Li Shifeng reversed and advanced to the finals, and the national feather men's singles retained the hope of rushing for gold.
On the stage of the men's singles semifinals of the 2024 Badminton Asian Championships, Chinese post-00 supernova Li Shifeng defeated the powerful Japanese star Kodai Naraoka with a wonderful reversal match, and the score was fixed at 2-1. This victory not only allowed Li Shifeng to lock up the final seat strongly, but also allowed the national feather men's singles to avoid the embarrassing situation of annihilation in the team event, and reserved the hope of hitting the gold medal for the national feather.
At the start of the match, Kodai Naraoka quickly got into the groove and started the game with an 8-3 lead. Li Shifeng once fell into a scoring drought and appeared quite passive. Kodai Naraoka won the first game 21-14 and led 1-0. However, Li Shifeng was not discouraged by this, and he adjusted his form in the second game, winning 21-15 to make the big score 1-1.
Entering the tiebreaker, the two played even more closely. Li Shifeng showed tenacious fighting spirit and excellent technique at the critical moment, winning the tiebreaker 21-12, thus defeating Kodai Naraoka with a big score of 2-1.
Li Shifeng's victory is not only the best proof of his personal strength, but also injects new vitality into the national feather men's singles. In the previous competition, Shi Yuqi, another player in the national feather men's singles, has lost, and Li Shifeng has become the only seed in the national feather men's singles. He carries the expectations of the national feather men's singles, and also shoulders the heavy responsibility of hitting the gold medal.
The victory in this match means a lot to Li Shifeng. He showed great potential last year, winning the Men's Singles title at the All England Championships and beating Shi Yuqi in the Asian Games final. The reversal victory in the Asian Championships once again proved his strength and potential.
With Li Shifeng's advance to the final, the hope of winning gold in the national feather men's singles has been retained. In the next matches, Li Shifeng will face stronger opponents and challenges. But regardless of the outcome, his performance has injected new energy and confidence into the men's singles.
At the same time, we also expect the players in other national feather events to continue to perform well in the next competitions and contribute to the goal of the national feather hitting the hardware. Whether it's Women's Singles, Women's Doubles or Mixed Doubles, the national team has strong players who are expected to excel in the upcoming tournaments.
In short, Li Shifeng's reversal and promotion retained the hope of winning gold for the national feather men's singles, and also injected new vitality and confidence into the entire national feather team. We look forward to the next competitions, the national team can continue to play well and bring glory to the country.