Yilong and Shi Yuqi are currently ranked among the top 16 Olympic points in the world, while Lin Dan is ranked 19th.
Xinhua News Agency, London, March 11 (Reporter Zhang Wei) 36-year-old Lin Dan overcame the slow and hot start on the 11th, beating the 18-year-old Thai star kunlawute 2:1, he will meet with his teammate Xiaolong in the second round of All-England Open Badminton Championships men’s singles.
Lin Dan, who is looking forward to the fifth Olympic campaign, has been in poor state since this season. There have been three races “one round tour” before “. In addition, several Olympic points race were canceled or postponed due to the cancellation or delay of the new coronavirus epidemic, and the opportunities for Lindan to earn points became increasingly scarce. As the last 1000-level competition before the end of the Tokyo Olympics points race, the significance of the All England competition for him is self-evident.
The All England tournament was unveiled as scheduled in Birmingham on the 11th. Although Lin Dan’s first round opponent was only half of his age, he was not an idle person. Kunlawute was the “Star of the future” in the badminton arena after winning three world youth championships “. On that day, he also won a game at 21:13 and gave his predecessors a ride.
However, Lin Dan, the two-time Olympic champion, later taught young people a good lesson. In the case that the other side gets two points, the game is recovered at 22:20, and then the battle ends at 21:10 in the pursuit of victory.
Kunlawute said frankly after the game that he was too anxious to seek success, and Lin Dan made him feel the pressure every minute. “He is wonderful. His killing ball is hard to judge. I was a little tired to hit the third game, because the first two games were too fierce. I really want to learn his control and attack, as well as his killing, which is really too fast.”
Although it broke through the “round Tour”, Lin Dan will encounter the dragon next. The defending champion of the Olympic Games defeated Indian Sri canter in two rounds on the same day. After the game, he said that he was very familiar with the opponent many times. The main reason for winning was good luck.
Shi Yuqi, another male commander of the Chinese team, passed the three games that day, and the next round will play against teammate Zhao JunPeng. Yilong and Shi Yuqi are currently ranked among the top 16 Olympic points in the world, while Lin Dan is ranked 19th.
In the first round of women’s singles, defending champion Chen Yufei came to the top and sent away the talented girl from South Korea at 2:1. Chen Yufei, 22, said after the game that he very much hoped to bring the champion to the compatriots who suffered from the epidemic.
Affected by the epidemic, Chen Yufei and other Chinese team members have come to Britain for training in the middle of February. “I am a little worried about my family and friends in China, but I have enough time to prepare for this competition.”
In addition, 3 pairs of Chinese team promoted to the top man pair 16; 2 pairs passed the first round of women’s double; Two pairs of mixed pairs who played as the first two phone numbers seeds entered the battle.