Japan Open: ‘This is Why We Play Badminton’
日本公开赛：“这就是我们打羽毛球的原因”
Playing just their fifth tournament as a pair, Liang Wei Keng/Wang Chang went in all guns blazing against Danish duo Kim Astrup/Anders Skaarup Rasmussen to claim their first Super 750 title in spectacular style.
这是梁伟铿/王昶搭档以来参加的第五站比赛，他们以火热的状态迎战丹麦组合阿斯特鲁普/安德斯，并以精彩的方式夺得首个超级750赛冠军。
Making their talent and creative skills known, the four-month-old Chinese tandem outmaneuvered the seventh seeds 21-18 13-21-17 in the DAIHATSU YONEX Japan Open 2022 men’s doubles final yesterday.
在2022年日本羽毛球公开赛男双决赛中，仅配对四个月的中国组合梁伟铿/王昶发挥出色，以21-18、13-21、21-17战胜7号种子夺冠，展现了卓越的天赋和创造力。
Plain honesty followed from Liang, who called the triumph “a dream come true”.
梁伟铿直率地表示，这次胜利"梦想成真"。
“I won’t lie, I did think about winning the title before stepping onto the court. What’s the point of playing if you can’t become champions? This is unbelievable,” he beamed, proudly clutching his trophy.
"我不会说谎，上场之前我确实想过要赢得这个冠军。如果不能成为冠军，那比赛还有什么意义呢？这简直太不可思议了。"梁伟铿自豪地捧着奖杯笑着说。
Liang was in fine form throughout the match, sending powerful smashes from the backline, and at one point breaking Rasmussen’s strings.
梁整场比赛状态出色，后场强攻威力十足，甚至一度打断了拉斯姆森的拍线。
Wang admitted they came into the match with a clear plan after outfoxing World Championships runners-up Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan, and Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto, whom they lost to in their first final together at the Indonesia Masters in June.
在晋级之路上，他们先后击败了世锦赛亚军阿山/亨德拉以及曾在6月印尼大师赛决赛中战胜他们的阿尔菲安/阿迪安托组合。王坦言，他们在本场比赛前制定了明确的战术计划。
“At the start of the tournament, we didn’t put too much thought into winning this title. We met strong opponents each step of the way, so our focus was on the task at hand.”
"赛事开始时我们并未过多考虑夺冠。每一轮都遇到强劲对手，所以我们始终专注于眼前的比赛。"
Their key to victory?
那么他们的制胜关键是什么呢？
“Patience,” remarked Liang. “We analysed their match videos and realised the Danes are patient and good when it comes to long rallies. So, our plan was to stay with them, match them stroke by stroke and keep the rally going.”
"耐心。"梁伟铿回答道，"我们分析了丹麦组合的比赛录像，发现他们在多拍相持中很有耐心且表现出色。因此我们的战术就是与对手周旋，一拍一拍地应对，保持回合延续性。"
Having made their debut at May’s Thailand Open, the 21-year-olds are 88th on the BWF World Rankings but have big ambitions to scale greater heights.
这对21岁的组合自5月泰国公开赛首秀以来，目前世界排名仅列第88位，但他们怀揣着攀登高峰的雄心壮志。
“This title has certainly boosted our confidence. Our next goal is to break into the top 20 by the end of the year.”
"这个冠军无疑增强了我们的信心。接下来的目标是在年底前闯进世界排名前二十。"
Monday, September 5, 2022
