(Tokyo Olympics) Chen Long 2:0 overtake Jin Ting to advance to the Olympic badminton men’s singles final again
China News Agency, Tokyo, August 1 (Bian Liqun) In the Olympic badminton men’s singles semifinals on the 1st, defending champion Chen Long defeated Indonesian star Jin Ting in straight sets at 21:16 and 21:11 to advance to the final. Compete with Danish star Ansailong for the gold medal.
Judging from the past performances, the Indonesian star Jin Ting can be called Chen Long’s “nemesis”. The two sides played 12 times, with Jin Ting 8 wins and 4 losses, and Jin Ting won the last two matches.
However, Chen Long completely suppressed his opponent in the semi-finals. As soon as the first game came up, Chen Long showed a good state, leading all the way to the next city with 21:16. In the second game, Chen Long continued to take the initiative. Although his opponent had the score close for a while, Chen Long still withstood the pressure and opened the score again, finally winning 21:11.
Chen Long said after the game that he did a good job, able to stick to the end point by point, and insisted on his tactics. Speaking of the past record with Jin Ting, Chen Long said that he did not consider these before the game. “The chances of the Olympic Games are the same for everyone, and there may be unexpected results. At this point, I still want to do more. The things accumulated over the years show up.”
From the perspective of this semi-final, Chen Long played particularly calmly. In this regard, he said: “I hope I can focus more, concentrate more, and after winning the key points, let myself remain calm and stick to the tactics. This year. More closed training really helped me settle down.”
Speaking of the Danish star Axelsen who will face in the final, Chen Long said he is very familiar with this opponent, “He is in very good form, and he has been very relaxed along the way. I don’t have too much pressure to show my best side as much as possible. Don’t leave any regrets, you will go all out to face the finals.” (End)
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