On December 13, the men's singles match of the International Badminton Federation Finals ended with two key battles, two Sino-Danish battles, Shi Yuqi, who was not favored, defeated Axelsen 2-0, and Li Shifeng, who was favored, lost to Antonsen 0-2.
Shi Yuqi 2-0 Axelsen
Axelsen is currently ranked No. 1 in the world, winning 6 championships and 1 runner-up this year, and is still the strongest men's singles player in the world. Shi Yuqi is currently ranked 7th in the world, and the two sides have played each other 9 times, with Shi Yuqi winning 1-8. This game is not optimistic about Shi Yuqi winning.
In the first game, Shi Yuqi was in good shape today, and the score came to 11-6 through continuous hanging and point killing. Axelsen was not in good form and the score quickly stretched to 14-19. Axelsen scored five points in a row to make it 19-19. Shi Yuqi still ended the game by attacking, narrowly winning 21-19.
In the second game, the two sides competed fiercely, and the score rose from 3-3 to 14-14. Shi Yuqi scored consecutive attacks, and the score came to 19-14. Axelsen chased the score to 17-19. At the critical moment, Shi Yuqi withstood the pressure and won the game 21-19, winning 2-0 with a big score, breaking out a big upset.
Li Shifeng 0-2 Antonsen
In the match between Li Shifeng and Antonsen, they were optimistic about Li Shifeng, who is currently in good form, before the game. The two fought twice, and the winner was Li Shifeng. But the game was completely different from what I imagined. Li Shifeng's control was unfavorable, the offense could not kill the opponent, and the opponent could not defend the opponent to kill the ball vigorously, and the scene was completely at a disadvantage. In the end, Li Shifeng lost two games in a row 18-21 and 12-21, and lost 0-2.
So far, today's two Sino-Danish men's singles battles ended with one victory each. However, the results were not the same as predicted, and both were won by weaker and underdogs.