On April 30, 2024, the badminton Thomas Cup broke out in an upset, Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi lost to Qi Dongzhu/Kim Wonhao 1-2, which was a big surprise, and Wang Chang/Liang Weihang lost to Seo Seung-jae/Kang Min-hyuk, fortunately, the men's singles won all three matches, and the national feather won 3-2 South Korea.
The national feather is the favorite to win the Thomas Cup, the coaching staff has sent the strongest lineup, the home game can not be lost, the first two rounds of the group stage opponents are weak, the national feather two 5-0 victory over Canada, Australia, and now compete with South Korea for the first place in the group, no matter how the victory or defeat can advance to the next stage, the key is to affect the draw later, all in all, the opponent is not particularly difficult to play except for the second set.
The South Korean team has top-level athletes in four positions, such as women's singles Ahn Se Ying, men's doubles Seo Seung-jae/Kang Min-hyuk, women's doubles Lee So-hee/Baek Ha-na, mixed doubles Seo Seung-jae/Choi Yoo-hyeong, but the men's singles lacks first-class masters, in fact, since Sun Wanhu retired, there are no newcomers who can play, like Quan Yichen and others have limited ability, and the overall level of the Korean team's soup cup is actually not as good as the Su Cup and You Cup.
Shi Yuqi reversed Quan Yichen 2-1 (14-21, 21-17, 21-7), Korean players are easy to play extraordinarily in the competition, from table tennis to badminton, fortunately, Shi Yuqi is not in danger, withstanding the impact of Quan Yichen, at first Shi Yuqi was not in the state, let everyone sweat for him, the team competition is different from the individual event, as the first player to appear, bear more pressure.
Wang Chang/Liang Wei Hang lost 1-2 (16-21, 21-15, 15-21) to Seo Seung Jae/Kang Min-hyuk, the opponent is the world champion after all, Wang Chang/Liang Wei Hang lose points is also normal, Wang Chang/Liang Wei Hang's on-the-spot adjustment ability is average, this time there are too many mistakes and the state is mediocre, the process is still worth summarizing, because Seo Seung Jae/Kang Min-hyuk is a fierce rival in the Paris Olympics, and the threat is even more than Shetty/Rankireddy.
Li Shifeng swept Li Lungui 2-0 (21-15, 21-9), and it was relatively easy to win, especially after his teammates lost, Li Shifeng's big victory is worthy of recognition, Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi lost to Qi Dongzhu/Jin Yuanhao 1-2 (21-17, 17-21, 21-23), Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi played badly and lost points, but was reversed by the temporary partner Qi Dongzhu/Jin Yuanhao, fortunately, the opponent's men's singles level was poor.
Lu Guangzu defeated Woo Seung-hoon 2-0 (21-10, 21-15), Guoyu 3-2 South Korea, won all three matches in the group and qualified, in other games, Denmark 3-2 Malaysia, Axelsen defeated Li Zijia 2-0, Astrup/Rasmussen lost 1-2 to Xie Dingfeng/Su Weiyi, Antonsen beat Liang Junhao 2-0, Kjaer/Sogaard lost 0-2 to Wu Shifei/Izuddin, and Gemke narrowly defeated He Shouwei 2-1.