On May 2, the Chengdu 2024 Tang You Cup knockout match was held in the gymnasium of the High-tech Sports Center. In the evening, the two quarter-finals of the Thomas Cup were played, in which China defeated defending champions India 3-1 to rebuild their confidence after reaching the quarterfinals of the previous tournament and returned to the semi-finals of the Thomas Cup.
In the first game, the Chinese team sent Shi Yuqi, who won all three appearances in the group stage, to face Prannoy, who defeated Indonesia's Ginting yesterday. In the opening stage, the opponent quickly entered the state of the game, and Shi Yuqi made more mistakes in being mobilized by the opponent and lost the first game 15-21. However, Shi Yuqi soon adjusted his state and pulled back a city 21-11. In the deciding game, Shi Yuqi always maintained a slight lead, and after a wonderful multi-shot score when leading 16-11, Shi Yuqi grasped the victory, defeated the opponent 21-14, and won the victory after 66 minutes of fierce battle, helping the Chinese team to score one point first
Talking about the backwardness in the first game, Shi Yuqi said that he was not particularly anxious and did "know in his heart", "I know where the problem is, so in the second game, at least there are some ways to implement it." As for the key "good start", Shi Yuqi said: "(This victory) has inspired the team. I think that if you win an order, the pressure on the players behind will definitely be less. ”
Shi Yuqi reversed and won
The second match was still the No. 1 doubles pair of Leung Wai Hang/Wang Chang, and the opponent was the Asian Games gold medal pair and world No. 3 Xie Ti/Rankireddy. After losing to the world's No. 2 South Koreans yesterday, the "Liang Wang" pair quickly improved their form from the start of the game today, winning five consecutive games and taking a 21-15 lead. In the second game, after the two sides were entangled to 7 draws, the Indian pair quickly opened up the difference and pulled back a game 21-11. However, in the third game, the Chinese team did not give their opponents another chance, and they firmly controlled the rhythm from the beginning, winning the tiebreaker 21-12, helping the Chinese team extend the advantage of the big score to 2-0.
Leung Wai Hang/Wang Chang celebrate the victory
Li Shifeng, as the team's second singles, will face world No. 13 Lakshya. According to the record given by the BWF, Li Shifeng has 3 wins and 6 losses in 9 conversations between the two. In the case of winning the first game, Li Shifeng was reversed by his opponent, losing the game 21-13, 8-21, 14-21, and missed the opportunity to help the Chinese team sweep the opponent.
Li Shifeng missed the opportunity to help the Chinese team sweep the opponent
He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu stepped into action as the second doubles team, facing Duruff/Sai Pratik, who were far inferior in strength and tournament experience. In the end, the Chinese pair defeated their opponents 21-10 to seal the victory for the national team.
He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu helped the national feather men's team achieve the final victory
According to the schedule, the Chinese team will usher in the semi-finals of this Thomas Cup at 17 o'clock on May 4, and the opponent will be the Malaysian team. The latter eliminated Japan 3-1 in the other quarter-final that ended tonight, and Japan's Kento Momota missed the game and unfortunately ended his national team career.
The Malaysian team celebrates the victory
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Edited by Cheng Li
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