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At the 2024 French Open, the Chinese badminton team won three gold medals in men's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles at the Paris Olympics this summer.
Among them, "veteran" Shi Yuqi defeated Thailand's famous player and world championship champion Kunrawut and won the men's singles crown. In this most watched individual competition, Shi Yuqi brought surprises to the national feather team.
In the hearts of fans, Shi Yuqi has always been controversial. He became famous at the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games. After Lin Dan retired, he was once regarded as the successor of the "men's singles brother", but he was always "short of breath" at critical moments. The 2021 retirement crisis has even further affected him. Pushed to the forefront. In the past two years, the young players born in the 2000s in Guoyu have gained great momentum. Should they make way for newcomers, or should they stick to their dreams? At the just-concluded French Open, Shi Yuqi gave the answer.
Ten years ago, Shi Yuqi became famous in the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games. In that era when Lin Dan was the king of all things, Shi Yuqi was a little green, but high-spirited.
entered the national team, and Shi Yuqi gradually showed his dominance. In the 2016 season, he won three open championships and ranked among the top ten in the world for the first time.
In 2018, Shi Yuqi won the runner-up of the World Championships, the annual finals, and the All-England Championship, and his world ranking rose to second place.
If the script develops according to this, Shi Yuqi should be the "successor" who will take up the leading role in China's men's singles with Chen Long after Lin Dan retires. However, he encountered an injury at the 2019 Indonesian Open.
's left foot ligament tear surgery delayed him for nearly two years. Although he caught up with the last train for the Olympics, he was still far away from the ranks of top players.
In the quarter-finals of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Shi Yuqi met the rising Danish star Axelsen, and his Olympic dream was shattered.
suffered setbacks in the foreign war and was overtaken by newcomers in the civil war.
After the Tokyo Olympics, Shi Yuqi suffered a fatal blow to his career: a suspension.
In the 2021 Thomas Cup semi-finals, Shi Yuqi played against Japanese star Kento Momota. Shi Yuqi lost to his opponent 20-22 in the first game. When the opponent got match point in the second game, Shi Yuqi chose to retire, which caused great controversy.
Afterwards, his remarks caused an uproar on the Internet, and the Chinese Badminton Association banned him for up to one year.
was returned to the provincial team and missed the international competition for several months. At that time, Shi Yuqi was already 26 years old. Are the golden years of athletes going to be wasted in this way?
In 2022, Shi Yuqi was released from the ban early and returned to the competition. Since then, he has started the "road to top-level rebirth."
Throughout the 2023 season, Shi Yuqi was on the verge of struggling. For a whole year, he missed the championship. At the Hangzhou Asian Games at
's doorstep, Shi Yuqi made it to the finals, but lost to his post-2000 teammate Li Shifeng. That final seemed to announce the beginning of the "update and iteration" of China's men's singles. Does
obey fate?
The person who understands him best is his mentor Sun Jun.
"Shi Yuqi, who has experienced the Tokyo Olympics, has experienced mental fluctuations on his way back to the international arena to accumulate points since his comeback in September 2022." Sun Jun said, "Paris is his second Olympic cycle. Judging from his age, he is indeed no longer a young player, but with a strong personality, he has always maintained a record in the top eight or even the top four in the points competition."
"In the future, he needs to continue to find confidence from winning and move towards the goal. Launch an impact on a higher podium."
Sun Jun believes that today's Shi Yuqi has "significantly grown in mentality." The kid who often bickered with fans online has now matured.
No one knows how Shi Yuqi survived in the past few years?
However, he is indeed on the road of "transformation".
In this French Open, he scored 2-0 in all five games. In the
final against Kunlavut, Shi Yuqi led all the way in the first game, but suffered a reversal at the end of the game and fell behind 19-20 at one point. At the critical moment, Shi Yuqi scored 3 points in a row and finally reversed 22-20 and won the first game.
In the second game, Shi Yuqi suddenly broke out and beat his opponent 10 to 2, widening the point difference. However, he was chased by Kunlavut for 7 points in a row, reaching 19 to 20. At the time of "life and death" again, Shi Yuqi Scored a key point and won a thrilling 21-19.
Indonesian star Jonatan is a player who grew up with Shi Yuqi from the Youth Olympic Games. He once commented that Shi Yuqi is an "opponent that people love and hate." "He is my most admired opponent. When fighting against him, one must be prepared for changing rhythms. Suddenly accelerating in an instant, and suddenly smashing fiercely..."
It is worth mentioning that before going to France, Shi Yuqi His world ranking has returned to No. 2 in the world. This is his return to this position again after several years.
The years are wasted, and the wind and rain are like chimes.
From 2014 to 2024, Shi Yuqi spent ten years in exchange for growth. As the Paris Olympics draws closer, he has left endless reveries.
