2016 3rd International Conference on Advanced Education and Management (ICAEM 2016) ISBN: 978-1-60595-380-9 The Analysis and Conclusion of 2015 Chinese Badminton Team’s Result in Sudirman Cup Qi-Qi ZHANG Department of Physical Education, Donghu College, Wuhan, China [email protected] Keywords: 2015 Sudirman Cup, Chinese Badminton Team, Analysis and Conclusion. Abstract. Basing on the Chinese Badminton Team’s eighth final game in 2015, the 14th Sudirman Cup, through summarizing and analyze on video observation, mathematical statistics, comparative analysis and other research methods to find out the key causes of the victory, providing the theoretical basis for our country to continue to maintain a high level in badminton games. Introduction The 14th Sudirman Cup mixed team event was held as scheduled on May 10, 2015 in Dongguan, China. 35 teams took part in the 8-day serial games and the Chinese team has once again become the final winner, won six consecutive sessions Su Cup. From the knockout round, the Chinese team conducted a total of 10 games, including a mixed doubles tournament field, men’s singles match 3 games, women’s singles match 2 games, men’s doubles match 3 games, 1 women’s doubles tournament field. We have won against the German team, the Indonesian team and Japanese team scoring 3-0, 3-1, 3-0. All 10 games are between the world’s top badminton contest athletes, which can best reflect the current overall level of world badminton Sports. Through video observation, mathematical statistics, comparative analysis and literature research methods, this essay analyzes both the score and error during the Su Cup mixed race in order to identify a number of key factors in winning the race for China to provide theoretical basis to maintain a high level in badminton games. Research Object and Method The subjects are all 10 games after the knockout round in 2015 14th Sudirman Cup badminton games. Research methods are Video observation research method [1], mathematical statistics, comparative analysis and documentation. Document [1] describes the full competition rules for badminton games; According to the placement of the ball, badminton scoring can be divided into the following types of cases: (1) bats and the ball falls in the other venue; (2) the opponent return the ball out of bounds; (3) opponents return ball into the net; (4) injured during the game abandoned the race. Wherein (1) according to changes in the effective hitting batting subdivided into [2] smash, lob, put the ball rub, lofty ball, push the ball, pumping gear, hook right corner, pick ball. During the race, the player should choose the appropriate way to get the initiative according to the opponents’ features combining with their own advantages. In the case of good quality ball the player can more likely cause his opponents to produce turnovers and get the situation (2) (3) score. Badminton is an exercise-consuming sport. During the race, athletes sometimes need to make some vulnerable scrambling action, such as flutter, jerks, step and so on. Badminton is a comprehensive physical contest on stamina skill, psychology. There are different emphases in mixed doubles, men’s singles competition, men’s doubles competition, the women’s singles competition and the women’s doubles competition. 10 Chinese badminton team’s games would be discussed herein this essay, while fully affirming our team winning the 6th Su Cup the same time, we would give an objective evaluation and the final conclusions on the competitive level of our badminton team. Results and Analyses Single Competition Chinese team took part in five singles matches after 2015 Su Cup badminton tournament 1/8 finals, in which there are three games of men’s singles and two games of women’s singles. Table 1 shows the numbers of contestants’ appearances. Tables 2 and 3 show the statistical results of initiative scores and initiative loses during the games. Men’s singles quarter-final is between Chen Long from China and Jonathan from Indonesia. From the active scoring competition results in Table 2, Chen Long and Jonathan equal in offensive capability. The two sides are both comprehensive technical players; scored only 1 point in smashing up, which indicating both sides take good control in return ball quality. Chen Long scores 2 more points in backcourt kill and 2 more points in flapping, while Jonathan got 2 more points in near-net ball. Both sides vary little and their overall score is 11 to 9. The two sides in terms of losing the initiative reflect a larger gap. Chen Long initiative loss was 15 points less than his opponent, which is about half of his opponent’s initiative loss. Chen Long has a strong initiative in scoring, moves fast, has more comprehensive techniques [5]. Although his characteristics were not shown in initiative scoring, he succeeded in forcing his opponent to commit more errors and semi-coercive force turnovers. Lin Dan mainly scores in killing the ball in the frontcourt and backcourt. 14 out of 20 initiative scores are taken from backcourt killing, which accounts for 70%. In contrast, his opponent Ueda Takuma’s way in taking initiative scorers are more balanced. Lin Dan active scores 5 points more than his opponent. However, it can be seen in Table 2, Lin Dan in this game makes full use of his advantages by killing the ball, lofty ball oppressing his opponent to take defensive state which cause him to hit the ball into the net or out of bounds. Lin Dan scrambled by paving the way to reverse the situation to score Several times through his active defense. Ueda Takuma’s lost points mainly due to forced errors [3, 4, 6]. Overall, Lin Dan active lost 9 points less than the opponent, which are mainly unforced errors and semi-coercive mistakes. Unforced errors including three boundaries ball misjudgments and a tee shot. Lin’s other lost are net-balls or out of bounds (including the edges and the bottom line) during the transition between attacking and defending under the balanced state. Different from finals the men’s singles 1/8 finals, killing the ball is the main means of active score, Lin Dan’s initiative scores are more balanced. During the race, Lin Dan has reservations, and did not take more physical exertion to kills. In terms of losing the initiative, Lin Dan has very little stress errors. When the game just begins, the Germany player’s good state with focused attention caused some pressure on Lin Dan and made him commit some semi-coercive mistakes. China sent Li Xuerui play the two singles matches. Women’s singles quarter-final match Li Xuerui plays against Manu Buti from Indonesia and Manu Buti scores ahead in the beginning. Dramatically, Manu Buti got injured accidentally during the race and could not finish the race, which gave Li Xuerui the chance to win. Li’s women’s singles final opponent is Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi. Li’s second game is very tough for her and she won finally in the playoff. In active score, Li got 17 points, only 1 more than her opponent. Akane Yamaguchi’s physical fitness is better and she could still play backcourt kills after the game with good quality. On the other side, Li won 3-points-advantage through net smash, hook right corner and near-net ball. Li also plays better in lessing the active lost points. Relying on her skillful techniques, Li forces her opponent to commit turnovers and semi-coercive coercive mistakes repeatedly, resulting in more of the ball out of bounds and into the net error. The average age for male players and the female players are 29 years old and 24 years old. The average age of the men’s competitive age compared with year2011, rising a full four years, and 1 year of age for women. Table 1. Time of appearances for single players. Lin Chen Li Xuerui Dan Long Time of 2 1 2 appearances Double Games The Chinese team participated in 5 double games after the 1/8 final in this Su Cup final series, including 1 mixed double, 3 men’s double and 1 women’s double. The players’ numbers of appearances are shown in table 4. Fu Haifeng and Zhang Nan play more than other players. Zhang Nan played in the mixed doubles and the men’s doubles match 1 time each, and Fu Haifeng participate all 3 doubles matches. Cai yun, Zhao Yunlei, Yu Yang and Tang Yuanting joined in one game each. In men’s doubles 1/8 final Fu Haifeng and Zhang Nan from China play against Mike Fox and Peter Kasibaer from Germany. According to the personal condition and rankings, Chinese players have much advantage, and China won 2:0 over Germany; their victory is like respected. To be mentioned is that the Chinese players misjudged 2 boundary balls and commit several faults in net ball. The points gap between two sides is 10, which is not so evident. Table 2. Statistics of active scores in single games. Smash ups in Smash ups in Net Hook right Near- net Contestants Total front court back court smash corner ball Lin Dan 4 14 0 2 0 20 Men’s final Ueda Takuma 2 4 2 2 5 15 Chen Long 1 5 2 2 1 11 men’s singles 1/4 finals Jonathan 1 3 0 2 3 9 Lin Dan 4 6 3 2 3 18 men’s singles 1/8 finals Zwiebler 4 5 0 0 4 13 Li Xuerui 4 0 5 6 2 17 Women’s final Yamaguchi 4 2 4 5 1 16 Akane Li Xuerui 0 0 0 1 0 1 women’s singles 1/4 finals Manu Buti 3 0 0 0 1 4 Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng from China play against Ashan and Setiawan from Indonesia in the men’s doubles quarter-finals, and the Indonesians won.