In the women's doubles badminton semi-finals of the 2016 Rio Olympics, China badminton suffered a disastrous defeat, bringing great disappointment to the entire China badminton team and the Chinese people.
China's badminton team is regarded as the dominant player in the world's badminton. With its strong strength and good team cooperation, it has repeatedly won the crown in international competitions. However, in the women's doubles semi-finals of the Rio Olympics, when the two pairs of Xu Chen/Ma Jin and Tian Qing/Zhao Yunlei of the China team faced against the Japanese team and the South Korean team respectively, they encountered strong opponents and neither of them were able to win.
First of all, the Xu Chen/Ma Jin pair obviously lost their usual stable performance when facing the powerful Japanese pair Matsutomo Misaki/Takahashi Rihwa. Throughout the game, they were used by their opponents many times due to mistakes, resulting in the final loss of the game with a score of 0 - 2. The Tian Qing/Zhao Yunlei combination also failed to withstand the pressure when facing the South Korean pair Zheng Jingun/Li Yinhui and lost the game with the same score.
This fiasco attracted widespread attention and heated discussion from domestic and foreign media and badminton enthusiasts. Many people speculated about the reason for the failure of the game. Some believed that it was too much pressure, while others believed that the opponent was stronger. It is undeniable that the badminton level of the Japanese team and the South Korean team has made great progress in recent years and is no longer as easy to be defeated by the China team as before. The performance of the China team in this game also made people worry about the future competitive situation.
However, failure is not terrible. The key lies in how to learn from failure and constantly strive to improve yourself. China badminton team needs to face up to its own problems, identify shortcomings, and improve them in training and competition. At the same time, we should also learn from the successful experiences of the Japanese team and the South Korean team and make corresponding adjustments in terms of technology and tactics.
Failure does not mean the end. China badminton team should use this failure as an opportunity to prepare harder for future competitions. Only by experiencing the tempering of failure can we better build a strong king's division and once again stand on the highest podium in the world's badminton world.