On December 14, the second round of the International Badminton Federation Finals was in full swing, in a women's doubles match just ended, the Chinese teenager Tan Ning/Liu Shengshu performed well, losing the first game 19-21, the second game 21-12 easily equalized, and in the third game, the world champion Mayu Matsumoto/Nagahara Wakana retired injured, and the Altar combination won the first victory in the career finals.
Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning started to partner in the international arena this year, and in less than a year, they reached 9th in the world ranking and 6th in the annual points ranking to advance to the finals. This year, the two won 4 championships and 2 runners-up, and won the International Badminton Federation Newcomer of the Year. In the first round, they lost 0-2 to world No. 1 Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan.
In the second round, they will face world champions Mayu Matsumoto/Wakana Nagahara. Wakana Nagahara was reversed 1-2 in the first round by Rahayu/Ramadane. The two pairs have played each other 3 times, and the altar 2 saints and 1 loss have a slight upper hand.
In the first game, both sides entered the state quickly, and continued to launch offensive and defensive battles, and Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning led 11-10 into a timeout. After that, the two sides continued to fight for a long time, and the score remained around 3 points, and the score came to 18-15, with Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning leading. Mayu Matsumoto/Wakana Nagahara chased five points in a row, and the score was overtaken to 20-18. Then Tan Ning's return ball went out of bounds, and Tan Ning/Liu Shengshu lost the first game 19-21.
In the second game, Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning attacked fiercely and started 6-2. Tan Ning/Liu Shengshu stabilized their advantage and went into the timeout with an 11-7 lead. Mayu Matsumoto suffered a big loss of form after being hit in the eye by a ball in a defense, and they quickly lost the second game 12-21.
At the beginning of the third game, Mayu Matsumoto could not continue to hold on and chose to retire. Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning won the first finals victory of their careers, which was another big breakthrough in their careers.