The draw results for the men’s badminton team of the Hangzhou Asian Games came out on Wednesday (September 27). It was very interesting. It was also the first round, but the two weak teams Mongolia and Nepal faced off, while Singapore had to challenge the third seed Japan, a neighboring country. Malaysia challenges South Korea.
The top four seeds for the men’s team event are Indonesia, China, Japan and India. Among them, Indonesia is the 2020 Thomas Cup champion, China is the champion of the last Asian Games, and India is the 2022 Thomas Cup champion.
The badminton competition of this Asian Games will be held at the Binjiang Gymnasium, with the first round starting on Thursday (28th). The Chinese men’s team consists of Luo Jianyou, Xu Yongkai, Luo Jianxian, Xu Jiawei, Zheng Jiaheng, Wu Zhonghan, Ni Zujie and Guo Junliang.
After the results come out, Singapore will face a tough battle in the first round and challenge Japan in the top 16. Martin Andrew, technical director of the Chinese Badminton Association, said in an interview with Lianhe Zaobao that the team will take on the challenge as an attacker.
He said: “The draw is random and we will face a difficult match, as will Malaysia and South Korea. It will be difficult to play Japan, who have many top-ranked players in singles and doubles. It will be difficult for us That said, every player needs to perform well. In all competitions, our world rankings are at a disadvantage, but we are attackers and players like Luo Jianyou can beat anyone.”
Among the top four seeds, Indonesia, India and China received byes in the first round and will directly advance to the quarterfinals. In the first round, there will be a fierce battle between the Malaysian and South Korean men’s teams. No matter who is in the top half, they will face Indonesia. It will be another tough battle. If Singapore defeats Japan, its opponent in the next round will be the winner of Hong Kong and Thailand.
India, also in the top half, has the best luck. Their top eight opponents are weaker. Whether they face Mongolia or Nepal, they are expected to pass easily.
2023-09-27 07:58:20
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