Taiwan's number one mixed doubles Ye Hongwei/Zhan Youchen won the bronze medal in the Nagoya Asian Games

Taiwan’s No. 1 Mixed Doubles players Ye Hongwei/Zhan Youzhen won a bronze medal. (File photo, provided by the delegation)

[Special Correspondent Nian Miaoyun/Reporting from Nagoya] Taiwan’s No. 1 mixed doubles players Ye Hongwei/Zhan Youchen lost to China’s Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin 13:21, 9:21 in the semifinals of the Asian Games mixed doubles in Nagoya today, and received the bronze medal. This was the only medal for the Taiwan badminton team this time.

Ye Hongwei/Zhan Youzhen, ranked 9th in the world, have cooperated since the 2024 Paris Olympics. At this year's All England Open, they became the first partner in team history to win the mixed doubles championship. Ye Hongwei participated in the last Asian Games in Hangzhou. At that time, he teamed up with Li Jiaxin. The two stopped in the top 8 and missed the medal.

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This time, Ye Hongwei teamed up with Zhan Youzhen and competed together in the Asian Games for the first time. In the first three games they met the teams of Nepal, Japan and Thailand, they all passed in straight games. If they advance to the top four, they are guaranteed to win a medal.

Today, Ye Hongwei/Zhan Youzhen faced the world's third-ranked Chinese combination Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin. The two fell behind at the beginning and could only chase all the way, and finally gave up the first game at 21:13. Unfortunately, they still failed to find their rhythm in the second game, and finally lost 21:9 and won the bronze medal. The Taiwan badminton team's entire schedule this time has come to an end.