On December 12, Beijing time, the 2021 Badminton World Championships will kick off. Today, the BWF announced the schedule of the first match day, and on the first match day, Many Chinese players such as Ou Xuanyi/Feng Xueying, Zhao Junpeng, Lu Guangzu, Han Yue, Li Shifeng, Liu Cheng/Huang Kaixiang will play.
Lu Guangzu will meet rival Quinravut in the opener, and Lu Guangzu is currently ranked 27th in the world, and his opponent is ranked 18th in the world. The two have never fought before, and this match is the first time the two sides have met.
In venue 3, Lee will play in the second match, and his opponent is The American Lynn. The two are ranked 63rd and 94th in the world, respectively, and Lynn has suffered three consecutive defeats before, which is also the first meeting between the two.
Zhao Junpeng will play in the 9th game of venue 1, and his opponent is the 10th seed Wang Ziwei. Wang Ziwei ranked 12th in the world, and Zhao Junpeng ranked 42nd, after the two had met 5 times before, and Zhao Junpeng had the upper hand with 3 wins and 2 losses.
Han Yue will play in Match 5 of Venue 2, and her opponent is Ruan Cuiling. Han Yue is ranked 30th in the world and Ruan Cuiling is ranked 50th, and the two have met once at the 2019 ThaiLand Open, and Han Yue has beaten his opponent in two straight sets.
In the mixed doubles arena, Ou Xuanyi / Feng Xueying will make their first appearance on venue 1, and the opponent of the two is the Danish duo of Noel / Maglund. Knoll/Maglund is ranked 27th in the world, and Ou Xuanyi/Feng Xueying is ranked 46th in the world.
Liu Cheng/Huang Kaixiang made their 9th appearance in venue 2, and their first-round opponent was Hong Kong's Zhang Dezheng and Yang Mingnuo. Huang Kaixiang/Liu Cheng is ranked 25th in the world, while their opponents are ranked 81st, and the two pairs have never played each other before.