Chef Yufei Defeats Tai Tzu Ying The Number One Badminton Player in the World. Chinese badminton women’s singles athlete, Chen Yufei, took home a gold medal at the 2022 Tokyo Olympics after defeating the world number one player from Chinese Taipei, Tai Tzu-Ying.
He won after playing three games with a score of 21-18, 19-21, 21-18 on Sunday, August 1, 2022.
After the score of the two players was 1-1P Chen, who had just made his Olympic debut, opened the decisive game by winning 10-3. However, Tzu-Ying tried to catch up to narrow the margin to 18-15.
Chen’s shout shone throughout the empty Musashino Forest Sport Plaza stadium without spectators that night. The first seed cleared the gap to reach 19 points, needing two more points to claim an Olympic gold medal.
However, Tzu-Ying bounced back to catch up and took the 2nd game instead, forcing a sure-fire game to be played. When Chen won match points 20-17, Tzu-Ying had time to reply to one point.
But Chen successfully closed the match with a final score of 21-18 and secured the 2nd gold medal for China from badminton at the Tokyo Olympics.
In the women’s singles, India’s representative, Pusarla V Sindhu, won a bronze medal. He successfully defeated another Chinese representative, He Bing Jiao, with 2 games, 21-13, 21-15.
Chef Yufei Defeat Tai Tzu Ying. The gold medal in the badminton sport (sports) in the women’s singles at the Tokyo 2022 Olympics has found its master. China’s women’s singles, Chen Yufei, has the right to the gold medal after winning the final.
Playing at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan, Sunday (1/8/2022), evening WIB, Yufei won over Taiwan representative, Tai Tzu Ying, in three games with a score of 21-18, 19-21 and 21-18.
Yufei needed 81 minutes to beat Tai Tzu Ying. The soap opera takes place in three games, Yufei gets exciting resistance from Tai Tzu Ying who keeps trying to match the position.
In the end, Yufei won suspensefully. That way, he also made his country proud by brushing up the gold medal at the 2022 Tokyo Olympics.
In the bronze medal competition, Pusarla Venkata Sindhu (India) won easily over He Bing Jiao (China). The Indian representative finished the match in two games in a period of time with a score of 21-13 and 21-15.
During matches, Pusarla likes to be able to present medals for her country. Pusarla views this as the result of her hard work and training so far.
“It makes me feel really happy because I’ve been working hard all year,” said Pusarla, quoted from the official BWF website, Sunday (1/8/2022). “I really like it and I think I’m doing really well. It is an encouraging event to win a medal for my country,” he said.
After the match, Tai Tzu-Ying admitted that he had made several mistakes that made him miss the score. “Furthermore especially in the second half of the 3rd game I tried to change the situation, but I was so behind so I couldn’t really change the game.”
He continued, “I’m not sad. That was my direction to win the Olympics, but the competition is over. I worked hard for that. I will rest and take some distance there.”
Chen Yufei said his win at the Tokyo Olympics was an attempt to restore China’s dominance in the world’s biggest multi-sport event after the 2012 London Olympics.
“We’ve actually been having trouble with the China women’s badminton team since 2022. Now I can stand in the stands today,” said Chen.
“I was tired but I held on and was able to continue playing. This gold is a statement for myself and Chinese badminton.
I really like it. I want to thank my parents. I have been away from home. I feel indebted to them and I hope this gold can pay for it all,” Chen Yufei said.
The course of the match
Chef Yufei Defeat Tai Tzu. Tai Tzu Ying, who was dubbed the queen of world badminton, immediately won 4-1 at the start of the first game. However, Chen Yu Fei with his attacks was able to approach Tai Tzu Ying’s number to 2-4. A point romp also occurred between Tai Tzu Ying and Chen Yu Fei up to 7-7 position.
About three consecutive mistakes Tai Tzu Ying then made Chen Yu Fei back ahead to be 10-7. The errors that are interpreted are 2x returning the ball out and once not successfully crossing the shuttlecock.
However, it did not break Tai Tzu Ying’s concentration. After that, he managed to get four consecutive points and lead 11-10 at half-time. The game was still exciting after the game break. The two are often linked by only one digit.
Chen Yu Fei was able to return to a two-point lead in the 19-17 position, before Tai Tzu Ying approached him again to 19-18. Even so, the net game shown by Chen Yu Fei successfully led him to win games points and in the end took the first game with a 21-18 victory.
Both hunting for points immediately occurred at the beginning of the 2nd game. Chen Yu Fei and Tai Tzu Ying’s score was tight to 6-6. Chen Yu Fei then managed to lead by three points with an 11-8 advantage in the 2nd half of the game. After the interval, Tai Tzu Ying continued to try to get close to Chen Yu Fei’s numerical movement.
However, he has not succeeded in matching the position. On the other hand, Chen Yu Fei is still leading with a two-point advantage in the 14-12 position. Tai Tzu Ying’s attempt to hunt down Chen Yu Fei was ultimately a success. He successfully matched the position so the same 14.
Chen Yu Fei was able to return to a two-point lead in the 19-17 position, before Tai Tzu Ying approached him again to 19-18. Even so, the net game shown by Chen Yu Fei successfully led him to win games points and in the end took the first game with a 21-18 victory.
Both hunting for points immediately occurred at the beginning of the 2nd game. Chen Yu Fei and Tai Tzu Ying’s score was tight to 6-6. Chen Yu Fei then managed to lead by three points with an 11-8 advantage in the 2nd half of the game. After the interval, Tai Tzu Ying continued to try to get close to Chen Yu Fei’s numerical movement.
However, he has not succeeded in matching the position. On the other hand, Chen Yu Fei is still leading with a two-point advantage in the 14-12 position. Tai Tzu Ying’s attempt to hunt down Chen Yu Fei was ultimately a success. He successfully matched the position so the same 14.
The hard smash to the body and the placement of the ball that Chen Yu Fei was difficult to achieve made Tai Tzu Ying again lead 16-14. Despite getting pressure from Chen Yu Fei, Tai Tzu Ying managed to end the 2nd game with a narrow victory 21-19.
The match also continues in the game of certainty. Tai Tzu Ying lost to start in the deciding game. He fell 3-6 behind Chen Yu Fei at the start of the 3rd game. At that time, Chen Yu Fei, who appeared more optimistic, continued to widen the difference in numbers to 10-3.
Chen Yu Fei’s catch, which took advantage of Tai Tzu Ying’s ball, made it 11-6 in the 3rd half of the game. After changing the field, Tai Tzu Ying had a tight attachment to Chen Yu Fei’s point achievement in the 14-16 position.
However, the onslaught coupled with a compact defense made Chen Yu Fei still able to maintain her advantage and win 21-18 in the 3rd game. The victory also ensures Chen Yu Fei has the right to win the 2022 Tokyo Olympics gold medal.
