King Liang s combination stopped at the semi-finals in China, and continued to be without a championship after the Paris Olympics

[#The Liang King’s combination missed the final of the public competition#. Why did he fall into the "Crownless Curse" after the Paris Olympics? ]On the 26th, in the men's doubles semi-finals of the 2025 China Badminton Open, Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang missed the final again. They lost to the Indonesian group Alfian/Fikri 0-2 (19-21, 17-21), and stopped in the semi-finals. In the 2025 season, this pair of young combinations with the most potential has always been deeply trapped in the "Crownless" curse. #The King of Liang fell into the curse of no crown after the Paris Olympics#

From 2023 to 2024, Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang was on a rapid rise. Although he lost to the Chinese Taipei combination Li Yang/Wang Qilin in the men's doubles final of the Paris Olympics and only won the silver medal in the end, both of them were "post-00s". Youngness is capital, which means having a bright future. After the Paris Olympics, the traffic and commercial value of the two men increased sharply, becoming the "top star" of the Chinese badminton team in one fell swoop and is also regarded as the hope for the re-rise of Chinese men's doubles.

However, in 2025, the two's record took a sharp turn: the first round of the Malaysia Open, the Malaysia Masters stopped at the semi-finals, the Indian Championships stopped at the semi-finals, and the Asian Championships stopped at the semi-finals. Although he reached the finals at the low-level Orleans Open in France, he lost 1-2 to the South Korean combination Kang Min-hyuk/Qi Dong-ju in the final and still missed the championship. In the Singapore Open in July, "King Liang" lost at the key points and lost to the South Korean combination Kim Won-ho/Seo Seung-jae for the third consecutive time, stopping in the quarterfinals. The Japanese Open also lost to Malaysian men's doubles Wang Yaoxin/Zhang Yuyu, and stopped in the quarterfinals.

In this China Open, although "King Liang" broke through South Korean "nemesis" Jiang Minhe/Qi Dongju and showed signs of recovery, facing the Indonesian group Alfian/Fikri, who had not had a long time in combination, the two did not have a good way to extend the phone. The key points of the fluctuation still exists, and they stopped in the semi-finals for the third time this season.

From a technical perspective, there are indeed technical problems in the "King Liang" these games, but compared with technical problems such as not being sophisticated enough in the hair extensions, competing before the network, and high error rate in key points handling, the mentality of the two is more worthy of attention.

In the traffic era, athletes are often pushed to the peak of traffic involuntarily. Traffic can bring commercial value, but "fan circle culture" is also eroding the athletes' "breathing right". Airport fans encircled one after another. After the two lost the game, their fans even started a verbal battle on the Internet and browsed bad comments under their opponents' social accounts. This also means that athletes are always under the microscope of public opinion, and every mistake is infinitely magnified, and the psychological pressure will inevitably directly affect their performance on the court.

In fact, for "King Liang", who is only 24 years old, losing is not terrible. Data shows that the average running-in cycle of the top three men's doubles group in the world in the past decade has reached 5.2 years. The "King Liang" has been working together for 8 years, and now the "King Liang" has only been working together for 3 years. It is better to give them a more relaxed environment instead of expecting quick success and instant benefits. After all, after the traffic carnival, the weight of the badminton is finally subject to the racket. Using a loose public opinion environment to loosen athletes is actually to leave sparks for the future. ([Original] Reporter: Su Qing; Editor: Cen Jiechang; Review and Signature: Zhou Lerui)