China's national badminton team achieved four victories without any losses in the India Open. On the first day of the competition, the team won five matches but suffered one loss, with male singles player Li Shifeng being eliminated after a reversal in the first round. On this match day, 18 players from the Chinese team will participate, and they have already secured four wins without any defeats. In the women's singles event, Gao Fangjie made a remarkable comeback by winning 2-1 against Lin Xiangti, advancing to the round of 16. In the men's doubles competition, the Chinese pair Liang Wang defeated the Malaysian team of Wang Yaoxin/Zhang Yuyu with a score of 2-1, also moving on to the next round. In mixed doubles, Guo Xinwa/Chen Fanghui beat the cross-border team of Tabolin/Bor 2-0, while Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin eliminated the English pair of Mears/Jenny with the same score, both advancing to the round of 16. The Chinese women's singles event featured three participants: Wang Zhiyi, Han Yue, and Gao Fangjie. Among them, Gao Fangjie took the court first against Taipei's Lin Xiangti. Gao Fangjie, ranked 18th in the world, has not been in her best form since recovering from an injury, but she still had some outstanding performances last season, reaching the final of a Super 750 event. Lin Xiangti is ranked 36th in the world. Judging from their previous encounters and match results, Gao Fangjie clearly had the advantage. The match was a tough battle over three sets, with Gao Fangjie losing the first set 18-21 but then winning the…

China's national badminton team is a formidable force that has achieved numerous victories on the world stage. With the new Olympic cycle underway, their primary goal is to secure more championships. Fans continue to support and believe in the team's ability to steadily work towards their objectives and deliver outstanding performances. In recent years, while the focus has been on China's badminton team, there has also been significant attention on their competitors, particularly Malaysia. Malaysia has produced top athletes like Lee Chong Wei and maintains a high overall level of play. However, their women's singles performance has been less impressive in recent times. Malaysia's women's singles have shown limited progress and rarely reach the podium in international competitions. This lackluster performance has prompted harsh criticism from the Malaysian Badminton Association's coaching director, Rexy Mainaky. He believes the players need to adopt a better competitive attitude. Rexy openly states that many female singles players frequently complain about the rigors of training. "I see them complaining more and more, and they seem increasingly exhausted. But what we hope for is that they recognize that if they want to achieve success, they shouldn't be complaining," he says. He further emphasizes, "Instead, they should know what their goals are and how to achieve them. But what do they do? They only train for a short while before feeling the pain." Rexy points out that if these attitudes were present in teams like China, Indonesia, or Japan, such players might have already been expelled from the national team. The internal strife within Malaysia's national badminton…

The Chinese national badminton team is set to compete with a total of 30 players in the upcoming 2025 India Open. The team faces a challenging draw, with both the men's singles and doubles categories seeing their players clustered in one half of the bracket. Notably, all four pairs of the men's doubles are placed in the lower half, with some facing each other in the first round, which is considered an unfavorable draw. In the men's singles category, five players will represent China. Top seed Shi Yuqi is in the 1/4 section and will face French rising star Laniere in the first round. Li Shifeng and Weng Hongyang are also in the 1/4 section, with Li Shifeng playing against Liang Junhao and Weng Hongyang against Lakshya Sen. If both manage to win their first-round matches, they will face each other in the second round, with the winner likely to compete against Shi Yuqi for a spot in the semifinals. Shi Yuqi recently won the men's singles title at the Malaysia Open and is in top form, making him the favorite to advance from the 1/4 section. Lu Guangzu is in the 2/4 section and will play against Gintoki in the first round, potentially facing the 4th seed Kunlavut if he progresses. Lei Lanxi is in the 4/4 section and will face French player Popov Jr., with the 2nd seed Jonathan as his potential opponent in the same section, making it a tough challenge to break through. For the women's singles, three players will compete, all placed in the lower…

The 2025 Malaysia Open Badminton Championships have truly provided a grand spectacle for fans. On the first day of the competition, top players from around the world took to the court amidst a fervent atmosphere. However, the start of the tournament was not as smooth as anticipated, with unexpected twists and turns that left spectators in shock. Take, for instance, the newly crowned world No. 1 Danish men's doubles pair, Astrup-Rasmussen. Fresh from their victory at the year-end finals and having just ascended to the top of the men's doubles rankings, they were dealt a stunning blow on the opening day by the Chinese Taipei duo of Chiu Hsuan-Chen and Wang Chi-Lin. The match began with Astrup and Rasmussen seemingly off their game, losing the first set 16-21. They managed to claw back in the second set with a 21-18 win, but ultimately succumbed to a mental breakdown in the decisive third set, losing 20-22 and being embarrassingly eliminated from the tournament. This match was akin to a "dream turned nightmare," leaving everyone stunned. It serves as a reminder that in badminton, every player must start anew, and no one can afford to underestimate their opponents; even champions must work hard to maintain their status. Speaking of legends in the badminton world, one cannot overlook Viktor Axelsen, a two-time Olympic champion and a towering figure in the sport. Known for instilling fear in his opponents, Axelsen faced an unexpected defeat in the first round of the men's singles event against Hong Kong, China's Lee Cheuk Yiu. In just 38 minutes,…

On January 11th, Beijing time, the fifth match day of the 2025 Malaysia Badminton Open began, with the semi-finals of various events set to take place one after another. The first match was a women's singles semi-final where former world champion Ratchanok Intanon suffered a 0-2 defeat, being swept by world number one An Se-young, swallowing her ninth consecutive loss to An Se-young as An Se-young advanced to the women's singles final. The second match was a women's doubles semi-final where the national team pair of Li Yijing/Luo Xumin lost 0-2 to the Japanese pair of Yuki Fukushima/Mayu Matsumoto, losing this China-Japan clash, which meant that the national team's women's doubles missed out on the opportunity to win the championship in advance. The other women's doubles semi-final was an internal battle between Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning and Jia Yifan/Zhang Shuhuan. The women's singles semi-final between An Se-young and Ratchanok Intanon marked the start of the fifth match day. Both An Se-young and Ratchanok Intanon are world champions, with An Se-young also being the Paris Olympic champion and currently ranked world number one. The 22-year-old An Se-young is at the peak of her career, while the 30-year-old Ratchanok Intanon, although not in the twilight of her career, has seen a decline in competitive form compared to her peak. Previously, they had met nine times, with An Se-young losing their first encounter but then winning eight consecutive matches. After the start of the game, An Se-young quickly took a commanding lead of 9-2, with Ratchanok Intanon closing the gap slightly. An Se-young still…

On January 9th, Beijing time, the third match day of the 2025 Malaysia Badminton Open saw the second round of the 16 to 8 competition in various events. Cheng Xing/Zhang Chi, Chen Boyang/Liu Yi, and Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping advanced to the quarter-finals one after another. However, after achieving three consecutive victories, the national badminton team suffered three consecutive defeats. The women's singles star Gao Fangjie was like a dreamwalker, losing 0-2 to Singaporean player Yang Jiayi. Subsequently, the world No. 2 in the mixed doubles and men's doubles events, Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin and Liang Weikang/Wang Chang, were both swept away by surprise defeats. Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin lost 0-2 to the Thai pair Dechapol/Sapsiree, while Liang Weikang/Wang Chang lost 0-2 to the Korean pair Kim Won-ho/Seo Seung-jae. On the third match day, the national badminton team had a good start. Cheng Xing/Zhang Chi sealed the Indian pair Kapila/Krastost with a score of 21-13 and 22-20 to advance to the mixed doubles quarter-finals. Chen Boyang/Liu Yi fought three sets to defeat the Chinese Taipei pair Qiu Xiangkai/Wang Qilin 21-17, 16-21, 21-15 and entered the men's doubles quarter-finals. The top seed in the mixed doubles, Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping, easily swept the English pair Dunn/McPherson 21-11 and 21-10 to become the second pair from the national badminton team to enter the mixed doubles quarter-finals after Cheng Xing/Zhang Chi. However, after a wave of three consecutive victories, the national badminton team began to lose, with Gao Fangjie in the women's singles, Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin in the mixed doubles world No. 2, and Liang Weikang/Wang Chang…

On January 7th, Beijing time, the first event of the 2025 World Badminton Federation, the Malaysia Badminton Open, kicked off. In the first round of men's doubles, the national badminton team combination of He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu faced a tough battle against the English combination of Lane/Wendy. He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu suffered a single-game big comeback with a 7-point lead in the first game, narrowly losing 21-23. The score in the second game was still very close, and He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu managed to level the match with a 21-19 victory. In the decisive game, Lane/Wendy took the lead, and He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu chased to 11-15. However, after a medical timeout, He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu lost six points in a row, collapsing at the end of the game from 11-15 to 11-21. They ultimately lost the decisive game 11-21 after a grueling three-set match that lasted 71 minutes, ending their campaign in the first round of the new season's opening event with a 1-2 defeat to Lane/Wendy. In last season's year-end finals, He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu became the only pair of men's doubles to qualify for the national badminton team. However, due to a waist injury, they chose to withdraw after suffering consecutive losses in the first two rounds of the group stage. Now, after a period of rest and recuperation, Ren Xiangyu's waist injury should have been well treated and recovered. In the opening match of the new season, He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu joined the national badminton team to participate in the Super 1000 Malaysia Badminton Open. The world No. 7 He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu were…

Translation of the article content into English: According to domestic media reports, the recent national badminton team adjustments have concluded, and new faces have emerged in each event of the national team. Among them, the 2024 World Junior Championships men's and women's singles champions, Hu Zhe'an and Xu Wenjing, stood out among the young players and successfully joined the first team, adding new vitality to the national team. The young players of the national team are expected to grow rapidly in the 2025 season. Let's take a look at the final results of the adjustments! In the men's singles, after Zhu Xuanchen was demoted to the adjustment match, he performed outstandingly with six wins in six matches, securing his spot as the top player. Hu Zhe'an also made it to the first team of the men's singles with a record of five wins and one loss, becoming the youngest player on the team. Unfortunately, the World Junior Championships runner-up, Wang Zijun, ranked third and missed the opportunity to join the first team; In the women's singles, there were more vacancies in the national team. After Cai Yanyan and Han Qianxi were demoted to the adjustment match, they managed to maintain their positions in the first team with their skills. Young players Yuan Anqi and Xu Wenjing entered the national team with their excellent performances, injecting new vitality into the women's singles of the national team. Since currently only Wang Zhiyi, Han Yue, and Gao Fangjie participate in international competitions, the four players will undoubtedly receive numerous opportunities to compete this…

The list of the national badminton team for 2025 has been announced, with a vacancy in women's doubles and the men's and women's singles welcoming the world junior champions. On January 4th, Beijing time, according to domestic media reports, the latest list of the Chinese national badminton team for 2025 has been officially released. Many young players have been selected, ushering in a generational change for the team. According to the latest information received, the player list for the Chinese national badminton team is as follows: Men's singles players include Shi Yuqi, Li Shifeng, Lu Guangzu, Weng Hongyang, Lei Lanxi, Wang Zhengxing, Zhu Xuanchen, and Hu Zhean. Women's singles players include Chen Yufei, Wang Zhiyi, Han Yue, Gao Fangjie, Cai Yan Yan, Han Qianxi, Xu Wenjing, and Yuan Anqi. Men's doubles players include Liang Weikang/Wang Chang, He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu, Chen Boyang/Liu Yi, Chen Xujun/Guo Ruohan, Liu Yang/Huang Di, and Sun Wenjun/Zhu Yijun. Women's doubles players include Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning, Li Yijing/Luo Xumin, Jia Yifan/Zhang Shuxian, Li Huazhou/Keng Shuliang, and Li Wenmei/Wang Dingguo. Mixed doubles players include Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping, Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin, Cheng Xing/Zhang Chi, Guo Xinwa/Chen Fanghui, Gao Jiayuan/Wu Mengying, and Li Hongyi/Bao Lijing. From the above lineup, there are several highlights. First, both men's and women's singles have welcomed the world junior champions from 2024, namely Hu Zhean and Xu Wenjing. This also indirectly proves their strength and potential. Second, there is still a pair missing in women's doubles, indicating that adjustments are still being made and the coaching staff has not yet found suitable candidates. Third, Chen…

After many years, China's national badminton team has once again seen the emergence of a second-generation national player. On January 2nd, Sun Wenjun, the beloved child of world champions Sun Jun and Ge Fei, successfully advanced in the national team's qualifying tournament and was awarded a spot on the men's doubles team. Badminton is one of China's traditional strong sports, with over a hundred world champions emerging. However, the number of children of these world champions who have made it into the national team is quite small. To the best of my memory, only Sun Junjie had previously accomplished this feat, about seventeen to eighteen years ago when he was a men's doubles player for the Chinese badminton team. It's worth noting that Sun Junjie's father is the renowned national badminton veteran Sun Zhi'an, who was the first world champion from Jiangsu province and won world championship honors in men's team and men's doubles events on the international stage. Sun Wenjun was born in Nanjing in 2003 and began playing badminton under the influence of his parents during his childhood. He was successively selected for the youth teams of Nanjing City and Jiangsu Province before joining the Jiangsu team. In the autumn of 2021, Sun Wenjun represented the Jiangsu team at the 14th National Games, contributing to the team's third-place finish in the men's team event. Since September 2022, he has been participating in international competitions as a member of the national training squad, reaching the semi-finals several times in the past two years. It is understood that a total…