On the evening of May 3, the 2024 Thomas Cup and Uber Cup World Badminton Team Championships ended the competition for all 1/4 finals.
First of all, in the morning Uber Cup 1/4 finals, the Indonesian team upset Thailand 3-0 to advance to the semifinals, thinking that the Indonesian women's team had a chance to win, but never wanted to sweep 3-0, and the last time the Indonesian women's team advanced to the semifinals was back in 2010.
Looking at the Thai women's team again, with the aging of the overall structure, it is no longer the Thai team that defeated the Chinese women's team in 2018. At that time, the Thai women's singles had Intanon, Jindaphorn, and Busanan, all of whom were in their playing years, and Li Meimiao was still a young girl, and the women's doubles had Kititarakul/Ba Jongzai, Putita/Sasiree, and the team was very complete. It's just that Thailand met the Japanese team in their heyday in the final, with Akane Yamaguchi, Nozomi Okuhara, Yuki Fukushima/Sayaka Hirota, Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi and other players.
The current newcomers to the Thai team failed to come up, and Subanida Getong, who played in the second singles, increased the pressure sharply after his teammates lost two games in a row, and finally lost to the 18-year-old Wadoyo. In addition to Subanida, Intanon, Busanan and Lee Mei Miao are all in much worse shape due to age or injury, and the women's doubles Amsad sisters are considered newcomers, but unfortunately the younger sister did not participate due to injury. Not surprisingly, the Thai girl group will only get worse in the coming years.
On the other hand, the Indonesian women's team will usher in an opportunity in the semifinals.
In the other 1/4 finals of the You Cup, the South Korean team swept Chinese Taipei 3-0, and Dai Ziying did not play, so there was no suspense about victory or defeat. An Xiying swept Xu Minqi 2-0, and in an interview after the game, there was a sudden accident, An Xiying said that she was a little unwell, but fortunately she insisted on finishing the game. Halfway through the interview, An Xiying was already uncomfortable and was forced to be sent to the hospital for treatment. Judging from the lineup of the South Korean team in the semifinals of the You Cup, An Seying's situation is not optimistic.
On May 4, the semi-finals of the You Cup will be played against each other.
Without An Seying's South Korean team, the overall strength of the women's singles weakened, and Shen Youzhen was forced to become a single, and Mariska was at a disadvantage. In the second game against Li Bai, although the recent record is not as good as that of the opponent, as long as Mariska wins the first game, the psychological advantage in the second game will be bonus, even if she loses, the next two women's singles including double doubles still have a chance. All in all, Indonesia's chances of reaching the final have become even greater.
For the Chinese team, An Xiying will not be able to play, and whether she meets Indonesia or South Korea in the final, it will be a lot easier!
Of course, the Chinese women's team has to pass the Japanese team in the semifinals first, and Akane Yamaguchi still did not play, which seems to be affected by injury.
At present, Chen Yufei has never lost against Aya Ohori, and Fanchen is also dominant against Shanyang. Many fans think that He Bingjiao will lose to Okuhara because of the backward record of the fight, but those are all old yellow calendars, and He Bingjiao has won the last three encounters. All Chinese teams have a chance to win 3-0.
In the 1/4 finals of the Tang Cup in the evening, the Chinese Taipei team defeated Denmark 3-1, and also created the history of the Chinese Taipei men's team, which was the first time that Chinese Taipei reached the semifinals since the establishment of the Tang Cup. As the biggest hero, Zhou Tiancheng can finally stand on the podium of the Thomas Cup at the age of 34.
After Axelsen's loss, the entire Danish team was affected, although Antonsen won the victory, but at the beginning of the first game, there was also a moment of confusion when he lost 9 points in a row, but fortunately, he adjusted quickly.
Originally, after Antonsen chased the big score to 1-2, the Danish team's confidence should have returned, Kjaer/Sogard's play started well in the two games, and there were times when they were ahead, but unfortunately the Danish combination was so tight that they couldn't play when it came to the key points, and it was a pity to lose.
Maybe that's the charm of the team competition.
In the other 1/4 finals of the Tang Cup, the Indonesian team defeated South Korea 3-1 and advanced to the semifinals. The Korean team was originally weak in singles, and Quan Yichen seemed to be able to only play the first game, and his physical fitness was a little unsupportable, after all, he was 28 years old. The two pairs of Qi Dongzhu/Kim Won-ho failed to play a miracle again, after all, Liu Ou did a good trick for the Indonesian pair.
The Indonesian pair of Fikri/Maulana did not play to the level they did against India's Heta in the group stage, Kang Min Hyuk/Seo Seung Jae played differently, Heita compared speed and strength, and Xu Jiang had more rhythm changes, pushing and hanging in the midfield, and feints, so that the Indonesian pair quickly lost. So we can't blindly decide because of the victory in the last game, and we can play the same game in the next game.
It's a pity that the Korean men's team took the shot, and it was Xu Jiang's pair. In addition, many people think that Zhao Jianye is still a little fresh meat, and they are desperately forwarding his jersey changing videos and pictures on the Internet, but in fact, he is the same age as Quan Yichen, he is already 28 years old, and the age structure of the Korean men's singles is not young.
The Thomas Cup semi-finals will be played at 5 pm on the 4th, and the match will be sent in advance at that time, so remember to pay attention.