On the evening of October 17, the Chinese team lost 0-3 to Indonesia in the final of the Thomas Cup, missing the 11th soup cup title. Looking back at this game, the loss of lu Guangzu in the first single was a key factor in the failure of the national feather. The defeat in the defense of the yu cup also exposed one of the biggest problems of The National Feather: who is the new generation leader of the men's team.
Chen Long and Lin Dan
Looking back at the past, the former Guoyu a brother Lin Dan led Guoyu to dominate the world hegemony for a long time. But the age is not spared, with the retirement of Lin Dan, a feather wizard, who is the new brother of the national feather, it is highlighted. Because Lin Dan's career is too long, Chen Long, who was originally considered the most promising, also became a veteran after Lin Dan retired. More importantly, as Chen Long grew older, his state also declined, and he already had a feeling of being cheap and old. Not long ago at the Tokyo Olympic Games, the 32-year-old Chen Long lost 0-2 to Anselong in the final, and then in the semi-finals of the National Games, Chen Long lost 0-2 to his brother Shi Yuqi. Two consecutive losses in key matches prove that the peak of Chen Long has passed, the spirit is not there, and it is difficult to carry the banner of the national feather.
After Chen Long, the most promising successor to Lin Dan is Shi Yuqi, but the serious injury in 2019 has caused his career to suffer a heavy blow and his condition has been greatly affected. After the comeback, although it caught up with the Tokyo Olympics, it lost to Anseron in the 4|1 finals and was out. Not long ago, the Su Cup and this Soup Cup, although Shi Yuqi fought hard, but the Su Cup group stage and knockout rounds lost to the Thai men's singles player Kunravut and the Danish brother Anseron, and the Semifinals of the Soup Cup were completed and defeated to Momota Kendou in the form of abandonment, which exposed his technical and psychological deficiencies, and also made people doubt his willpower and combat effectiveness. In this case, the "stone" that is not hard enough is also difficult to take over Lin Dan.
Li Shifeng
Chen Long is old, the stone is soft, who is the new brother of Guoyu? Of course, the biggest hope is that Lu Guangzu, Li Shifeng and Weng Hongyang, who will serve as the second and third singles in the soup cup this time, will be the three. Actual combat is the touchstone. Judging from the live situation of the soup cup, the comparison of the three people, the 2018 Youth Olympic Games men's singles gold medal and the national badminton championship champion Li Shifeng performed the most eye-catching. Against Thailand, he defeated Quinrawut, who defeated Shi Yuqi, and in the semi-finals, he overthrew Kanta Tokiyama. In the final against Christie, Li Shifeng also fought until the decider before losing to Jonatan. Realistically speaking, although the National Feather Soup Cup lost the title, Li Shifeng's performance became the greatest joy and harvest. In time, after more experience, I believe that Li Shifeng, who has just turned 21, will become more mature and pick up the beam. Let's look forward to it!