Original title: Defeat defending champion Guoyu 3-1 to advance to Thomas Cup semi-finals
Author: Zhu Yanan
On May 2, the 2024 Thomas Cup and Uber Cup kicked off the first elimination day. In the Thomas Cup quarter-finals in the afternoon, the Chinese badminton men’s team faced off against the defending champion Indian team. In the competition, Guoyu finally defeated his opponent 3-1 and advanced to the semi-finals.
Shi Yuqi, who took the lead, defeated Indian player Prannoy 2-1 (15-21, 21-11, 21-14), giving the Chinese team the lead. After the game, Shi Yuqi said that his victory is also an incentive for the team. After winning an order, the pressure on the subsequent players will be less.
Then Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang defeated the Indian pair Rankireddy/Shetty 21-15, 11-21, 21-12. After the game, Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang also affirmed the strength of the opponent’s combination. They said that the opponent had more experience in the team competition and performed more stably. Especially in the final stage, the opponent’s ups and downs were smaller and their mentality was relatively stable. In the last round of the group stage, the Chinese team suffered defeats in both men’s doubles games. Wang Chang said that in response to the ball speed, wind direction, and the overall team competition format, their playing tactics and concepts have also made some fine-tuning. Today The desired effect was achieved.
The second singles match was between Li Shifeng and Lakshya. Li Shifeng won the first game 21-13. In the next two games, he lost to his opponent 8-21 and 14-21 respectively. It was a tragic reversal. It was a pity that he could not Seal the victory. Li Shifeng said that there were some mistakes in the middle of the third game. I was too anxious to attack. There was nothing wrong with wanting to speed up, but I was too anxious.It immediately slowed down the opponent. Once the score was widened, it was difficult for him to catch up.
He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu, who then came on the court, did not give their opponents any chance, and won the game neatly with two scores of 21-10, helping the Chinese team seal the victory 3-1.
The opponent of the Chinese badminton men’s team in the semi-finals will be the Malaysian team. They defeated the Japanese team 3-1 in the quarter-finals tonight.
In the Uber Cup quarter-finals in the morning, the Chinese women’s badminton team defeated the Danish team 3-0 and met the Japanese team in the semi-finals.
2024-05-03 08:28:09
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