On April 30, the Thomas Cup group stage continued, and the Chinese team and the South Korean team started a battle for the first place in the group. In the first game, Shi Yuqi was almost upset by his opponent, and he defeated Quan Yichen in 3 games to help the Chinese team win the first point.
In the first game, the gap between the two sides did not widen in the first half, and after 7-7, Shi Yuqi lost 3 points in a row, and was gradually opened up by the opponent. After the middle game, Shi Yuqi chased from 11-18 to 14-18, but then the opponent scored three points in a row, and Shi Yuqi lost the first game 14-21.
In the second game, Shi Yuqi started unfavorably and fell behind his opponent 1-6, and in the middle game, Shi Yuqi quickly adjusted to find his state, chasing from 8-12 to 13-13. After 16-17, Shi Yuqi scored 5 points in a row and dragged the game into a deciding game 21-17.
In the deciding game, Shi Yuqi's state continued to improve, and after scoring 12 points in a row, Shi Yuqi took an 18-3 lead, and then he continued to work hard and easily won the deciding game 21-7.
In the end, in a match that took 68 minutes, Shi Yuqi defeated Quan Yichen, ranked 47th in the world, 14-21, 21-17, 21-7, and helped the Chinese team win the first point of the group stage. The Men's Doubles match will be played next by Leung Wai Hang/Wang Chang against Kang Min-hyuk/Seo Seung Jae.