For the first time in 10 years and 9 months, the women’s singles world ranking of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) without He Bing Zhao (27, China) has come out.
It will be the last time that Ahn Se-young won the gold medal at the 33rd Paris Summer Olympics in France, becoming seventh in the world rankings, which reflects her winning the silver medal. He Bing Jiao’s announcement of his retirement from the national team after finishing second means that all paperwork has been officially filed with the BWF.
China operates a local government team as a sub-concept of the national team. It is similar to the workplace sports team of local governments in Korea. He Bingjiao is recovering from his injury and adjusting his condition in his hometown Jiangsu Province team.
He seems to be continuing his active career in China, focusing on internal competitions. Once he recovers his physical condition and mental stability, he may return to the BWF World Tour as an individual, not as a member of the national team.
He Bing Zhao first entered the world ranking at 236th on November 14, 2013. Since then, he has won all major competitions including ▲ Olympic silver ▲ World Championship bronze × 2 ▲ Asian Games bronze ▲ Asian Championship bronze medal ▲ Asian Youth Olympic gold medal ▲ World Youth Championship runner-up ▲ Asian Youth Championship.
China is the best badminton player with an overwhelming lead in the Olympics with gold, silver, and 15 bronze medals and 52 bronze medals. The 2024 Paris Games also won the overall title with two silver medals, three silver medals and five bronze medals.
According to the world rankings based on the results of the Paris Olympics, China ranks first in ▲ men’s singles ▲ men’s doubles ▲ women’s doubles ▲ mixed doubles. She also won two championships less than expected. Women’s singles is the only event that is inferior not only in short-term results but also in objective performance.
Ahn Se-young (22) won the △28th Badminton World Championship △ China’s Hangzhou Summer Asian Games (2023) △ Paris Olympics in succession. This is why He Bing Zhao, who achieved the highest individual performance in an adult global competition called the Olympic silver medal, was not praised by Chinese public.
Her Bing Jiao’s record in women’s singles with Ahn Se-young, who gave up the gold medal at the Paris Olympics, is five wins and nine losses overall. Including the BWF World Tour Super 500 Series Thailand Open and the Super 750 Series Japan Open last season, it is the third consecutive victory in the finals. 토토사이트
Lin Dan (41, China), one of the best of all times in badminton, coldly pointed out the lack of a junior member of the national team, saying, “He Bing Jao expressed his overflowing confidence ahead of the gold medal match at the Paris Olympics, but he doesn’t seem ready to take away Ahn Se-young’s throne.”
Lindan has won men’s singles 15 times in major competitions including ▲World Championship 5 ▲ Asian Championship 4 ▲ Olympic Games 2 ▲ Asian Games 2 ▲ Junior World Championship 1 ▲ Asian Youth Championship 1. He may not like Heo who has never beaten world No. 1 Ahn Se-young in the race for the top place.
Of course, Heo did not scold Ahn just because he is not as good as Ahn. “He played badminton blindly waiting for the opponent’s mistakes. Challengers should not have such a mindset,” Lindan said.
“Ahn Se-young (who has to keep the top) was rather stronger and his will to attack was also ahead,” said Lindan, who analyzed, “If Heo Bing Zhao had a good mentality, he would have had a chance to win, but his mindset was too passive.”
Lindan said, “In a difficult situation, if you play a game with an opponent, you shouldn’t hand over the initiative to others. Decide your own fate. Proactively attacking is the best way to solve a problem,” he advised his juniors.
Lindan, who evaluated, “Ahn Se-young is ahead of He Bing Zhao, but the difference between the two is not as big as 0.5 levels.” “As He Bing Zhao played passive defense, the Paris Olympics widened the gap with Ahn Se-young. The first attack in the second set was producing good results, but he played conservatively again,” he said.
Lindan said, “An Olympic silver medal is a great achievement, but ultimately, a loss. I hope that I will come back to the stage where I can win the global competition. If I understand this experience well, I will be able to prepare better.” Attention is focusing on whether Heo Bing-jiao will stick to his retirement from the national team to the end.
