On February 15, the 2022 Asian Badminton Team Championship officially began, and on the first day of competition, the host Malaysian women's team performed well, winning three consecutive games in a 0-2 situation, and finally completing a big reversal 3-2, and defeating the defending champion Japan. The South Korean men's and women's teams performed well, winning five consecutive matches in their first matches, sweeping India and Kazakhstan 5-0. Indonesia, as the defending champion of men's singles, defeated Hong Kong China 4-1 in the first match, and the Indonesian women's team also defeated the Hong Kong women's team 4-1. Today, the host Malaysian men's team will usher in their debut, meeting with the Singapore team led by Luo Jianyou, when Li Zijia vs Luo Jianyou is quite interesting.
The Asian Badminton Team Championship is the Toyu Cup qualifier held in Bangkok, Thailand in May this year, and the top three teams in the Asian Team Championship will directly advance. The Chinese team missed the event due to the impact of the epidemic, and had already locked the qualification for the main tournament in advance, so it gave up the opportunity to train troops. Other participating teams, including Japan, South Korea, Indonesia and other teams, did not send the main team to participate, most of them were second-tier or substitute teams, mainly training, while the host Malaysia team sent a full main team, looking forward to winning the championship at home.
The first day of focus was the match between the host Malaysian women's team and the defending champion Japan, the first three games were a contest between the two women's singles, and as a result, the first two games, Malaysia's Ji Su Na and Wen Qixuan lost to Renping Caiyue and Gunji Lizi, resulting in Malaysia in a 0-2 disadvantage. In the crucial third game, Siti and Mingdi Yangcai, 21-16, 22-20, won the key victory 2-0, giving Malaysia a chance to breathe. In the next two women's doubles games, in the case of the unexpected absence of the main player Tina due to the diagnosis of the new crown, Chen Kangle and the 20-year-old Xiao Zixuan teamed up to defeat Hiroami Yuki / Yuna Kato 24-22, 21-18, and the big equalizer dragged into the decider. In the last women's doubles match, Zhang Qingyu / Zhang Meixin was full of firepower, and won 21-12, 21-5 against Mingdi Yangcai / Gunshi Lizi, completing a big reversal for Malaysia, with an aggregate score of 3-2 victory over the defending champion Japan women's team.
In other matches of the day, the Korean men's and women's teams performed well, and the Korean men's team swept the Indian team led by the rising star Lakashia 5-0 under the leadership of Jeon Yi Chen. The South Korean women's team swept the Kazakhstan women's team easily 5-0. The defending champion of the men's team, Indonesia, defeated Hong Kong 4-1, while the Indonesian women's team also defeated the Hong Kong women's team 4-1. On February 16, Beijing time, the Asian team will enter the second match day, the host Malaysia men's team will meet the Singapore team, the duel between the two sides, Li Zijia vs. Luo Jianyou, will become the focus of attention from the outside world.