Sichuan News 2024-04-28 21:38
On April 28, the Chengdu 2024 Thomas and Uber Cup will continue to be held in Chengdu.
Sichuan News reporter Xue Jian
On April 28, the 2024 Thomas Cup and Uber Cup Finals (hereinafter referred to as: Chengdu 2024 Thomas and Uber Cup) will continue to be held in Chengdu. In the Thomas Cup match that just ended in the evening, the Chinese badminton men’s team defeated the Canadian team 5:0 and won two consecutive group stage victories. In the next game, they will have a direct dialogue with the South Korean team, the strongest opponent in this group, to compete for the first place in the group.
Compared with the first game, the Chinese badminton men’s team has slightly adjusted its lineup for this game: Shi Yuqi, Li Shifeng, and the “Liang Wang combination” are unbeatable, but they have sent He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu and Weng Hongyang in the double double and triple single positions respectively. . Looking back at the opponent Canadian team, their first singles player Yang Can has performed well this season. In the first round of the men’s singles of the Indonesia Badminton Masters, he defeated Li Shifeng in an upset. However, the gap in strength between them and the Chinese men’s badminton team is obvious.
Athletes in competition.
In the first men’s singles match, Yang Can, ranked 24th in the world, hardly caused any trouble to Shi Yuqi. Shi Yuqi defeated his opponent in straight games 21:9, 21:14 and won three consecutive victories against Yang Can. Later, China’s No. 1 men’s doubles Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang made their debut. Facing the world’s 45th-ranked Kevin Lee/Alexander Lindemann, the two had the upper hand 21:9 from the start. In the second game, the “Liang Wang Combination” played steadily and finally won another victory at 21:18, helping the Chinese badminton men’s team take a 2:0 lead. In the third game, Li Shifeng, ranked 6th in the world, faced Victor Lai, ranked 93rd in the world, and defeated his opponent 21:6, 21:14, helping the Chinese badminton men’s team seal the victory 3:0.
Athletes in competition.
In the following two sets, the Chinese men’s badminton team won without any suspense. He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu, ranked 11th in the world, defeated Yagura Ni/Imran Wadia, who were not yet ranked in the world, 21:4, 21:9. Weng Hongyang, ranked 16th in the world, defeated Qiao 21:12, 21:7. Shi Ruan, the latter is ranked 342nd in the world. So far, the Chinese badminton men’s team defeated their opponents 5:0 and won two consecutive group stage victories.
In the final round of the group stage, the Chinese badminton men’s team will face the challenge of the strongest opponent in the group, the South Korean team. “The overall strength of the Korean team is still relatively strong, and their resilience should not be underestimated.” Shi Yuqi said that playing against the Korean team will definitely be very difficult, and they must be fully prepared. “Their doubles players’ playing style is more mature, more stable, and faster.” Liang Weikeng said, “We will show the mental outlook of a pair and make good tactical and psychological preparations.”
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