In the early morning of December 13, Beijing time, the first match day of the 2021 Badminton World Championships continued. In a focus battle in the men's singles arena, China's Zhao Junpeng met the 10th seed Wang Ziwei. Zhao Junpeng ranked 42nd in the world, and Wang Ziwei ranked 12th in the world, after the two had met 5 times before, and Zhao Junpeng had the upper hand with 3 wins and 2 losses.
In the first set, Zhao Junpeng started with a 4-1 lead, and Prince Weilian chased 4 points to win. Since then, Wang Ziwei has gradually grasped the initiative on the field, leading 11-7 into a technical interval. After the timeout, Zhao Junpeng struggled to chase the points, narrowing the gap to only 2 points at one point, but after 18-16, Wang Ziwei scored three consecutive points and won the first set 21-16.
In the second set, Zhao Junpeng established a five-point advantage 7-2, and Wang Ziwei chased the score to 7-8. Zhao Junpeng scored 5 consecutive points to open the gap again, and in the second half of the course, Wang Ziwei once chased 17-18 and only trailed by 1 point, and Zhao Junpeng scored 3 consecutive points at the critical moment, dragging the game into the decider 21-17.
Zhao Junpeng gradually took the initiative after the decider drew 3 draws, leading 11-7 into a technical interval. After the suspension, Zhao Junpeng continued to expand his advantage, scoring 10 match points 20-10. On match points, Prince Wei lian chased 5 points, and Zhao Junpeng cashed in on the 6th match point to win the decider 21-15.
In the end, after three fierce sets of matches, Zhao Junpeng defeated the 10th seed Wang Ziwei 16-21/21-17/21-15 to successfully reach the men's singles round of 32. At this point, the first day of the World Championships was completed, and on the first day of the world championship, the national feathers achieved a record of 6 total victories, showing a very strong state.