On December 14, Beijing time, the 2021 World Badminton Championships entered its third match day. On that day, Chinese players will attack in all five individual events. He Bingjiao will face France's Bartomine in the second round of women's singles, Jia Yifan/Chen Qingchen, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong will appear in the second round of women's doubles and mixed doubles, and the "Fan Chen" combination and "IELTS combination" will officially start their own championship journey.
Men's Singles: Lu Guangzu challenges Zhou Tiancheng Li Shifeng Zhao Junpeng is looking forward to promotion
In the second round of men's singles, all three Chinese players will play. Among them, Lu Guangzu will challenge Chinese Taipei star Zhou Tiancheng. As the No. 4 seed of the tournament, Zhou Tiancheng was ranked fourth in the world and Lu Guangzu was ranked 27th in the world; in the first round, Lu Guangzu showed Thailand's Kunlavut 2-0 without being optimistic, and Zhou Tiancheng also swept Thailand's Tamasin in two straight sets. Previously, Lu Guangzu and Zhou Tiancheng had played each other three times, and Zhou Tiancheng had won all of them. In this game, Lu Guangzu will encounter a severe test.
Lu Guangzu
Li Shifeng faced the 12th seed, India's Kidambi, and the opponent was ranked 14th in the world, and Li Shifeng was ranked 63rd in the world. In the first round, Li Shifeng simply and neatly defeated the American Timothy Timothy 2-0, making a good start to his first world championship trip. Judging from the comparison of strengths, Kidambi should be above Li Shifeng. As long as Li Shifeng fights hard against his opponents, it is not impossible to advance to the round of 16.
Zhao Junpeng faced Japan's Watanabe Hanggui, Zhao Junpeng defeated the 10th seed Chinese Taipei's Wang Ziwei 2-1, against the world's No. 40 Watanabe Hanggui, Zhao Junpeng also had a chance to win.
In other competitions, Poland's Rogarski, who received Momota's retirement gift, faced Argentina's Kaoduen, the 15th seed Japan's Nishimoto Kenta faced India's Lakshya Sen, Ireland's Nguyen Il faced England's Bent, and Canada's Chinese Yang Can played against France's Russel.
Women's Singles: He Bingjiao played In Bartomine Dai Ziying made her debut
In the second round of women's singles, He Bingjiao, who had a bye in the first round, faced France's Bartomine. As the No. 8 seeded player at the tournament, He Bingjiao is one of the favorite players to win the women's singles championship. Bartomine's world ranking is only 58th, far above He Bingjiao. As long as He Bingjiao plays normally, it should not be a big problem to advance to the round of 16.
He Bingjiao
In other competitions, top seedEdo Chinese Taipei's Dai Ziying made his debut against Russia's Kosekskaya; Singapore's Yang Jiamin, the 15th seed, Singapore's Kristi Gilmour; India's No. 6 seed Sindu against Slovenia's Repiska, no. 9 seed Thai li meimei against Belgium's Tan Lianni, and no. 10 seed Canada's Li Wenshan against Denmark's Jørgensen.
Men's Doubles: Liu Cheng / Huang Kaixiang face No. 5 seed Tokyo Olympic champion
In the second round of men's doubles, Liu Cheng / Huang Kaixiang will face the No. 5 seed Japanese duo of Shoro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi. In the first round, Liu Cheng/Huang Kaixiang defeated Hong Kong's Zhang Dezheng/Yang Mingnuo. Facing the No. 5 seed of the tournament, the Chinese combination's promotion is not small. Previously, the two sides had no record of confrontation.
Liu Cheng/Huang Kaixiang
In other competitions, the 13th seeded England player Rane/Wendi took on France's Diru/Verig, the No. 3 seed, Tokyo Olympic men's doubles champion Wang Qilin/Li Yang played against the Netherlands' Gilli/Dricocu, the 14th seed Malaysia's Wu Shifei/Nuizudin played the Scottish duo of Doon/Hal, and the 9th seed Malaysia's Zhang Yuyu/Wang Yaoxin played Denmark's Eppei/Koyar.
Women's Doubles: "Van Chan" meets the Danish duo and is looking forward to sweeping the promotion
In the second round of the women's doubles, Jia Yifan / Chen Qingchen will face the Peruvian duo of Sarazal / Legal. The opponent is ranked 88th in the world, and the "Fan Chen Combination" should be able to pass the level easily.
Jia Yifan/Chen Qingchen
In other competitions, the 15th seeded Canadian duo Rachel/Cai Wanting faced the Dutch duo Titosensteino/Van der Al, the No. 7 seeded Japanese duo Nao Matsuyama/Chiyo Shida, and the No. 4 seeded Japan's Mayu Matsumoto/Nagahara and Kona against Boother/Schultz. The 8th seeded Bulgarian Sisters Stoeva face Turkey's Ekdin/Incze.
Mixed Doubles: "IELTS" vs. Hong Kong, China Ou Xuanyi / Feng Xueying are looking forward to qualifying again
In the second round of mixed doubles, Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong will face the Hong Kong combination of Zhang Deqing / Wu Yongrong. As the top seed of the tournament, the goal of the "IELTS Combination" is to impact the World Championship mixed doubles triple crown, and the opponent is ranked 27th in the world, and the strength is average. Previously, the two sides had fought twice, and the result was once a victory, and the "IELTS combination" could not be taken lightly to avoid the light enemy causing the "gutter to overturn the ship".
Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong
Another Chinese duo, Ou Xuanyi/Feng Xueying, faced the 16th seedEd Arimov/Davalletova, and the opponent ranked 22nd in the world, much higher than Ou Xuanyi/Feng Xueying. However, the World Championships have never lacked cold spots, and the Chinese team should have the confidence to eliminate their opponents.
In addition, the No. 3 seed Japan's Isamu Watanabe / Higashino Yusa will face Russia's Dremin / Dimova, the No. 8 seed France's Jiquil / Delru will face Denmark's Mickelson / Sobi, and the 9th seed Malaysia's Tan Jianming / Lai Peijun will face India's Sharma / Parik. (Huang Kai)
Attached: National feather players play and match (Beijing time)
14th December, 17:00 Lee Sze Fung vs Kidambi (India)
14th December, 18:00 He Bingjiao vs Bartomine (France)
14th December, 18:00 Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan vs Sarazar / Legal (Peru)
December 14th, 18:30 Liu Cheng / Huang Kaixiang VS Hogi Shōro / Yugo Kobayashi (Japan)
14th December, 19:00 Lu Guangzu vs Zhou Tiancheng (Taipei, China)
14th December, 21:00 Joshiro Cho vs Kōki Watanabe (Japan)
14th December, 21:30 Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong vs Zhang Deqing / Wu Yongrong (Hong Kong, China)
14th December, 22:00 Eun Seol / Feng Xueying vs AliMov / Davalletova (Russia)