It was reported on August 5, 2018 that in the mixed doubles final of the Badminton World Championships, the Chinese badminton combination Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong lost in straight sets and defeated them 2:0 (21:17, 21:19) Teammates Wang Yilu/Huang Dongping won the championship. This was also the first gold medal won by the national feather team at this World Championships.
Previously, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong and Wang Yilu/Huang Dongping had played against each other four times in international competitions, and Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong won all four times. Among them, there have been three encounters this season. In the Malaysian Open early last month, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong defeated Wang Yilu/Huang Dongping 2:0.
At the beginning of the game, the two sides started a fierce battle and fought all the way to a 5-level tie. Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong took the lead to break the deadlock and took a 10:6 lead. Wang Yilu/Huang Dongping scored 3 points in a row to catch up to 9:10. The two sides exchanged offense and defense in the later stages. Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong played more stably. Wang Yilyu/Huang Dongping has been in the role of chasing points. The former took the lead to get the game point at 20:17. As Wang Yilyu/Huang Dongping returned the ball out of bounds, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong scored 21 :17 The next city first.
Fighting again in another location, Wang Yilu/Huang Dongping, who fought against the odds, took a slight lead at the beginning. Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong tied the score and took the lead. They led 11:7 in the middle game and entered the timeout. After a short rest, , the two sides fought all the way to a 17-level tie. As Zheng Siwei succeeded in the smash, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yahe won the match point at 20:19, and finally scored one more point to win the championship.
After winning the championship, Zheng Siwei was very excited after the game: "After the last ball hit the ground, I actually couldn't believe it. It was only in the second second that I realized that I was finally the world champion. At that time, it was quite... I was confused. In fact, I had thought about what would happen after winning the championship, but after the last ball hit the ground, I was still confused." After winning the championship, he made a series of celebrations and even took out his racket and threw it to him. audience.