As the host of the 2024 Asian Badminton Championships, the Chinese team did not perform well in the men's singles field, and the four players who went out lost half of it in the first round. The 8 finals are in full swing, Li Shifeng, who was the first to debut, lived up to expectations, eliminated Chinese Taipei star Wang Ziwei, and took the lead in locking a men's singles quarterfinals for the national feather, and then the national feather brother Shi Yuqi, ushered in a Sino-Japanese duel, will compete with Japan's second singles Nishimoto Kenta for a place in the quarterfinals, the two players have met a total of 5 times in the past World Series, Shi Yuqi has a slight advantage with a record of 3 wins and 2 losses, the most recent meeting was at the Kumamoto Masters in Japan last season, when the national feather brother won three games hard, which is why fans want him to be ready to fight hardAfter the game started, the two entered hand-to-hand combat, but at the critical moment, Shi Yuqi's offensive quality was higher, and he finally won 2-0 and advanced to the men's singles quarterfinals!
Because the two are very familiar with each other, so they are relatively cautious when they come up, and they all choose to patiently pull the hang to consume the opponent, and then look for an opportunity to kill the opponent, in the confrontation of the square ball, Shi Yuqi's return quality is significantly higher, as long as there is an opportunity to get started, he will decisively start the assault, after playing his own offensive rhythm, the first brother of the national feather established a 4-1 lead at the beginning, in order to reverse the decline, Nishimoto Kenta also began to speed up the attack, and frequently intercepted on the net, once chased the score to 8 draws, and then the two bit the score to 10 draws, at the critical moment, Nishimoto Kentai dared to shoot more, with a slight lead of 11-10, into a technical pause.
After the timeout, Shi Yuqi pushed the bottom line more, successfully locked Kenta Nishimoto, and quickly overtook the score to 14-12, and maintained the advantage to the end, making a good start at 21-15.
Kenta Nishimoto, who lost in the first game, adopted a preemptive strategy in the second game, and as soon as he came up, he passed Shi Yuqi's bottom line, creating opportunities for himself to attack in the middle and backfield, and his proactive style of play also allowed him to take a 3-0 lead at the beginning, but Shi Yuqi quickly equalized the score after increasing the changes in his return line, and after the fierce battle to 9 draws, he took the lead with a score of 11-9 and ended the first half of the game.
After returning to the competition venue again, Kenta Nishimoto, who was unwilling to be swept away, let go and start fighting, and the intention of grabbing the rhythm after receiving the hair was very obvious, but Shi Yuqi, who was experienced in the competition, was obviously prepared, and withstood Kenta Nishimoto's life-fighting attack with an airtight defense, and was also able to play a sharp counterattack, and Shi Yuqi, who played more reasonably, also got his wish and locked the victory 21-15.
After winning this Sino-Japanese duel, Shi Yuqi broke into the men's singles quarterfinals of this Asian Championships, and the opponent of the next round of the 1/4 finals stone will be the winner between the world champion Kunlavut and Vietnam's Nguyen Hai Dang, from the perspective of strength, Kunlavut has obvious advantages, so Shi Yuqi is likely to meet him in a narrow way to compete for a place in the top four!