On May 4, Beijing time, the semi-finals of the 2024 Thomas Cup Badminton Tournament will be contested, with China vs. Malaysia, the first men's singles, by the national feather brother Shi Yuqi against Malaysia's first brother Li Zijia, Shi Yuqi ranks No. 2 in the world, Li Zijia ranks No. 10 in the world, the two sides have played each other 5 times before, Shi Yuqi has a record of 4 wins and 1 loss, with an absolute advantage. The last time the two sides met was in the All England semi-finals last year, when Shi Yuqi swept his opponent 2-0 to advance to the final. This semi-final was the sixth meeting between the two sides, and in the end, Shi Yuqi swept Li Zijia 2-0 (21-19, 21-5) to get off to a good start, with a big score of China 1-0 Malaysia.
In the first game, both sides were in good shape, playing an unusually stalemate, Shi Yuqi led Li Zijia 11-10, entered the technical interval, came back from the interval, the two sides were still strong in attack and defense, the score was tied many times, Shi Yuqi withstood the pressure and won 21-19, making a good start!
In the second game, Shi Yuqi became more and more courageous, playing a perfect start of 6-0, Shi Yuqi was unstoppable, scored 5 points in a row again, entered the technical break with 11-1, and came back from the interval, Shi Yuqi did not have any chance with the opponent at all, and ended the game 21-5. China leads Malaysia 1-0.