On April 28, Beijing time, the Badminton Asian Championships are underway. Ongoing is a single-event quarter-final battle, with the national men's doubles Ren Xiangyu Tan Qiang facing the Indonesian world champion duo of Ashan/Hendra. The latter, Ashan/Hendra is ranked No. 2 in the world and is also the number one seed in the men's doubles of the Asian Championships. Ren Xiangyu Tan Qiang ranked 340th in the world, and the two sides had not played each other before.
In the first set, Guoyu youngster Ren Xiangyu Tan qiang entered the state quickly, continuously flat and fast attack, and took the lead in the opening 11:6 to enter the technical suspension. After the suspension, Ren Xiangyu Tan Qiang can be described as a quick decision, easily locking in the victory at 21:9 and leading 1:0. The first game took only 9 minutes. Ren Xiangyu Tan Qiang's rhythm is very fast, playing his own technical and tactical advantages.
In the second set, Ren Xiangyu Tan Qiang was still steady and steady, the opponent Ah Shan/Hendra was experienced and intended to slow down the rhythm, Ren Xiangyu Tan Qiang continued to attack quickly, leading 11:8 to take the lead into the technical suspension. After the suspension, Ren Xiangyu Tan Qiang won the match point 20:15. Without missing a chance, the two locked up the win 21:15, dropped two straight sets, and the total score was 2:0 zero sheet ahead of the Asian Championship men's doubles top seed Ashan/Hendra, successfully advancing to the top eight list.
It can be said that Ren Xiangyu Tan Qiang is the biggest surprise of the Asian Championships of Guoyu. After successfully defeating the top seed in men's doubles, Ren Xiangyu Tan Qiang will next face the Malaysian men's doubles duo Wu Shifei /Izudin. The two are in good shape, which is very favorable for the next Thomas Cup. Next, the two pairs of men's doubles world champions Liu Yuchen Ou Xuanyi also faced the Indonesian world champion doubles and Argentine combination.
It is worth mentioning that after Ren Xiangyu won, he bowed to his predecessor Ah Shan/Hendra, who was also a legend in the badminton world although he lost. In other arenas, Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong fell two straight sets to 21:11, 21:13, and the aggregate score was 2:0 clean sheet against Adnan/Bandaso, successfully advancing to the top eight list. Next, Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong will face the winner between Wu Shunfa/Lai Jiemin and Kaneko Yuki/Matsutomo Misaki.