In the early morning of December 15, Beijing time, the third matchday of the World Championships continued. In a focus battle in the mixed doubles, the top seeds zheng siwei / Huang Yaqiong made their debut at the World Championships, and the two opponents were zhang Dezheng / Wu Yongyao, who is ranked 28th in the world.
The IELTS combination started the first set with a 7-1 lead, and the 11-6 two-point lead by five points into a technical break. In the second half, Zhang Dezheng/ Wu Yongyao began to chase points, scoring 5 consecutive points and then chasing 15-16. Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong scored four consecutive points at the crucial moment to win the first set 21-16.
In the second set, Zhang Dezheng/ Wu Yongyao took a 5-1 lead to start the game, and the advantage between the two continued to expand, and the 11-4 lead went into a timeout. After the timeout, Cheung Tak-jeong/Wu Wing-yeol maintained their advantage, winning the second set 21-13.
The decider Zhang Dezheng / Wu Yongyao also started 5-1, the IELTS combination struggled to catch up, and Zhang Dezheng / Wu Yongyao entered the technical interval 11-7. After that, Zhang Dezheng / Wu Yongyao once again extended their advantages, and won the match point 20-13. Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong chased four consecutive points at match points, and the opponent cashed in on the fifth match point, and Zhang Dezheng/Wu Yongyao won the decider 21-17.
In the end, after three rounds of fierce matches, Zhang Dezheng / Wu Yongyao defeated the top seeds Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong 16-21/21-13/21-17 to successfully reach the mixed doubles round of sixteen. The IELTS combination was upset and encountered a round trip at this World Championship.