Lin Junyi.

(File photo, photo by reporter Fang Bin)

[Central News Agency] Taiwan's "left-handed heavy gun" Lin Junyi, who is only 23 years old, defeated former Hong Kong brother Wu Jialang in straight sets in the Super 300 Thailand Badminton Masters today, and won the second international championship in his career. The succession momentum of badminton men's singles.

Taiwan's men's singles badminton world rankings are currently ranked fifth in the world by "One Brother" Zhou Tiancheng, followed by Wang Ziwei's 24th and Lin Junyi's 35th, but there is a good chance to squeeze into the top 30 next week.

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Lin Junyi won the U.S. Open men's singles championship in 2019 and had a first taste of the Super 300 championship. However, due to knee injuries, waist injuries and the impact of the global epidemic, he was suspended for 4 years without significant progress.

After winning the championship today, Lin Junyi mentioned in an interview with a reporter from Central News Agency, "This championship is quite different from 4 years ago. After all, this time the opponents are of higher level, but compared to my own performance, my performance is more stable and my mentality is more mature. It also becomes less, so I feel more at ease.”

But Lin Junyi immediately changed the subject and said: "Actually, I really want to forget this championship quickly. Four years ago, I was a little carried away after winning the championship, and I ignored that there are still many things to learn around me. It’s been a year of stagnation, but it’s also allowed me to rest, recover from my injury, and work on more skills.”

Talking about this 5-round match, Lin Junyi said with a smile: "The most difficult thing is the first match, because I almost lost it. Later, whether it is against Kenta Nishimoto or Shi Yuqi, the pressure is on their side. I am Hold the mentality that it’s right to go up and smash the ball.”

Although due to the selection regulations of the ROC Badminton Association, Lin Junyi, who is currently ranked 35th in the world, is definitely not eligible to participate in this year's Hangzhou Asian Games, but he doesn't care at all. Instead, he said domineeringly: "It doesn't matter. Without the Asian Games, my goal In the Paris Olympics in 2024, I hope to qualify by relying on the world ranking.”

Lin Junyi is expected to return to Taiwan tomorrow to rest and train for 4 weeks, and then go to Germany in early March to start the 5th European competition.

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