In the last Tokyo Olympics, the men's doubles of the Chinese badminton team did not achieve full participation, and only went to one pair.
Half a month ago, at the badminton Asian Championships, 4 of the 5 national badminton events were fully participated in early in the morning, and Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi in the men's doubles still had to trek hard at the Asian Championships. It's a bit funny that in the end, it wasn't Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi who qualified for the Paris Olympics because of their good performance, but the opponent's worse performance that allowed them to get tickets to the Paris Olympics.
On April 30, in the final round of the group stage of the Thomas Cup, the Chinese men's team met South Korea, and what was depressing was that it was the men's doubles that fell off the chain.
In this match, the first set was played by the men's singles Shi Yuqi against South Korea's Jeon Yi Chen, and although Shi Yuqi encountered some difficulties, he still won 2-1, 14-21, 21-17, 21-7 in three games.
In the second set, China's Men's Doubles world No. 1 pair Leung Wei Keng/Wang Chang took on South Korea's 2023 World Champions Kang Min-hyuk/Seo Seung-jae. Liang collapsed after 13 draws in the third game, losing 1-2, 16-21, 21-15, 15-21.
In the third set, Lee Shi-feng faced Lee Lun-gyu, and Lee Shi-feng won 21-15, 21-9.
The fourth set was played by Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi against Qi Dongzhu/Kim Won-ho. The South Korean duo were a temporary pairing, both of whom are ranked outside the world rankings at least 40, but Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi lost 2-1, 21-17, 17-21, 21-23.
In the fifth set, Lu Guangzu played against Yu Shengxun, of course Lu Guangzu could win, and the Chinese team won the first place in the group all by relying on the men's singles.
In this group stage, both Chinese and South Korean teams have qualified, but they are fighting for the first place in the group. Unexpectedly, the Chinese men's doubles were both inked, which was really stinky.