Championnats du monde de badminton Jour 5 : Zhao Junpeng et Chen Yufei accèdent aux demi-finales
On August 26, Beijing time, the 2022 Badminton World Championships entered the fifth match day at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. The Chinese men's solo Miao Zhao Junpeng fought hard for three games and defeated Planoy 19-21, 21-6, 21-18, and advanced to the semi-finals against another dark horse, No. 16 seed Kunlawut, who was 21- 12, 17-21, 21-8 upset the No. 8 seed and defending champion Luo Jianyou. Chen Yufei will challenge No. 2 seed Tai Tzu Ying, Han Yue lost to An Siying and missed the chance to challenge Akane Yamaguchi. In the women's doubles arena, only Fanchen and a pair of Chinese teams are left. In the mixed doubles, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong, Wang Yilu/Huang Dongping join forces in the semi-finals.
Chinese men's solo Miao Zhao Junpeng's opponent in this round is World No. 18 Planoy. The only previous encounter between the two sides happened at this year's Indonesia Open, when Zhao Junpeng passed 2-0.
In the first game, Zhao Junpeng started with a 4-0 lead, and then Planoy scored 4 points in a row to equalize 4-4, overtake the score 7-5, and fell behind by a big score of 13-19, Zhao Junpeng once scored 6 points in a row to catch up to 19- 19, but Planoy scored 2 points in a row at a critical moment, 21-19 took the lead. In the second game, Zhao Junpeng started with a 3-0 lead, and then played a shock wave of 5 and 7 points in a row, leading 15-2, and won 21-6 to regain a city.
In the deciding game, the two sides were entangled all the way to 10-10. Zhao Junpeng scored 4 points in a row to widen the score gap, won 21-18, and reversed the big score 2-1 and advanced to the semi-finals! In the semi-finals, Zhao Junpeng will face another dark horse, No. 16 seed Kun Lavut, who upset No. 8 seed and defending champion Luo Jianyou 21-12, 17-21, 21-8.
In the women's singles field, No. 4 seed Chen Yufei defeated No. 13 seed Li Wenshan 21-18, 21-17, and will challenge No. 2 seed Tai Tzu Ying, who defeated No. 12 seed Busannan-Embru 21-16, 21-9 Pang. Han Yue lost 14-21, 21-15, 20-22 to No. 3 seed An Seying, who will challenge No. 1 seed Akane Yamaguchi, and the host star won No. 5 seed Marin 21-17, 21-17.
In the women's doubles, top seeds Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan swept No. 7 seeds Kititarakul/Bazonya 21-16, 21-7, and will play against No. 6 seeds Mayu Matsumoto/Wakona Nagahara, the latter 21-13, 19-21, 21-12 defeated No. 3 seeds Lee So Hee/Shin Seung Chan. No. 4 seeds Jin Zhaoying/Kong Xirong won 21-16, 21-15 over No. 5 seeds Naomi Matsuyama/Shida Chiyo, and will play against No. 14 seeds Putita/Sapisri, the latter 15-21, 21-18, 22- 20 came back to beat No. 11 seeds Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu.
In mixed doubles, top seeds Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong swept No. 8 seeds Chen Jianming/Lai Peijun 21-9, 21-9, and will play a derby against No. 4 seeds Wang Yilu/Huang Dongping, who defeated No. 5 21-16, 21-15 Seed Seo Seung Jae / Chae Yoo Kyung.
