Liu Yuchen's "face" is earned by me! Today's BWF World Tour Finals semi-finals were played all day. In the men's doubles semi-finals at noon, Liu Yuchen and Ou Xuanyi had a disappointing performance, being swept 2-0 by South Korea's Seo Seung-jae and Kang Min-hyuk, which made people feel very depressed.
However, in the mixed doubles semifinals in the evening, Liu Yuchen's gold medal girlfriend Huang Yaqiong partnered with Zheng Siwei and showed a rare outstanding performance in recent years, eliminating South Korea's Seo Seung-jae and Choi Yoo-ding 21-5, successfully "avenging" her boyfriend. The Xu and Tsai duo have boosted their confidence since their first win over IELTS at the World Championships, although they have been restrained by IELTS again in a number of matches, and the two sides have struggled to resolve each match.
In yesterday's group stage, the two sides even played a high score of 23-25 in the second game. However, in today's mixed doubles semi-finals, Huang Yaqiong cheered up her morale and played well, blocking tightly in front of the net, and distributing the ball reasonably, effectively suppressing the opponent's attack in front of the net, and making Zheng Siwei's backcourt attack handy. Even when pushed to the back, she was able to transition the ball properly and made few mistakes.
In this game, the Xu Cai combination was rarely suppressed, and in the latter part of the second game, the meat Ding made frequent mistakes, and Xu Chengjae rarely had a chance to kill the ball and fell into a desperate situation. This situation is unique in the history of the confrontation between the two sides. Obviously, the obsession of the heart is crucial. Tomorrow, the IELTS pair will defend their title against their compatriots Phoenix. Can Huang Yaqiong make up for her boyfriend Liu Yuchen's failure to defend her title again? Let's wait and see.