On December 14, the second round of the International Badminton Federation Finals was in full swing, and in the two matches that had just ended, the game broke out a big upset. Men's Doubles World Champions Xie Dingfeng/Su Weiyi lost 1-2 to Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi and suffered two consecutive defeats and exited early, while Women's Doubles World Champions Mayu Matsumoto/Wakana Nagahara retired 1-1 and also suffered two consecutive defeats and exited early.
Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi 2-1 Xie Dingfeng/Su Wei
Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi, the champions of the 2022 year-end finals, are in the group of death this year, where they will be in the contract group with world No. 1 Leung Wai Keng/Wang Chang, two groups of world champion nannies, and Xie Su. In the first round, Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi defeated the world's No. 1 Liang Wang 2-1 and won the first victory. Xie Dingfeng/Su Weiyi won first and then lost, losing 1-2 to Takuro Hoki/Yugo Kobayashi. Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi and Xie Dingfeng/Su Weiyi played 5 times, and Liu Ou had a slight advantage with 3 wins and 2 losses.
In the first game, the two sides started a big battle at the beginning, and the scores were always very close in the continuous offensive and defensive transitions. At the end of the game, Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi played conservatively and lost the first game 18-21.
In the second game, Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi started slowly, and the score was quickly stretched to 5-10. Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi changed the rhythm, did not play speed with the opponent, provoked the ball to attack and defend, and kept chasing the score to 12-12. After that, the scores of the two sides rose alternately to 19-19. At the critical moment, Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi scored 2 points in a row to equalize the score at 21-19.
The third game was the most exciting game of the day. Each ball was a top-level offensive and defensive battle, and Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi defused the opponent's 2 match points when they were 18-20 down, and finally won 22-20.
After winning two consecutive victories, Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi defeated and locked a place in the semi-finals, while Xie Dingfeng/Su Weiyi were out of the tournament early after two consecutive defeats.
In Women's Doubles, world champions Mayu Matsumoto/Wakana Nagahara take on Chinese teenagers Tan Ning/Liu Shengshu. In the first game, Mayu Matsumoto/Wakana Nagahara scored consecutive points at the end of the game and won 21-19. In the second game, the Chinese teenager played a high level of offense and defense, winning 21-11. In the third game, Mayu Matsumoto injured his eye and was unable to hold on to retirement.
Mayu Matsumoto/Wakana Nagahara also suffered two consecutive defeats and became the early exit of this group. Tan Ning/Liu Shengshu 1-1, after the final round Rahayu/Ramadandi fought for the last right to qualify.