On December 15, Beijing time, the International Badminton Federation Finals are underway. In the men's singles, Viktor Axelsen takes on Japan's Kodai Naraoka. Axelsen is ranked first and Nara is second, but in terms of the record of the two sides, Axelsen has won 5 consecutive victories against his opponent, with a clear advantage. Axelsen also had a lot of pressure in this game, because Axelsen lost 0:2 to Shi Yuqi in the first round of the group stage.
In the first game, Kodai Naraoka led Axelsen 11:8, and after the pause, Axelsen relied on the advantage of height and arm length to frequently press down to kill the opponent, and gradually overtook the score, and Axelsen won the first game 21:17. In the second game, Kodai Naraoka completely collapsed and made frequent mistakes, while Axelsen became more and more courageous, leading at the beginning of 11:6.
After the pause, Nara was helpless, facing the tall and mighty Axelsen, his mentality completely collapsed, and Axelsen easily sealed the victory with 21:9, and defeated Kodai Naraoka with an aggregate score of 2:0. In this way, now Axelsen is 1-1 in the group stage, and Kodai Naraoka is two consecutive defeats, and he was eliminated in the group stage early and missed the promotion, which means that the Japanese men's singles have been wiped out and there is no gain.
In another men's singles match, Shi Yuqi played against Ginting, Shi Yuqi ranked seventh, Ginting ranked fourth, and Shi Yuqi lost to Ginting 8-1 before, with a clear advantage. But in the last round, Shi Yuqi defeated Axelsen and had a lot of physical exertion. In the first game, Shi Yuqi started 11:7, and after the pause, Shi Yuqi was full of energy and did not relax, easily locking the victory with 21:11 and winning the first place.
In the second game, Shi Yuqi's physical exertion was very large, and the decline was obvious, Shi Yuqi himself also intended to give up this game, Ginting led at the beginning of 11:3, and in the end, Ginting pulled back a game 21:7. In the deciding game, Shi Yuqi still couldn't raise the speed, and Ginting started the game 11:5. In the end, Ginting sealed the victory with 21:17, and defeated Shi Yuqi with a total score of 2:1, and Shi Yuqi lost.
In the men's singles Group A, Ginting won two consecutive wins in the group stage, Axelsen and Shi Yuqi both won 1 win and 1 loss, and Nara was eliminated early. Next, Ginting still has the initiative, as long as he wins a game, he can win and advance to the knockout round, Shi Yuqi needs to defeat Nara, and Axelsen needs to keep Ginting 2:0. After the game, in an interview with the media, Shi Yuqi said that yesterday's fierce battle had an impact.
The fierce battle with Axelsen caused Shi Yuqi to consume a lot of physical strength. In addition, Shi Yuqi said that the wind direction on the court was very strange, especially from the second inning, there were both crosswinds and tailwinds, so his mistakes increased. After reviewing the game, Shi Yuqi admitted that he was difficult to play the tiebreaker and was not well prepared, and in the face of the opponent's acceleration, Shi Yuqi was under a lot of pressure to move. However, now Shi Yuqi has 1 win and 1 loss, and there is still a chance to qualify, Shi Yuqi needs to recover his physical strength and energy as soon as possible and go all out to prepare for Nara.