On May 1, the 2024 Thomas Cup and Uber Cup World Badminton Team Championships ended the competition for all the group stages, and on the last day of the group stage, the third round of the Soup Cup Group B, Group C and You Cup Group B and Group C was mainly held.
As the top seeds, the Chinese men's and women's teams are both in Group A, so the final round has been completed on April 30, although there are some twists and turns, but they have achieved the first place in the group.
Let's take a look at the full results of the 1st day.
Soup Cup Group B Round 3
Japan 5:0 Chinese Taipei
Kenta Nishimoto 2:1 Zhou Tiancheng 21-18 15-21 21-15
Takuro Hoki/Yugo Kobayashi 2:1 Wang Qilin/Yang Boxuan 19-21 21-12 21-15
Hangki Watanabe 2:0 Lin Junyi 21-16 21-19
Teru Koga/Taichi Saito 2:0 Li Yang/Ye Hongwei 21-19 21-17
Kento Momota 2:1 Li Jiahao 21-18 16-21 21-17
Germany 3:2 Czech
Rose 0:2 Lauda 18-21 9-21
Matthias 1:2 Iřy Krell 15-21 21-17 20-22
Neumann/Seidel 2:0 Mendrake/Sveda 21-17 21-10
Xiao Shengjie 2:0 Dominique 21-15 21-19
Gaisce/Volcker 2:1 Iri Kreer/Ondiere Krell 20-22 21-13 21-18
In the final round of Group B of the soup cup, the Japanese team boldly did not send the number one men's singles Kodai Naraoka on the court, and finally swept Chinese Taipei 5-0, which shows that the Japanese coaching staff is full of confidence. At present, the entire team like Chou Tien Cheng, Wang Ziwei and other old teammates have been unable to keep up with their strength and physical fitness as they get older, while young players such as Lin Junyi and Li Jiahao are either in unstable form or lack of experience.
In the men's doubles, the Chinese Taipei team also made a bold attempt, but the two backcourt players Wang Qilin and Yang Boxuan failed to win the second game, which greatly reduced the confidence of the whole team. Lin Junyi, who played in three singles, withstood the pressure and did not play well in the end. Lin Junyi lost to Japan's Japanese again at last month's Asian Championships after losing to Kodai Naraoka at the Asian Championships, and has beaten Kenta Nishimoto at this year's French Open, and Lin has not been in good form lately.
Soup Cup Group C Round 3
Indonesia 4:1 India
Ginting 1:2 Prannoy 21-13 12-21 12-21
Fikri/Maulana 2:1 Rankireddy/Shetty 24-22 22-24 21-19
Jonatan 2:1 Lakshya 21-18 16-21 21-17
Fernando/Martin 2:0 Capilla/Platek 22-20 21-11
Ziko 2:1 Srikanth 19-21 24-22 21-14
Thailand 4:1 England
Kunlavut 2:0 Huang Hanrui 21-14 21-14
Perachay/Parkkapo 2:1 Ryan/Wendy 15-21 21-18 21-18
Panichapong 2:0 Dalvi 21-17 21-13
Tanado/Wachiravit 0:2 Easton/Henming 16-21 21-23
Saran 2:0 Cayan 26-24 21-15
Although they missed the Olympics, Fikri/Maulana replaced the double-Arab combination in a singles this time, and they were still able to withstand the pressure to defeat India's Black Tower in the first game of Ginting's strength, which really played a good level, and also boosted the morale of the Indonesian team to finally defeat the Indian team. In the course of the game, Fikri/Maulana cooperated tacitly, played very steadily in the midfield, and did not make many mistakes, which was the key to the final victory, on the other hand, Rankireddy/Shetty played more tightly and did not seem to play with the momentum it should have. Of course, the Scuds were just as nervous when they reached the crucial point, holding 6 match points in the second game 20-14 and being reversed by their opponents, and almost repeating the same mistake in the deciding game 20-15. Fortunately, the result was not too bad, and the victory was thrilling.
You Cup Group B Round 3
Thailand 5:0 Chinese Taipei
Intanon 2:0 Xu Minqi 21-18 21-18
Kititharakul/Ba Jong-jae 2:0 Hsu Yaqing/Yang Jingdun 21-10 21-12
Subanida 2:0 Song Shuoyun 21-9 21-13
Amsad/Mu Enwang 2:0 Hu Ayafang/Deng Chunxu 21-14 21-19
Li Meimiao 2:1 Bai Yupo 21-11 20-22 21-14
Malaysia 4:1 Australia
Wu Jin Wei 2:0 Tiffany Ho 21-6 21-12
Wu Peiqi/Zhang Meixin 0:2 Mapasha/Yu Yajie 15-21 17-21
Huang Lingqing 2:0 Jonardi 21-16 21-3
Ho Ruoyi/Chen Xinyu 2:1 Caitlin/Kang Rongya 21-12 13-21 21-10
Zulaika 2:0 Isabella Yan 21-10 21-10
You Cup Group C Round 3
Japan 3:2 Indonesia
Akane Yamaguchi 1:2 Mariska 21-17 17-21 13-21
Nami Matsuyama/Chiyo Shida 2:1 Mayassari/Ramadanti 21-9 20-22 21-16
Aya Ohbori 2:1 Wado 14-21 22-20 21-18
Rena Miyaura/Ayako Sakuramoto 2:0 Sarri/Rose 21-9 21-15
Tomoka Miyazaki 1:2 Devi 12-21 21-14 13-21
Hong Kong, China 5:0 Uganda
Lu Shanen 2:0 Rafi 21-9 21-6
Yang Xinyi 2:0 Kobugabe 21-9 21-9
Ma Zixue 2:0 Mbabazi 21-10 21-11
Fan Jiayin/You Manying 2:0 Rafi/Naruvoza 21-3 21-7
Lu Lele/Wu Yongying 2:0 Kobugabe/Mbabazi 21-8 21-9
In the women's team, except for Akane Yamaguchi's unexpected loss to Mariska in 3 rounds, there were no upsets. In the 2024 season, Akane Yamaguchi has no championship for the time being, except for the finals in the French and All England Opens, the rest of the events have no outstanding results, losing to Han Yue in the Asian Championships, and losing to Mariska in the group stage of the Uber Cup.
Here is the Uber Cup knockout draw.
There is basically no suspense in the 1/4 finals of the You Cup, mainly to see the semi-final opponents, in fact, the semifinals of the Chinese women's team against Japan and Thailand are almost the same, but if they play against Thailand, then Japan and South Korea will meet in the semi-finals, and the consumption may be a little greater, which is more beneficial to the national feather. But as far as the current national feather lineup is concerned, no matter who you play, there is no big problem, plus the Japanese team's Matsumoto Mayu, South Korea's Kim Ga-eun, and Kim Zhaoying have all failed to participate in this You Cup due to injury, so it can be said that the opponent's lineup is not complete, so the hope of winning the championship is very big.
Let's look at the draw for the knockout round of the soup cup.
The men's team 1/4 finals were drawn in a much worse way, with India, the strongest team in the second group, also the defending champions. The gap between today's Indian men's team and the state of two years ago is a bit big, except for Rankireddy/Shetty who has grown more, the rest of the players are going downhill, but judging from the performance of the Indian Black Tower in the last round of the group stage, the state is not the best, so although Liang Wang has some waves, it is also very promising to win against the Black Tower.
If Shi Yuqi can win Prannoy in the first game, then it will depend on Li Shifeng's performance, otherwise the game may be dragged into the end of 5 games. However, if Liu Ou faces Arjun/Kapila, whether he can win, the editor does not dare to pack a ticket, but the Indian team may make adjustments in the second double.
As for predicting whether the men's team can finally win the championship, it is better to win India first!
In addition, the Malaysian team can be said to have drawn a good lot, and can face Japan in the quarterfinals, as long as Li Zijia plays well to win a single, plus Xie Su and Feiding, the two pairs of men's doubles, there is still a chance to win the upset.
The following is the specific match on May 2 at 9:30.
Judging from the matchup, there is not much suspense, and there is a high probability that China and Japan will meet in the semifinals of the You Cup.