On May 10, Beijing time, the 2022 Thomas Cup group stage continued to be fiercely contested, and the Chinese team ushered in a second challenge from algeria. In the end, the Chinese team won all the first three games smoothly, winning two consecutive games in advance. Judging from the lineup of the Chinese team in this game, Lu Guangzu, who had a huge physical consumption in his debut, truceed, and the young player Weng Hongyang made an appearance as a three-single debut. Considering that the overall strength of the opponent is relatively limited, the coaching team aims to fully train and examine the lineup to prepare for the quarter-finals later. In the singles event, Zhao Junpeng, Li Shifeng and Weng Hongyang played hand in hand, and the two doubles games were Ren Xiangyu and Tan Qiang, Liu Yuchen and Ou Xuanyi.
The last game was the debut of the Chinese team in this Thomas Cup, and after nearly 6 hours of fighting, the boys struggled to beat the French team. Although the big score was 5-0, the competition for some games was very fierce, and the Chinese team did not win easily, and there were losses in both men's singles and men's doubles events. As a result, the overall state of the players is not at their best. In this competition, the outside world generally believed that the prospects of the Chinese team to compete for the championship were relatively grim, and in the absence of Shi Yuqi and Chen Long, the team was stretched over in the men's singles.
In the group stage, the biggest threat to the Chinese team is the Danish team, and the two teams will also compete for the first place in the group. The match against Algeria was a planned victory. In the first one-single competition, Zhao Junpeng of the Chinese team and Ma Murray of the Algerian team played against each other. In the first game, Zhao Junpeng's comprehensive strength occupied a significant upper hand, scoring many times in attack and multi-beat back and forth, Ma Murray made more mistakes himself, and Zhao Junpeng easily won 21:11. In the second set, the two players competed fiercely in the first half, playing multiple backcourt heavy shots.
Zhao Junpeng used the powerful firepower of the forehand to completely penetrate the Mammery defense and finally won another set at 21:15 to get the first point for the team. In the second men's singles, Li Shifeng played against Algeria's Bellaby. Throughout the game, the Chinese youngster did not give the opponent any chance and won the victory without suspense. The men's doubles competition is a highlight of this game, especially Ren Xiangyu and Tan Qiang's debut in the Thomas Cup, and their performance has attracted the attention of the coaching staff. Facing La Bauvi and Ochev, the Chinese combination was full of firepower, easily defeating the opponent and locking in the victory for the Chinese team.
After winning two consecutive wins, the Chinese team will stage a strong dialogue with Denmark in the final round of the group stage, and whoever can win the two teams will become the first in the group. From the perspective of half-zone opponents, Japan and Malaysia will be the opponents of China and Denmark in the quarterfinals. Exactly how the four teams are playing against each other needs to be seen in the final round. The Goal of this Year's Thomas Cup is to reach the final four of the Chinese team, lu Guangzu, Zhao Junpeng, Li Shifeng, Weng Hongyang, He Jiting and Zhou Haodong, Liu Yuchen and Ou Xuanyi, Tan Qiang and Ren Xiangyu can bring surprises to the Chinese people?
(Luo Treasurer)