The Hong Kong Badminton Open starts tomorrow (2015.9.9), the draw is confirmed, and Shi Yuqi and Chen Yufei from the Chinese team will not participate. The qualifiers are tomorrow, but China’s team is exempt from them.
The men's singles draw has been finalized, details are shown in the image below.
China’s Wang Zhengxing, Weng Hongyang, and Lu Guangzu are all in the top half. Their main opponents are Chou Tien-chen and Kodai Naraoka. It will probably be difficult for the three Chinese players to overcome them and earn a place in the final.
Li Shifeng is placed in the bottom half, facing main opponents like Sakai Popov and Luo Jianyu. We look forward to Li Shifeng securing a spot in the final.
The women's singles main draw has been confirmed, details are shown in the image below.
Wang Zhiyi, Han Qianxi, and Gao Fangjie are in the top half. Their main opponents do not pose a significant threat to the Chinese team, so they are expected to advance to the final.
Han Yue is in the bottom half and is also expected to reach the final without surprises.
Top players like Chen Yufei, An Se-young, and Akane Yamaguchi are not participating, so the Chinese women’s singles players are very likely to claim both the championship and runner-up positions.
The men’s doubles main draw has been finalized, details are shown in the image below.
All four Chinese men’s doubles pairs are placed in the bottom half. With many top players absent, it will be interesting to see if the Chinese pairs can seize the championship.
The women’s doubles main draw has been confirmed, details are shown in the image below.
Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning and Li Yijing/Luo Xumin are in the top half and are certain to advance to the final.
Jia Yifan/Zhang Shuxian and Chen Qingchen/Keng Shuliang are in the bottom half. Their main opponents are Chen Kangle/Tina. We hope for a breakthrough.
The final will most likely be a repeat of the World Championship final, with the Ji/Sanlan pair facing the Chen/Di pair.
The mixed doubles main draw has been confirmed, details are shown in the image below.
Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin, Gao Jiaxuan/Wu Mengjie, and Guo Xinwa/Chen Fanghui are in the top half, and should be able to secure a spot in the final.
Cheng Xing/Zhang Chi and Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping are in the bottom half. Their main opponents are Chen Tangjie/Du Yue, who just won the World Championship. It is believed that the Phoenix pair can defeat them and advance to the final. The prediction is that China will claim both the championship and runner-up in mixed doubles in advance.