All England Badminton Championships: Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan Stopped in Top 16 of Women’s Doubles
In a shocking turn of events at the All England Badminton Championships, the Chinese team of Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan, who were top seeds in the women’s doubles, were defeated on the 14th and stopped in the top 16 of the competition. Jia Yifan, despite suffering from a foot injury, bravely pushed through the match, but her performance was clearly affected.
Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan fought hard in their previous matches, with Jia Yifan sustaining a foot injury during the games. Despite this setback, they decided to continue competing. However, in their match against the Malaysian duo of Chen Kangle and Tina, Jia Yifan’s injury hindered her movement, ultimately leading to their defeat with a score of 20:22 and 16:21.
In another surprising upset, the Indian duo of Rankireddy and Shetty, who had just won the French Open last weekend, lost two consecutive games to the Indonesian pair of Fikri and Maulana in the men’s doubles competition.
Meanwhile, among the Chinese men’s doubles pairs, He Jiting and Ren Xiangyu were the only ones to advance to the quarterfinals. They secured their spot after defeating the South Korean pair Kang Min Hyuk and Seo Seung Jae in the first round and the Danish pair of Kjaer and Søgaard on the 14th.
On a more positive note, the top seeds in the other categories maintained their dominance on the day. Denmark’s men’s singles master Axelsen defeated Chinese player Weng Hongyang, and the defending mixed doubles champions Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong emerged victorious against the Danish pair of Christiansen and Boll. South Korea’s women’s singles world No. 1 Ahn Se-young also secured a win against Indian star Sindhu in straight games.
Looking ahead to the quarter-finals on the 15th, China’s women’s singles Olympic champion Chen Yufei will face Spaniard Marin in a highly anticipated match. Additionally, the No. 2 seed in the men’s singles category, Shi Yuqi, will go head-to-head with Indonesian player Christie for a chance to advance to the top four.
As the competition heats up, fans are eager to see who will emerge victorious in the All England Badminton Championships.