On May 5, the Thomas Cup final was underway, and the third men's singles match was over, Li Shifeng lost 1-2 to the world's No. 3 Jonatan and missed the victory for the Chinese team. The Chinese team led Indonesia 2-1 and still needs to wait for a victory to win the championship.
The final between China and Indonesia is highly anticipated. China and Indonesia have no weaknesses in the five events, they are all top-notch, obviously beating other teams, and the two strongest teams compete for the championship, which is also very exciting.
In the first men's singles, Shi Yuqi played against Ginting. In the first game, the game was very intense, and the score was always tight. With the key score at the end of the game, Shi Yuqi narrowly won 21-17. In the second game, Ginting suddenly dropped the line and was directly beaten by Shi Yuqi. Shi Yuqi ended the game with an incredible score of 21-6, and the Chinese team got off to a good start.
In the second Men's Doubles, world No. 1 Leung Wai Hang/Wang Chang took on Alfian/Andianto. Leung Wei Keng/Wang Chang lost two games in this competition, namely South Korea's Seo Seung Jae/Kang Min Hyuk and Malaysia's Hsieh Ding Feng/So Wei Yi, which was generally inconsistent. In the first game, Leung Wai Keng/Wang Chang played more resolutely at the end of the game and lost the first game 21-17. In the second game, Liang Wang's key points could not keep up with the fast pace of his opponent and lost to his opponent 18-21. In the deciding game, the score alternated to 17-17. At the critical moment, Liang Wang scored 4 points in a row and won 21-17, winning 2-1. The Chinese team came to 2-0 and victory was in sight.
In the third men's singles, Li Shifeng played against Jonatan. Jonatan is ranked third in the world and has been in great form lately, winning back-to-back All England and Asian Championships. Li Shifeng has been in average form recently, and from the perspective of strength and condition, Jonatan is better. The match was largely as expected, with Jonatan narrowly winning 21-16, 15-21, 21-17 in three games to level a crucial point for Indonesia.
In the next fourth match, Ren Xiangyu/He Jiting faced Fikri/Maulana. The two pairs are also very close in strength, and if any combination wins, the Chinese team will win the championship 3-1. If any combination loses, the two sides will play the fifth big match, with Lu Guangzu facing Ziko.