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9 months after his comeback, Guoya Yige ranked in the top eight in the world! In the post-dragon era, the men's singles have a new leader

On May 23, Beijing time, the BWF today announced the latest issue of the world rankings. In the much-watched men's singles, Shi Yuqi, the first brother of Guoya, rose from the previous 10th to 8th, officially entering the ranks of seeded players.

9 months after his comeback, Guoya Yige ranked in the top eight in the world! In the post-dragon era, the men's singles have a new leader

From the comeback in August '22 to the 5-5 wins of the Sudirman Cup. In 9 months, Shi Yuqi not only climbed the world ranking, from the lowest 40 to 8th, but more importantly, his return to form made the men's singles, which had fallen to the bottom in the first half of last year, finally have the power to fight against the world's top ten. You know, most of the men's singles competitions at that time stopped at the top eight, and the highest ranking of the main players was only around 20.

The Shi Yuqi who once gave us hope is back.

Take the just-concluded Sudirman Cup, the group stage against Egypt and Singapore, and the knockout round against Indonesia, Japan and South Korea, Shi Yuqi all represented the men's singles and became the number one main player in the men's singles.

The second place in the men's singles put forward more requirements for him: if his mixed doubles teammate loses, he must win, otherwise it will be a 0-2 game; If the mixed doubles teammate wins, he better win, and if it is 2-0, the national ba has a better chance of winning.

And Shi Yuqi did not disappoint, winning five games in five games, including facing such good players as Jin Ting and Naraoka Kōdai. But he only lost a round against Japan's Naraoka. During the entire Su Cup, he played the most games (tied with Chen Yufei) and won the most games in the team. Fans affectionately call him "Su Cup God of War".

9 months after his comeback, Guoya Yige ranked in the top eight in the world! In the post-dragon era, the men's singles have a new leader

Considering that the current gap in the top ten points in the world's badminton men's singles is not large - from Luo Jianyou 71682 points in 4th to Planoy 66147 points in 9th, but the difference is more than 5,000 points, the middle Kunravut (5), Zhou Tiancheng (6), Jonatan (7), Shi Yuqi (8), can make huge changes through several consecutive Southeast Asian tournaments in recent years.

Therefore, Shi Yuqi has the possibility of going further. After all, in the 2018 and 2019 seasons, he was ranked second in the world.

This year's Sudirman Cup also held a retirement ceremony for Chen Long, who has faded out of the arena for a long time. This also means that from this moment on, Shi Yuqi is the "leading big brother" of this national men's singles in terms of name and strength, Chen Long's sentence "In the current Chinese men's singles, I think young players need to stand up", and it is Shi Yuqi who stands out.

9 months after his comeback, Guoya Yige ranked in the top eight in the world! In the post-dragon era, the men's singles have a new leader

The 27-year-old Shi Yuqi is no longer young, but his career in recent years has been ups and downs. After injuries and bans, this time, after setting a new world ranking high in nearly 38 months, his goal is also to take a longer term: the Paris Olympics. He wants to lead the young generals behind him, just like Chen Long took them with him a few years ago, to take back the glory that belongs to this ever-victorious division.

In front of him, there is no longer the company of his big brother Chen Long, and he is destined to carry the banner of the national badminton men's singles and regain the glory of the men's singles. He is also ready: "I am also willing to take this responsibility and play the results or status of the men's singles of the Chinese badminton team." ”

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