On December 15, the International Badminton Federation Finals were underway, and just after the end of a key men's singles match, Shi Yuqi staged a comeback after losing one game 18-21, defeating this year's World Championships runner-up Kodai Naraoka in two consecutive games, 23-21, 21-13. With this victory, Shi Yuqi beat Ginting by a small score and advanced to the semifinals with Viktor Axelsen.
Shi Yuqi and Axelsen, Kodai Naraoka, and Ginting are in a group, this group can be described as a group of death, and Shi Yuqi is not optimistic about breaking through before the game. Because in terms of the record of the fight, Shi Yuqi has not defeated Axelsen for 5 years, and the two sides have a record of 1-8. This year's match against Naraoka Kodai is also more losses than wins. Against Ginting, there were some advantages.
The first two rounds did not go as expected. Shi Yuqi defeated Axelsen 2-0 in the first round, but lost to Ginting 1-2 in the second round. After two rounds, Ginting won two consecutive games 2-1, with Shi Yuqi and Axelsen each winning and losing one.
In the third round, Shi Yuqi played against Kodai Naraoka, and Axelsen played against Ginting, and the two matches opened almost at the same time. None of the results of the game went as expected. In the first game, Shi Yuqi lost 18-21, Axelsen lost to Ginting 16-21, and the two players who needed to win both lost.
In the second game, Shi Yuqi finally won 23-21 in an extremely passive situation, and Axelsen broke out and defeated Ginting 21-7. At this time, Ginting, who originally occupied the most advantageous position, was somewhat passive.
In the third game, Shi Yuqi won smoothly and won 21-13, and Axelsen also won 21-13. Such a dramatic scene occurred, and Ginting, who had won two in a row, became one of the people who went out of the tournament.
The final ranking of the group is as follows, Shi Yuqi is 2-1, and the game score is 5-3 and ranks first. Axelsen also won 2-1 and ranked second with a 4-3 win in the game to advance. Ginting is the most regrettable, also 2-1, with a game score of 5-4, ranking third and unfortunately out. Kodai Naraoka lost all 3 battles and finished at the bottom.