Xinhua News Agency, Kuala Lumpur, April 7 (reporter Lin Hao Yuwei) under the gaze of his old rival Li Zongwei, Lin Dan won the final score with a front-court culling. Instead of celebrating with passion, he turned to the back court and squatted down, pinching the bridge of the nose with your hand seems to be trying to control your emotions.
On the 7th, Lin Dan defeated his teammate Xiaolong in the final of Malaysia Badminton Open and won the first championship this year. “Winning the championship affirmed his training some time ago and the cooperation of his team. The most important thing is to gain confidence through this station,” Lin Dan said after the game.
Since last year, Lin Dan’s performance has gradually declined, and so has this year. The best result before was only to reach the final of the Thailand Masters, and finally lost to the 22-year-old Singaporean player Ji Jianyou. Since then, the Indonesian Masters, the German Open and all-England Open Badminton Championships, Lin Dan are all “one round Tour” or “two round Tour”, and the Swiss Open only scored the top eight.
At the beginning of the Malaysian Open, lindane ranked 16th in the world. In the first round of the competition, Zhou Tiancheng, the No. 3 seed he faced and the Chinese Taipei player, once fell behind in the competition, and the “round tour” seemed to repeat itself again. However, Lin Dan played plot twist, winning the next game with 9 points in a row and then winning the game.
Until the final, Lin Dan won every match with difficulty. Lin Dan thinks that he has performed well in these games. The wind direction of Malaysia Stadium is relatively large, which is a test for many athletes. Many three games have consumed a lot of physical strength and energy, it means that the physical reserve is good.
Lin Dan said that he is more determined now.
“I may bear more pressure before, and I always hope that I can perform better. Sometimes my mentality is not so decisive,” Lin Dan said, “This time I also know that Malaysia is not very easy to play. I try my best to compete for every goal. I think I have done my best this week at least, therefore, the techniques and tactics are also played better.”
Lin Dan mentioned that he now faces players born in 1996, 1997 and even 1998. “As long as you are on the court, all athletes are younger than you, so we must correct our mentality and accept some bad voices, but try not to give up our efforts,” lin Dan said.
After the final on that day, Li Zongwei, who was still recovering from illness last year, appeared at the scene to present awards to Lin Dan and Xiao Long. Li Zongwei, who is 36 years old, and Lin Dan, who will be 36 years old in October this year, are still working hard for the Olympic dream.
Lin Dan was happy that Li Zongwei gave him the award. He said, “We will definitely meet on the court.”