At 17 o'clock on May 4, the Thomas Cup semifinals, the national feather played against Malaysia. The first men's singles match is crucial, and how good Li Zijia's ability is, there is no need to embellish too much. His characteristic is that he is more decisive in attack, and Shi Yuqi needs to be consistent. At present, Shi Yuqi is ranked No. 2 in the world and Li Zijia is No. 10 in the world.
After the start, Li Zijia made a lot of mistakes, and after 2-2, he lost points with 3 consecutive mistakes, resulting in 2-5 behind! Shi Yuqi returned the ball to high, Li Zijia seized the opportunity to kill the ball and score points. Li Zijia returned the ball out of bounds under the stalemate of multiple shots, 3-6! Shi Yuqi failed to pass the net with a smash, and then the ball was also out of bounds, losing 2 points in a row. Li Zijia first smashed the ball, and then shot in front of the net, and continued to score! Shi Yuqi misjudged and lost 1 point, resulting in 6-8!
Shi Yuqi scored with a smash, and then tapped in front of the net to score, 8-8 equalised. Li Zijia smashed the ball and scored, Shi Yuqi returned the ball out of bounds again, 2 points behind! Shi Yuqi smashed the next point, and Li Zijia lost points in a row. Shi Yuqi overtook 11-10.
Li Zijia smashed and scored consecutive points. Shi Yuqi made a mistake and lost points again, falling behind 11-13. Shi Yuqi then chased to 14 draws, after which Li Zijia responded quickly and regained the lead. Shi Yuqi scored 2 points in a row, 16-15! Li Zijia returned the ball and scored directly, Shi Yuqi smashed the next point again! Li Zijia performed unsteadily, losing points in a row, 17-19, and the score was a little wide. Li Zijia sent out the game point 18-20, and then scored consecutive smashes. In this game, Li Zijia achieved 21-19 and led 1-0.
On the whole, the first game was very intense, with the two sides taking the lead alternately, and neither had an absolute advantage. Looking forward to Shi Yuqi seizing the opportunity in the second game and continuing to score points.