The 2024 Tang You Cup has all completed the group competition, and finally produced the quarterfinals of the men's team and the women's team, the Uber Cup is still the world of Asia, China, Japan, South Korea and Thailand, as the top four seeds, are the first in the group, especially China, Japan and South Korea, and other opponents have obvious advantages.
Although Japan narrowly defeated Indonesia 3-2 in the final round of the group, the overall strength is still above them. China and South Korea are both big wins, and if nothing else, they are likely to reach the final, with China as the top seed and South Korea as the defending champions.
The competition is even more fierce compared to the Thomas Cup, and there was a key battle in the final round of the group, where the last champion and runner-up India and Indonesia met, and Indonesia defeated India 4-1 to win the group.
In this tournament, it will be difficult for India to play the dark horse again, but this match still broke the upset, Prannoy defeated Ginting, who has a higher record and world ranking than him.
Japan 5-0 Chinese Taipei
1. Kenta Nishimoto 21-18, 15-21, 21-15 Zhou Tiancheng
2. Takuro Hoki/Yugo Kobayashi 19-21, 21-12, 21-15 Wang Qilin/Yang Boxuan
3, Watanabe Hanggui 21-16, 21-19 Lin Junyi
4. Hui Koga/Taichi Saito 21-16, 21-17 Li Yang/Ye Hongwei
5. Kento Momota 21-18, 16-21, 21-17 Li Jiahao
Momota won 2-1 against Chinese Taipei's Lee Chia Hao today. At the start of the knockout round, Momota said that he would be ready, but he might not be able to beat himself. Yesterday I met with Chen Long, and Momota said that he was a little shy and nervous. Tokyo Olympic men's doubles champions Wang Qilin and Li Yang both lost, this time they were dismantled, maybe they want to surprise the team, to see the effect of the new combination, but obviously not ideal, after all, there is a lack of running-in, and it is more difficult to play the surprise soldier on the spot.
The draw for the Thomas Cup knockout round is out: China and Japan are in the top half
Top half: China vs India, Japan vs Malaysia
Bottom half: South Korea vs Indonesia, Chinese Taipei vs Denmark
The opponent of the women's team in the first round is not too strong, while the first round of the men's team is an encounter, and the difference in strength is not large, and it is not easy to win.
The national feather men's team will compete with India for a place in the semifinals, which is a strong matchup, the national feather as the top seed, and India is the defending champion, the two teams met in the final of the Hangzhou Asian Games last year, and the last two sets of singles are very important, they are mainly a single Prannoy and a pair of Rankireddy / Shetty is relatively strong, and then their confidence is not enough, becoming a breakthrough for the national feather, according to the comprehensive strength, the Chinese team is stronger, and the winning side is better.