China Badminton: Men’s Team Wins Asian Team Competition Opener

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Original title: China’s men’s badminton team defeated Macau, China and won a good start in the Asian team competition

China News Service, Qingdao, February 3rd. The 2026 Asian Badminton Team Championship (referred to as the “Asian Team Championship”) kicked off on the 3rd in Qingdao, Shandong. The Chinese men’s badminton team defeated the Macau team of China 5:0 and got a “good start”.

The Asian Badminton Team Championship is hosted by the Asian Badminton Federation and is the highest level badminton team event in Asia. This tournament has men’s team and women’s team events, and is the Asian qualifying tournament for the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup in the same year.

As the previous champion of the event, the Chinese badminton men’s team is ranked in Group A with the Thailand team and the Macau, China team. In the first match against the Macau team of China, the Chinese team sent Wang Zhengxing, Hu Zhe’an and Zhu Xuanchen to play in the men’s singles, while the men’s doubles was played by Hu Keyuan/Lin Xiangyi and Chen Junting/Liu Junrong.

In the first match, Wang Zhengxing defeated Pei Pengfeng of the Macau team of China 2:0. Wang Zhengxing said after the game that as the team’s first singles player, he was ready to face difficulties. In the next game, he will face high-ranking players from other teams as an attacker to show his level and mental outlook.

In the second game, Hu Keyuan/Lin Xiangyi also defeated the Macau, China combination Wu Jiasheng/Dong Junyan in straight games. “Team competitions should focus on offense. The trust of the team makes us more eager to score on the court and show the momentum of young players.” Hu Keyuan said.

In the subsequent games, Hu Zhe’an, Chen Junting/Liu Junrong and Zhu Xuanchen all defeated their respective opponents 2:0, helping the Chinese badminton men’s team defeat the Macau, China team 5:0. On the 5th, the Chinese team will face the Thai team, the last opponent in the group stage. (Hu Yaojie and Wang Yu)

Source: China News Network

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