China badminton team Shi Yuqi: I am very eager to win the men’s singles championship in the world championship
Xinhua News Agency, Tokyo, August 20 (Reporter Prince Jiang) Chinese team player Shi Yuqi said here on the 20th that he was very eager to win the men’s singles championship in the 2022 World Badminton Championships, which started on the 22nd. Shi Yuqi had more than half an hour of pre-match training at Tokyo stadium that afternoon, and had a strong training match with his teammates Lu Guangzu and Zhao JunPeng. This is the first time that Shi Yuqi participated in the competition 10 months after being banned. Although the world ranking has dropped to 25th, he is full of confidence in himself. “The overall status is good now, and training has been maintained before.” He told Xinhua News Agency after training. China Badminton Association announced on July 19 that Shi Yuqi, who was still in the ban period, agreed to participate in the world championship. “It must be very happy to stand on the court again. I don’t think there is anything to think about when I come back to play the highest level of the world championship. I find the feeling one by one, to truly achieve the best, we must make the best preparations for every game, do not think too much about the results, and do a good job in the process.” In the Thomas Cup semi-final in last October, Shi Yuqi abstained from the opponent’s retreat at the match point, and then made inappropriate remarks on the Internet. In this regard, China Yu Concord China badminton team imposed a one-year ban on him. For the training during the ban period, he said: “There are many teammates and reserve teams helping me in the usual training. We have been working hard without competition, create a competitive environment in the team.” The opponent of Shi Yuqi in the first round was the former Indonesian player Adel Reski devicayo who represented Azerbaijan; If the progress goes well, he will meet the world’s No. 1 arcelon again in the quarter-finals. At the Tokyo Olympics last year, Shi Yuqi lost to the Danish star who won the championship at 0:2 in the quarter-finals. “Anselong is a worthy opponent. If I meet him, I will definitely play my own tactical style.” Shi Yuqi said. Since the Dragon won the championship in the 2015 World Championships, the Chinese team has failed to win the men’s singles championship for four consecutive times. In the past three competitions, the most recent one between the Chinese team and the men’s singles champion was the world championship held in Nanjing in 2018. At that time, Shi Yuqi lost to Japanese player taotian xiandou in the final. In the last two competitions, the Chinese team players have not been in the top four. “I am very happy that everyone is expecting me. From the heart, I am still very eager for a champion and can prove myself. But the game is still a match, don’t look too far.” Shi Yuqi said. For his teammates Lu Guangzu and Zhao Junpeng, he said, “I haven’t played with them for a long time. In today’s training, I feel that they have made great progress, I hope they can play well in this competition.”