Source: Visual China Group/VCG
[Saba Sports News] The Chinese badminton team is making every effort to prepare for the Paris Olympics. They have the opportunity to win gold medals in every event, especially in the women’s singles event. Fans have high hopes for defending champion Chen Yufei. Recently, Japan’s top badminton player, Akane Yamaguchi, gave an interview to the Yomiuri Shimbun where she talked about her views on some opponents in the Olympics. What surprised some fans was that she did not mention China’s top player Chen Yufei at all during the interview. Akane Yamaguchi mentioned that South Korean talented girl An Se-young is the best player in history who can play a long game. Players like her, who are both offensive and defensive, are extremely rare. She couldn’t find any flaws in An Se-young. Her defense was rock solid, and she had many offensive methods. Chinese fans were very dissatisfied with this and said that Chen Yufei must defeat her in the Olympics; otherwise, Akane Yamaguchi will not take Chen Yufei seriously in future encounters. The Paris Olympic badminton competition will take place at the La Chapelle Arena from July 27 to August 5, and the draw ceremony for the group stage will be held on July 12.