On December 12, Beijing time, the first match day of the 2021 Badminton World Championships was contested. In a competition in the women's singles arena, China's Han Yue met Ruan Cuiling. Han Yue is ranked 30th in the world, while her opponent Ruan Cuiling is ranked 50th, after the two had met once before at the 2019 Thailand Open, when Han Yue won the final victory.
In the first set, Han Yue took the lead in the form, and she scored 8 consecutive points to establish a 7-point advantage 9-2. Since then, Han Yue has continued to work hard, leading 11-4 into a technical interval. After the timeout, Han Yue maintained his advantage and won 8 set points 20-12. Ruan Cuiling defused four consecutive inning points, and Han Yue cashed in on the fifth inning point to win the first set 21-16.
In the first half of the second inning, the two sides alternated leads, and the point difference was not widened. Ruan Cuiling led 11-10 into the timeout, after which Han Yue scored seven consecutive points to open the gap 17-11. Since then, Han Yue has maintained the advantage and ushered in the match point 20-13. The opponent defused the first match point, Han Yue cashed in at the second match point, and won the second set 21-14.
In the end, after two rounds of fierce competition, China's Han Yue defeated Thailand's Ruan Cuiling 21-16/21-14 to successfully advance to the second round of women's singles. Due to the withdrawal of Han Yue's opponent Marlene in the second round, Han Yue won without a fight and advanced to the women's singles round of 16 at this World Championships.