The 2023 Sudirman Cup continues to be played in Suzhou. In all the matches in the second match, there were two upsets, namely Japan's Dongdu pair losing to France's Gikail/Del Ruy and India's Sindhu losing to Malaysia's Wu Pansy.
In Group D, Japan and France opened the match between mixed doubles world No. 2 Yudai Watanabe and Arisa Higashino against world No. 6 Kikael/Del Ruy, but the Todo combination made a lot of mistakes, losing 27-29 and 16-21, failing to help Japan win the mixed doubles point, but thanks to the rest of his teammates, they eventually beat France 4-1 to advance to the quarterfinals.
Watanabe and Yusa Higashino suffered injuries at the All England Championships, Watanabe was unable to stand for a while, had to be pushed out of the field by a wheelchair, and after a two-month break, they returned in their first Olympic qualifying tournament, the Sudirman Cup. Judging from this game, Watanabe Yudai's competitive state is still relatively ideal, and the desire to survive is also very strong, but the female player Yusa Higashino is a little unable to keep up in speed, which eventually leads to a loss.
The main reason for this defeat is the long distance from the field. After the All England Tournament, the pair missed a number of tournaments in succession, resulting in a certain strangeness to the court. In fact, the Japanese team should send the Dongdu combination in the first game of the Su Cup to let the two of them find a feeling. Instead of facing a strong opponent in the second game, let the two of them rush to play without any familiarity with the venue.
The women's singles match between Malaysia and India in Group C was a high-level match, and in the end, Malaysia's sister Wu Pan gritted her teeth and fought for the key points, and defeated Sindhu 2-1 to help Malaysia secure a place in the promotion. In the first game, Wu was completely limited by Sindhu and lost 14-21, and when she thought that the game would end 2-0, "Wu Xiaomei" won 21-10 and 22-20 respectively in the second and third games with tenacious willpower.
In the third game, Wu Kuanxian once started 7-0, Sindhu crossed the physical limit in the middle game, turned on the chasing mode, and finally Wu Kuanxi pushed the bottom line to score to end this difficult game. This match is particularly precious for Wu Kuan, who has defeated the world's highest-ranking player since his comeback, and Sindhu is ranked 12th in the world.
As we all know, after gastrointestinal surgery, Wu Panyun can only eat one meal a day, so her physical fitness has been greatly affected, every game she will lose due to physical exhaustion, especially after the third game, Wu Panyun will be tired and panting every time she runs. Unexpectedly, in such a crucial game, Wu Yanyun fought alive to win under the condition of physical overdraft, and it can be seen through the broadcast camera that the coaching staff was moved to cry.
Former world champion Sindhu lost again after losing to Dai Ziying, and two consecutive defeats also put India out early. To be honest, Sindhu's upset loss is fatal for India, according to the strength analysis, women's singles is the point that India must take, only by winning the women's singles can you fight with Malaysia in the men's doubles and women's doubles, but unfortunately after Sindhu's loss, the latter two sets of doubles also have no intention of fighting, losing 0-2.