On December 15, Beijing time, the International Badminton Federation Finals are underway. In the just-concluded game, South Korea's An Seying won two games in a row, defeating Dai Ziying with a total score of 2:0 and winning the victory. In this case, An Xiying is currently 2-1, and Dai Ziying is also 2-1. Next, Indonesia's Mariska vs. Kim Ga-eun, a match that directly determines who can advance to the knockout round, which can be said to be crucial.
If Mariska beats Kim Ga-eun, then Tai Tzu Ying and An Se Ying will join hands to qualify. If Kim Ga-eun beats Mariska, then Kim Ga-eun and Ahn Se-young will join hands to qualify. Mariska is now seventh and Kim is 13th, and the two sides have met six times before, with Mariska winning six in a row. This season, both have improved rapidly.
In the first game, Mariska played very actively, and Mariska was eliminated regardless of whether she won or lost, which was a battle of honor, but Mariska's line was very smooth, leading at the beginning of 11:6. After the timeout, Mariska gradually widened the score gap and took a 17-9 lead. In the end, Mariska sealed the victory with 21:14, winning the first game. Kim Ga-eun played a little nervously, but when she was behind, she played more freely.
In the second game, Kim Ga-eun began to counterattack and led 11-6. After the pause, Kim Ga-eun tried his best to further widen the score gap, in the second half, Mariska did not give up, although she had missed the promotion, but Mariska played very tenacious, scored five points in a row, and chased to a 19:19 draw. Mariska continued to score and won the match point at 20:19, but Kim Ga-eun withstood the pressure and pulled back a game at 22:20. In the deciding game, Mariska sealed the victory with 21:17 and defeated Kim Ga-eun with a total score of 2:1.
In this way, the top four women's singles lists in the finals are all released, namely Chen Yufei, Ma Lin, Dai Ziying, and An Xiying. South Korean women's singles Kim Ga-eun missed a good opportunity, although she defeated An Seying in an upset, but lost to Mariska 1:2, suffered 7 consecutive defeats, and missed the qualification. In the finals, 4 women's singles were eliminated, namely Zhang Beiwen, Han Yue, Jin Jiaen, and Mariska.
In men's doubles, national feather players Liu Yuchen, Ou Xuanyi, Wang Chang and Leung Wei Keng joined hands to advance to the top four list, and their performances were remarkable. Elsewhere, South Korea's world champions Kang Min-hyuk/Seo Seung-jae battled it out in three games to beat Indonesia's Alfran/Arianto 2-1 on aggregate. Now, South Korea's Seo Kang pair is 2-1, and Indonesia's Shuang-A combination is also 2-1.
In the group stage, Liu Yuchen and Ou Xuanyi won three consecutive victories and ranked first to advance. Wang Chang and Leung Wei Keng won 2 wins and 1 loss, ranking second and qualifying. After the game, in the face of media interviews, Leung Wai Keng/Wang Chang said that during the break, teammate Liu Yuchen and Ou Xuanyi won the game and made gestures to encourage themselves, so Wang Chang and Leung Wai Keng doubled their self-confidence and won the victory in one go, and the two pairs joined hands to qualify.