On April 30, Beijing time, the Thomas Cup group stage ushered in a heavyweight competition, and the top two teams in Group A, China and South Korea, met in a narrow way to compete for the first place in the group. Although both teams have advanced in advance, this match is about the signing of the knockout round, and it is also a battle of morale, especially in the men's doubles, the Liang Wang pair Vs Kang Min-hyuk/Seo Seung-jae is a battle of rivals! In the end, the Chinese team won the match 3-2 by winning the singles in three sets, while the two doubles defeats one after another, which also cast a thick shadow on the Chinese team's prospects of winning the championship.
Shi Yuqi lost the first game. The first men's singles, Shi Yuqi encountered a fierce impact from Quan Yichen, and unexpectedly lost 14:21 in the first game, which was also the first game that Guoyu lost in this soup cup. Fortunately, Shi Yuqi chased the score to 17:17 in the last game when he fell behind at the beginning of the second game, and scored consecutive points to pull back a game at 21:17. In the deciding game, Shi Yuqi, who returned to form, completely took the initiative, became more and more courageous, quickly opened the score, and locked up the first set of the victory with 21:7.
King Liang lost the first point. The first men's doubles was the most suspenseful and eye-catching set of the match. As a result, the Liang Wang combination, after losing the first game, adjusted their tactics in time to tie the score, but the chronic illness recurred in the deciding game, and finally lost 1-2 to Kang Minhyuk/Seo Seung-jae, losing the first set of the national feather tournament this tournament. The score of the three games was 16:21, 21:15, 15:21, and this defeat once again exposed the problem of Liang Wang's "wave play", with ups and downs in his state and continuous mistakes at critical moments. This also lays a hidden danger for subsequent games.
Li Shifeng won Tianwang Mountain. In the second singles, Li Shifeng played against Li Lungui, and his strength was obviously superior, losing two games in straight games 21:15 and 21:9, and easily defeated the opponent 2-0, taking another city for the Chinese team and regaining the lead.
Tuou loses again. The first two games of the two sides won one game each 21-17, and in the deciding game, the Tuou combination was reversed by the opponent and lost 1-2 after taking the lead in the match point. The score between the two sides was also tied 2-2. This is also the second game that Guoyu has lost in this soup cup. I have to say that Guoyu's two pairs of men's doubles are really disappointing, in comparison, Liu Yuchen played well, Ou Xuanyi played poorly, and there were too many mistakes.
Lu Guangzu sealed the victory. Lu Guangzu, who had been absent from the battle for a long time, was ordered to make the last appearance and easily defeated the little-known Yu Shengxun 2-0 to help the Chinese team win the opponent. I have to say that the Chinese team's choice of troops at the critical moment is still very correct, if the nervous Weng Hongyang is dispatched, the outcome of this ball is really unpredictable!
In this group stage, the two sides played really anxiously, and in the end, the more balanced Chinese team won 3-2 with three singles victories and won the first place in the group.
It was a victory, but it was a pyrrhic victory. If it weren't for the opponent's lame singles, if it weren't for the No. 1 men's singles Shi Yuqi who turned defeat into victory, the Chinese team would have tasted defeat for the first time in the group stage, which is no less than a blow to the Chinese team that aims to win the championship, which is really unacceptable. However, this narrow victory shocked Zhang Jun into a cold sweat and at the same time also reminded the Chinese team that the soup cup is difficult to play, and there must be no luck, and if one is not careful, the whole game may be lost! In addition, the two pairs of men's doubles of the Chinese team lost, and both of them lost at the last moment of the decisive game, so it is really not possible to fight a tough battle! If this state is still in this state, the prospects of the Chinese team winning the soup cup are not optimistic!