Wang Chi-lin accidentally hit his partner's ear in the first round of the 2025 Taipei Open Badminton Championships, hoping to break through at least the second round

Chinese Taipei pair Wang Chi-lin/Qiu Xiang-yu defeated last year's runner-up pair Jiang Jianwei/Wu Xuanyi in the first round of the Super 300 Series 2025 Taipei Open Badminton Championships on the 7th with 21:17 and 21:19 to accept the ticket to the top 16.

Wang Qilin (left) / Qiu Xiangyu

Wang Qilin accompanied Olympic partner Li Yang to complete the "last dance" in Taipei last year, and this year is the first time to co-shoot with Qiu Xiangyu to attack the Taipei game, the two spent 38 minutes to win the civil war in Chinese Taipei, Wang Qilin pointed out that he usually practiced with Jiang Jianwei and Wu Xuanyi in the international competition, and he knew that the opponent was strong, and the hair extensions were very distinctive, "I also made sufficient preparations today, and there were many mistakes after the opponent adapted to the rhythm in the second half of the game, and I am very happy to win the key points in the end." ”

Wang Qilin/Qiu Xiangyu once held a 19:14 lead in the second game that day, but then was chased by the opponent to 20:19, Wang Qilin admitted frankly that not being able to close the door smoothly when leading is a major problem for the two, "In the first few stops, it is often reversed when the lead is made, so we remind each other not to think about the score, how many points ahead, to focus on the point in front of us." ”

Qiu Xiangyu pointed out that when the two first matched last year, they mostly relied on their personal ability, and they were not familiar with the new combination opponents, but after being studied by the opponent, they fell into a bottleneck in Europe this year, and the situation in the Asian Championships gradually improved. When Qiu Xiangyu described the "small turbulence" encountered at the European station, Wang Qilin on the side also quipped, "It should be a big turbulence!" ”

In addition, Wang Qilin accidentally hit Qiu Xiangyu's ear in the game that day, he said, "I hit Kim Won-ho's head in the Sudirman Cup and then scored several points in a row, but after hitting his (Qiu Xiangyu's) head today, we also scored a good number of points in a row, just to see whether we want to sacrifice our opponents or our teammates." ”

Qiu Xiangyu, whose ears were still quite red after the game, said that he was a little "dizzy" after being hit, and when asked if he was woken up because of this, he said "There should be", which also made Wang Qilin laugh and said, "It turned out to be such a violent way!" ”

Wang Chi-lin/Qiu Xiang-yu have reached the round of 16 in six stops this season, so the biggest goal in Taipei is to break through the second round, Wang Chi-lin pointed out, "Although I still want to play until the last day on my home field, it is more important to take care of each game so that I will not fall because I am too ambitious." ”