On December 16, Beijing time, the semifinals of the 2023 BWF Year-end Finals continued.
Shi Yuqi reversed Kodai Naraoka 18-21, 23-21, 21-13 in the third round of the group stage, and it took 98 minutes to lock up the top spot in the group! The three opponents in the group are all very strong and have different styles of play, and yesterday they suffered a loss against Ginting and did not change from the style of play the day before yesterday. So it's about learning from experience and lessons, being ready on the pitch, facing backwardness and difficulties, and this 98-minute game is a good test and exercise."
Li Shifeng defeated Jonatan 21-13, 21-18, although Jonatan lost but locked up the first place in the group, due to the relationship between victory and defeat, Jonatan only needs to score 26 points in this game, and how obvious is the roar of punching when he scores the 14th point in the second game! ”
In the semifinals, Shi Yuqi defeated Jonatan 21-16, 21-15, and won the second game only 1-2 in the opening game. Judging from the game, Shi Yuqi is not at all like the side that played 98 minutes yesterday, the defense went all out to save the ball more than once, the offense was very strong, and the forehand above his head was still a big killer.
Shi Yuqi reached the third tour tournament after the All England Open and Kumamoto Masters this season and the fourth international final after the Hangzhou Asian Games. Jonatan was too clever to reach the semi-finals in two consecutive finals, 15-21, 21-11, 18-21 Ginting last year.
Axelsen reversed Ginting 2-1 in the third round of the group stage to lock up the second place in the group, and Ginting, who took the lead in two consecutive wins, was out. At that time, the two who were the first to divide the winner were waiting for the results of the match between Shi Yuqi and Kodai Naraoka.
In the semifinals, Axelsen faced Antonsen, the world No. 1 played No. 11, the two sides met eight times, Axelsen won 5, and the most recent time in the 2022 European Championship final, Axelsen won the championship 21-17, 21-15 and won two in a row.
Antonsen broke off the extremely sluggish form in the second half of last season, reaching the semi-finals of five tournaments this season, winning the Korea Open Badminton Super500 and also winning a bronze medal at the World Championships. It is worth mentioning that Antonsen is the lowest-ranked player among the five individual semi-finals of the competition!
In this matchup, in the first game, Axelsen did not fall behind in the whole game, and at the end of the game, he scored five points in a row to lock in the victory, 21-9 to take the next city. In the second game, Axelsen took the overall lead, opening 3-0, a wave of 7-0 offensive to take a 16-7 lead, and 21-14 to the next game.
Axelsen advanced to the final 2-0 against Shi Yuqi.
Shi Yuqi defeated Axelsen 21-19, 21-19 in the first round of the group stage, ending the eight-game losing streak and ending the fifteen-day losing streak of the national feather men's singles, the last time was Chen Long in the 2019 finals! #2023 Countdown#