体坛英语资讯：Olympic champions Chen and Marin crash out at All England Open
<p><span word="BIRMINGHAM">BIRMINGHAM</span>, <span word="England">England</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 16-- <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="champions">champions</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="Long">Long</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Carolina">Carolina</span> <span word="Marin">Marin</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="crashed">crashed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quarterfinals">quarterfinals</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="All">All</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="badminton">badminton</span> <span word="championships">championships</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="Chen">Chen</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2013 <span word="and">and</span> 2017, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="defeated">defeated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="compatriot">compatriot</span> <span word="Shi">Shi</span> <span word="Yuqi">Yuqi</span> 21-10, 21-17 <span word="while">while</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="seed">seed</span> <span word="Marin">Marin</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 2017 <span word="winner">winner</span>, <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="seed">seed</span> <span word="Akane">Akane</span> <span word="Yamaguchi">Yamaguchi</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> 21-15, 21-18.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span>-<span word="seeded">seeded</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="overpowered">overpowered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="trailing">trailing</span> 4-0, 11-3 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="recovering">recovering</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pacy">pacy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span>-<span word="form">form</span> <span word="a">a</span> 22-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Shi">Shi</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="runner">runner</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 29-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="levelling">levelling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="score">score</span> <span word="at">at</span> 15-15 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pulling">pulling</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> 16-15 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Shi">Shi</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="Shi">Shi</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seventh">seventh</span> <span word="seed">seed</span>, <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="smashing">smashing</span> <span word="shots">shots</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sealed">sealed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> 21-17.</p><p>"<span word="My">My</span> <span word="teammate">teammate</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="well">well</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quarterfinals">quarterfinals</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="row">row</span>. "<span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="aggressive">aggressive</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span>. <span word="Especially">Especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> 16-15 <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="call">call</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lose">lose</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="genuinely">genuinely</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="congratulate">congratulate</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span>."</p><p><span word="Shi">Shi</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="satisfied">satisfied</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="performance">performance</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span>, "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="tough">tough</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="match">match</span>."</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="seed">seed</span> <span word="Son">Son</span> <span word="Wan">Wan</span> <span word="Ho">Ho</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Kenta">Kenta</span> <span word="Nishimoto">Nishimoto</span>.</p>
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