The first two rounds of the Thomas Cup group stage held in Chengdu in 2024 have all ended, and in Group A, where the Chinese team is located, the national feather and South Korean teams have achieved two victorious records, and have entered the quarterfinals of the Thomas Cup together, and the third round of the group stage has kicked off with the war between China and South Korea, and the two sides will compete for the top spot in the group, withstood the pressure to defeat the opponent and helped Guoyu defeat South Korea 3-2 and win the first place in the group!
The first singles in the team competition is very difficult to play, the first two group games all swept the winning Shi Yuqi, encountered the world ranked 43rd South Korean player Quan Yichen, after the first game started, Shi Yuqi's rhythm was single, so that Quan Yichen played a more threatening attack, with 21-14 first, the second game Quan Yichen continued the hot hand at the beginning, once established a 6-1 dream start, but Shi Yuqi, who could not lose again, withstood the pressure and quickly equalized the score, and after 17 draws, scored 4 points in a row, equalized the score with 21-17, and completely suppressed Quan Yichen in the decisive game Shi Yuqi's momentum, and the latter's physical fitness is also obviously problematic, and his pace is getting slower and slower, which also allows Shi Yuqi to firmly grasp the initiative of the game, and easily won 21-7, taking the lead for the national feather.
In the first game, Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae counterattacked with their killer defensive counterattack, and won 21-16 in the unfavorable opening game, but Leung Wai Keng and Wang Chang then played the momentum of the home field in the cheers of the fans, and equalized the score 21-15, and the Liang Wang combination once had the upper hand in the decisive game, exchanging venues with 11-8, but they suddenly collapsed after changing sides, allowing the Korean pair to lock up the victory 21-15。
In the crucial third game, Li Shifeng encountered Li Lungui, whose strength was far inferior to his own, after the game started, Li Shifeng directly opened the hanging mode, although Li Lungui played very tenaciously and wanted to create a chance to survive by fighting, but Li Shifeng did not give him any chance, and the two games were early to take the lead, and finally won 21-15 and 21-9, so that the national feather score 2-1 regained the lead.
In the fourth men's doubles match, Liu Yuchen Ou Xuanyi faced South Korea's new combination Qi Dongzhu and Kim Won-ho, before the game, fans thought that Liu Ou Duo could easily defeat their opponents, Liu Yuchen Ou Xuanyi performed well in the first game, winning a game 21-17, but then they played more and more without confidence, so that the Korean combination of the fight was defeated, and finally lost two games in a row 17-21, 21-23, so that the opponent stubbornly tied the big score again.
In the fifth life-and-death battle, Lu Guangzu faced off against Yu Shengxun, who was ranked 1000 outside the world, and the huge difference in strength between the two sides made this game not too suspenseful, as soon as Azu came up, he turned on the hanging mode, and the whole game made the opponent unable to see a trace of the chance to win, and easily locked the victory with 21-10 and 21-15!