France Game" thrilling reversal of the American combination! Taiwan’s No. 1 Mixed Doubles Ye Hongwei/Zhan Youzhen passed the first hurdle

Ye Hongwei/Zhan Youzhen. (File photo)

Taiwan's number one mixed doubles Ye Hongwei/Zhan Youchen defeated the American pair Jennie Gai/Jennie Gai at 9:21, 21:17, 21:18 in the first round of the Super 750 Series French Badminton Open today, winning their third consecutive victory and qualifying for the top 16.

Ye Hongwei/Zhan Youzhen, ranked 7th in the world, won the bronze medal at the Nagoya Asian Games. They started a European tour immediately after the Asian Games. They also reached the top 8 at the Arctic Open and Denmark Open in the past two weeks.

This week, they met world No. 16 Jia Shixian/Guay in the first round of the French Open. The two sides have met twice in the past, and the Taiwanese pair won both times. However, when they met again today, Ye Zhanpei did not perform well in the first game and only scored 9 points. Fortunately, after the two adjusted their rhythm, they quickly regained a victory in the second game.

Ye Hongwei/Zhan Youzhen also had a tough time in the decisive game. They fell behind 1:6 at the beginning. After the game reached 12 draws, Ye Zhan scored 5 points in a row to reverse the lead and finally won 21:18.