On January 17th, in the men's doubles quarterfinals of the India Open, the Chinese pair Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang faced the South Korean pair Kim Won-ho/Seo Seung-jae. Last week at the Malaysia Open, Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang lost 0-2 to Kim Won-ho/Seo Seung-jae in the second round. Moreover, in the men's doubles final of the Malaysia Open, Kim Won-ho/Seo Seung-jae defeated the Chinese pair Chen Boyang/Liu Yi 2-1, taking away the first major championship of 2025. Kim Won-ho is the mixed doubles runner-up at the Paris Olympics, and Seo Seung-jae is the men's doubles world champion. After the Paris Olympics, the newly formed Kim Won-ho/Seo Seung-jae have become a formidable obstacle for the Chinese men's doubles team, as they must overcome this challenge to reach the championship trophy. In the first set, Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang played with determination and easily won 21-12. In the second set, Kim Won-ho/Seo Seung-jae maintained a slight lead throughout. When the score was 18-16, Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang rallied their spirits, scoring three points in a row to take the lead 19-18. At this point, the audience became excited, feeling that Liang and Wang were on track for a successful revenge with a 2-0 victory. However, Kim Won-ho/Seo Seung-jae scored two points in a row to reach match point at 20-19. Despite Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang saving one match point, they were unable to stop Kim Won-ho/Seo Seung-jae from winning the set 22-20. In the third set, determined for revenge, Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang led all the way with scores of 7-2, 8-4, 13-9, and 18-14. The audience felt reassured,…

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…