On December 17, Beijing time, the 6th matchday of the World Championships began to compete, in a contest in the men's singles field, China's Zhao Junpeng played, and his opponent was Lakshya. Zhao Junpeng is ranked 42nd in the world, and his opponent is ranked 19th in the world, and the two sides have never played each other before.
Zhao Junpeng led 6-3 in the opening stage of the first game, and Lakshya chased down 6 draws, after which Zhao Junpeng once again established a slight advantage, and Lakshya scored 6 consecutive points after 10-13 to establish the advantage 16-13. In the final stage of the inning, Lakshja scored three consecutive points to win the first set 21-15.
In the second set, Zhao Junpeng began with a 4-1 lead, and the opponent scored 4 consecutive points to 5-4, after which the two sides fell into a stalemate on the field, and Zhao Junpeng scored 6 consecutive points in the middle of the game to establish a 15-10 lead. In the second half, Zhao Junpeng retained his advantage and won the set point 20-14. The opponent defused the first set point, and Zhao Junpeng won the second set 21-15.
The two of them competed fiercely in the decider, with Zhao Junpeng having a slight advantage in the first half, entering a technical interval 11-8. After the suspension, Lakshya chased for 11 draws, after which the two alternated leads on the field, and after 20 draws, Lakshya scored two consecutive points and won the decider 22-20.
In the end, after three fierce sets of competition, Lakshya defeated China's Zhao Junpeng 21-15/15-21/22-20 to successfully reach the men's singles final four of this World Championship. Zhao Junpeng regretted that he was out of the game, and Guo Yu was all out of the men's singles at this World Championships without a medal.