On December 12, Beijing time, the first matchday of the 2021 Badminton World Championships began to compete, and in a showdown in the men's singles field, China's Li Shifeng met with the United States' Lin Enkai. Ranked 63rd in the world and his opponent Lynn 94th in the world, the match was the first meeting between the two.
In the first set, Li Shifeng quickly entered the form, he made a 4-0 start, after Lynn with 1 point, Li Shifeng scored 8 consecutive points to achieve a huge advantage of 12-1. After that, Li Shifeng's advantage continued to expand, and under the situation of 17-6 lead, Li Shifeng scored 4 consecutive points and won the first set easily 21-6.
After 3 draws in the second set, Li Shifeng began to open the gap, leading 11-5 into the technical timeout. After the suspension, Li Shifeng continued to extend her advantage, leading 16-5 after scoring five consecutive points. After that, Li Shifeng maintained his advantage and won the second set 21-10.
In the end, in a match that took only 29 minutes, China's Li Shifeng lost two straight sets to beat Lynn 21-6, 21-10. Li Shifeng made his debut at the World Championships and made it to the men's singles round of 32 at the World Championships.