The 2021 Total Energy World Badminton World Championships began the second matchday of the competition, and the champion Acetron broke the biggest underdog in the first match, losing to Singapore's Luo Jianyou with a score of 14-21, 21-9, 21-6.
It was Acelon's fourth defeat this year and his most unexpected defeat to date, with Luo losing to Arcelor in the recent Indonesia Open final.
The Olympic champion, the seven-time Danish, won the first set against his opponent in Singapore but was chased by Luo Jianyou in two straight sets to complete the reversal. The world number one looks cramped, irritable, makes too many mistakes and performs well below his normal level.
Arcelor praised his opponent while acknowledging that he had not yet reached the best level. "I think he acted like a winner today and he definitely deserves the win, so I wish him all the best in the next race," Acelon said. "For me personally, the first inning was not bad, but to be honest, I'd rather forget about it. I'll take a few days to look at it again and see if I can learn anything. I feel a little tired now. In the next two innings, almost everything was different. Luo Jianyou has the upper hand and I am in the lower hand. ”
The end of the game was flat, and Luo Jianyou was silent in the celebration, but he left with a big smile.
"I'm very happy with my win. After I lost the first set, I needed to maintain speed in the back races. I need to stay focused. I don't know when he'll get back in shape, and if he gets his confidence back, I'm going to have a hard time winning. I think he's under a lot of pressure and he wants this very much. I'm sure he'll be stronger when he comes back. I still have a long way to go and I need to concentrate on the next game. ”
As for Acelon, he should have picked himself up from this year's experience.
"I'm really happy this year, but today is not the time. I didn't play the way I wanted today. The opponent plays well and deserves to win this game. For me, nothing happened and I did my best. Today is not smooth, not much is what I think he should win completely. I don't want to stand here and cry over what I should have done differently. Luo Jianyou won the game, which he deserved. Tomorrow is a new day, to get better. ”