Malaysia Masters main tournament kicks off
National feather 9 wins and 3 losses, Li Shifeng defeated Dapopov for the first time
2024-05-23 11:10:21 Source: China Sports Daily Reporter Zhou Yuan
The first round of the 2024 Malaysia Badminton Masters started on May 22. The national badminton record that day was 9 wins and 3 losses, and the most watched duel came from the men’s singles. Asian Games men’s singles champion Li Shifeng came back to win 2-1, defeating France’s Dapopov for the first time.
Although Li Shifeng is ranked 6th in the world and Dapopov is only ranked 23rd in the world, Li Shifeng suffered defeats in the three previous encounters between the two. The most recent encounter was at this year’s All England Open, where he lost 0-2.
In the first round of this station, Li Shifeng encountered the bitter opponent again, and he played tenaciously. In the first game, the rhythm of the game was always under the control of Popov. 12 to 21, Li Shifeng lost the first game. In the second game, Li Shifeng took the advantage in the middle and front half and started a stalemate with his opponent. After catching up to 19, Popov accelerated his attack, but the effect was not good. Li Shifeng defended steadily and won 21 to 19, dragging the game into the deciding game. In the first half of the deciding game, Popov led 11 to 8 and exchanged venues, but then his mistakes increased. Li Shifeng started the overtaking mode, played a small climax of 8 to 1, and locked the victory with 21 to 15, defeating Popov for the first time and advancing to the top 16.
In the other three men’s singles matches, Lu Guangzu defeated Chinese Taipei’s Li Jiahao 23-21, 21-12, Lei Lanxi lost 1-2 to Malaysia’s Liang Junhao, and Zhao Junpeng lost 1-2 to Malaysia’s “big brother” Lee Zi Jia and missed the top 16.
In the women’s singles field, four Chinese featherweights advanced to the top 16. Top seed Han Yue easily defeated Malaysian player Resana 21-14, 21-9. Gao Fangjie defeated Indian rookie Huda and Zhang Yiman 21-13, 21-18. Defeated Qiu Pinqian of Chinese Taipei 21-19, 21-10. No. 2 seed Wang Zhiyi defeated Indian player Akhilshi 24-22, 21-13.
The national badminton men’s doubles pair Chen Boyang/Liu Yi, who reached the finals of the Thailand Open last week, defeated the German pair Gass/Walker 21-14, 21-10 to advance to the top 16.
In the previous Thailand Open mixed doubles champions Guo Xinwa/Chen Fanghui faced Indonesian combination Hidayatullah/Planata in the first round, they performed normally and won 21-16, 21-15 to advance to the top 16. Another Chinese badminton team, Cheng Xing/Li Qian, easily defeated the Malaysian team Chen Bingli/Xie Yixi 21-10, 21-6 in the first round and entered the next round. Mixed doubles newcomers Zhou Zhihong/Yang Jiayi failed to challenge the No. 2 seed Danish combination Christiansen/Boll in the first round and lost 1-2, stopping in the first round.
Tags: Editor: Bi Zhen
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