On October 16, the first match between China and Japan in the semi-finals of the Badminton Thomas Cup, Shi Yuqi fought against Kento Momota.
It was supposed to be a high-profile match between Mars and Earth, but in the end it was a big deal, with Shi Yuqi losing one set at 20-22 and then abstaining at 5-20 in the second set.
The points of controversy are: 1. Why don't you stick to 1 point instead of giving up on 5-20? 2. If there is indeed an abnormal situation, why not abstain early if you want to abstain? Do you want to abandon it until 5-20?
With this question, the reporter interviewed Shi Yuqi after the game.
What must be praised is that the reporter is very professional, just asked these two key questions, and Shi Yuqi also answered positively.
The first question, Shi Yuqi's answer was: "Because of the 20-point waiver, I haven't lost yet, and I haven't reached 21." Huh. But he then added with a smile: "It doesn't matter. ”
The second question, Shi Yuqi's answer, is that the brain circuits are more distinctive. He said: "Because I felt that I was in a lot of pain at that time, I couldn't run. But in case there's any ball, I'm not talking well, if anything, he seems to be uncomfortable somewhere, right? That's it. ”
It turned out that Shi Yuqi chose 5-20 abstention and really wanted to save face for himself. He did not expect that in the eyes of many people, he had lost even more face.
And he insisted until 5-20, but he was waiting for what happened to Momota Kendou and abstained first? Then it wasn't until 20 minutes that momota felt that there was no situation in Momota and gave up.
Interestingly, throughout the interview, Shi Yuqi, who had abstained, had been laughing and wandering.
However, Shi Yuqi's abstention is actually irrelevant to the Chinese team. Shi Yuqi's teammates gave strength, He Jiting/Zhou Haodong won 2-1 against Homu Zhuolang/Watanabe Yongda, Li Shifeng beat Changshan Gantai 2-0, and Liu Cheng/Wang Yilu also won 2-0. The Chinese team finally defeated Japan 3:1 and reached the final of the Thomas Cup.