doubles Group A.
The world No. 10 played against the No. 12, and the two sides met once in the group stage of the 2021 BWF Year-end Finals, and Kim Kong won 21-14.
The best results of the Olympic cycle in Paris are the 2021 BWF Finals and the 2023 All England Championships, as well as the 2022 World Championships. Tina's best result in the Paris Olympic cycle was the 2023 France Open badminton super750 title, and the only one.
In this matchup, Chen Kangle/Tina 21-12, 21-13 Kim Zhaoying/Kong Hee Yong.
Chiyo Shida, Naomi Matsuyama-Melken Thygesen
Malken/Thygesen 21-18, 9-21, 21-14 Baek Ha Na/Lee So-hee won after four straight defeats and advanced to the group stage with three wins.
The two sides have met three times, with the Denmark winning 2-1, most recently winning 22-20, 21-16 in the second round of the 2022 Hong Kong Open Badminton Super500.
The world's No. 4 goat duo has the best results on the Paris Olympic cycle as the 2022 Indonesia Open super1000 and All England titles, as well as the 2023 India Open badminton super750 and China Shenzhen Badminton Masters super750 titles.
Denmark are ranked 25th in the world and their best result in the Paris Olympic cycle is the semi-finals of the 2023 Hong Kong Open Badminton Super500.
In this matchup, Naomi Matsuyama/Chiyo Shida swept past Malken/Thygesen 21-7, 21-12 to advance to the semi-finals and avenge their defeat at last year's Hong Kong Open. Wait for the winner of Bai Ha Na/Li Zhaoxi and Tan Ning/Liu Shengshu.