On January 10, the first day of the International Badminton Federation Super 1000 Malaysia Open was in full swing, and the national team broke out on the first day, achieving 9 wins and 1 loss. Among them, Lu Guangzu reversed Malaysia's first brother Li Zijia 2-1 and advanced to the second round against Ginting.
The Malaysia 1000 is the first tournament of 2024, with all the top players in the tournament in full force, and the women's singles is back after half a year. The Chinese team also played with 10 groups of players on the first day of the game.
In the men's singles match, 2 wins and 2 losses. Shi Yuqi and Lu Guangzu appeared on the first day. Shi Yuqi played a little slow today, losing to Gemke 20-22 in the first game. After that, he found his rhythm in the next two games, winning two games in a row, 21-12, 21-10. Lu Guangzu's opponent in the first round was the mighty Li Zijia, and Lu Guangzu also staged a good comeback, knocking the host 16-21, 21-19, 21-15, which was a big upset in the men's singles field.
In the women's singles match, 2 wins and 0 losses. Zhang Yiman and Han Yue led on the first day. Han Yue continued her recent good form, easily defeating Vardani in straight games 21-11, 21-13 to advance. Zhang Yiman defeated India's Akhalsi 21-15 in two and successfully broke through.
In the men's doubles, 1 win and 0 loss. World No. 1 Leung Wai Hang/Wang Chang staged another heartbeat in the second game, chasing them to 19-20 with a 19-12 lead, and won at a crucial moment, and finally defeated the host pair Wan Weicong/Zheng Kaiwen 21-12, 21-19 to advance smoothly.
In the women's doubles, they won 3 and lost 0. World No. 1 Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan easily defeated South Korea's Shin Seung-chan/Lee You-rim 21-14 to break through easily. Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning put in a strong performance, beating the mighty Chen Kangle/Tina 22-20, 21-15 to advance. Li Yijing/Luo Xumin defeated their opponents 21-18, 21-16 to advance.
In mixed doubles, 1 win and 1 loss. Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong defeated Hong Kong's Lee Chun Hei/Ng Tsz Yau 2-0 to advance easily. Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping broke out a big upset, losing 0-2 to Supak/Supisala, and was out of the game. It was the biggest upset on the first day, and the pair's qualification for the Olympics was precarious, with Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin rising sharply and will be their biggest rivals.