On December 16, Beijing time, the BWF World Championships are underway. At present, there is a battle for the top eight seats in the individual event. In the just-concluded match, the world's no. 1 Dai Ziying defeated Scotland's Gilmour 2:1 on aggregate and successfully advanced. Defending champion Sindhu easily defeated Thailand's Li Miaowei 2:0 on aggregate and successfully advanced. Next, Dai Ziying faced defending champion Sindu.
In the match between defending champions Sindu and Lee Wonderful, Sindhu led 11:9 in the first set to enter the technical suspension, And Lee made more mistakes, and Sindu won the first set 21:14. In the second set, Sindu still had an absolute advantage, leading 11:6, and in the end, 21:18 locked in the win, fell two straight sets, and easily advanced to the women's singles quarterfinals of the World Championships. I have to say that as soon as Sindu arrived at the competition, his status recovered very quickly.
In the match between Dai Ziying and Gilmour, in the first set, Dai Ziying won the first set 21:10. In the second set, Gilmour won the set point at 20:12, and Dai Ziying once chased it to 19:20. In the end, Gilmour pulled back a thrilling set 21:19, and the two sides drew 1:1. In the decider, Dai Ziying did not miss the opportunity, locked up the victory 21:11, defeated Gilmour 2:1 on aggregate, and successfully advanced to the women's singles quarterfinals.
Next, the national featherweight Player Zhang Yiman took on South Korea's famous Kim Jae-eun. In the first set, the two sides opened with a 5-5 draw. Kim Jia-eun won the score 8:6, after which Zhang Yiman rebounded again, leading 11:10 to take the lead into the technical suspension. After the timeout, the young player Zhang Yiman played very proactively, leading 15:10 and expanding the advantage. Zhang Yiman is currently ranked 46th in the world and Kim Jia-eun is ranked 20th in the world. But Zhang Yiman played momentum, locking in the victory 21:16 and leading 1:0.
In the second set, South Korea's Kim Jae-eun started with a 4-2 lead. South Korea's Kim Jae-eun led 11:8 to take the lead into technical timeout. After the timeout, Guoyu youngster Zhang Yiman began to chase points, and the two sides drew 15:15. After that, Zhang Yiman scored three consecutive points and rebounded again at 18:15. In the end, Zhang Yiman locked up the victory 21:19, dropped two straight sets, defeated Kim Jia-eun, and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Championships.