Mark Caljouw was unable to surprise at the World Badminton Championship against Viktor Axelsen. In the first game against Viktor Axelsen, the 27-year-old badminton player made a good impression against the number one in the world, after which the second game was also lost and the World Cup is over for Caljouw: 19-21, 10-21.
Caljouw had easily qualified for the second round by beating Jia Heng Jason Teh easily in the first round. The 27-year-old Dutchman also made a good impression in the second round of the World Cup against Olympic champion Axelsen.
In the first game of the match, Caljouw had to take the win. Against the number one in the world, the 27-year-old badminton player had a 19-16 lead over Axelsen, partly due to the necessary mistakes at the Dane. After Caljouw had just misjudged a shuttle, Axelsen got on track and won the first game 19-21.
In game two Caljouw’s resistance was broken and there was little to say against Axelsen. The world number one and Olympic champion never got into trouble again and won game two 10-21, registering his 32nd win in a row.
