On May 16, Beijing time, the top 16 of the 2024 Thailand Open Badminton Championships were all released, although most of the main players of the national feather were absent, but they performed well in the first round, in addition to Li Yijing/Luo Xumin's first-round bye, the other 13 games achieved a record of 10 wins and 3 losses, among which Lei Lanxi, Zhang Yiman, Zhou Zhihong/Yang Jiayi staged a round of tours, and the mixed doubles due to the civil war in the 1/8 finals, so the national feather has locked a ticket to the quarterfinals in advance in this project.
Men's Singles
Zhao Junpeng 2-0 Pani Chapong
Lu Guangzu 2-0 Wang Gaolun
Lei Lanxi 0-2 Li Zijia
Although Zhao Junpeng has slipped to 45th in the world rankings, it is enough to sweep Thailand's Panichapong, who is ranked 86th, and Zhao Junpeng won 21-18, 21-16 in the first round without much challenge. In the next round, Zhao Junpeng will face Hong Kong's Ng Ka Long, who will be sent to the top seed in the first round, and there will be a lot of pressure for Zhao Junpeng.
World No. 19 Lu Guangzu and No. 46 Thai player Wang Gaolun ushered in the 7th duel, the first 6 times the two sides met Lu Guangzu 5-1 to occupy the absolute upper hand, once again across the net still without any suspense, Lu Guangzu 21-13, 21-19 successfully advanced, in addition to the first meeting defeat, Lu Guangzu has defeated Wang Gaolun 6 times in a row.
Lei Lanxi (ranked 33rd in the world) had poor luck, and in the first round he encountered the fifth seed of the world No. 10 and the first brother of Malaysia, Lee Zi Jia, although Lei Lanxi's strength was in the opponent's position, but the match was quite tenacious, but unfortunately failed to cause an upset after 50 minutes of fierce battle, and lost two games in a row 17-21, 21-23 to stop the first round. Although he failed to commit the following crimes, Lei Lanxi also created a lot of pressure on Li Zijia, which can be described as a defeat.
Women's Singles
Han Yue 2-0 Malvika
Gao Fangjie 2-0 Samia
Wang Zhiyi 2-0 Huang Youxun
Zhang Yiman 0-2 Shen Youzhen
Top seed Han Yue, ranked No. 7 in the world, is the third singles player in China, and although India's Marvika is ranked 52nd in the world, the two sides met in the first round of the 2022 Korea Open, when Malvika won 2-1 to give Han Yue a round, so the showdown again is a revenge battle for Han Yue. Now that Han Yue, whose overall strength has been comprehensively improved, did not encounter any blowing power, he beat his opponent 21-11, 21-10 and easily entered the top 16.
Gao Fangjie faced India's Samia in the first round, a matchup between world No. 34 and No. 66, and the match was unmistakable, with Gao Fangjie finishing the battle with two 21-13. In the next round, Gao Fangjie will face the No. 4 seed Intanon, and the 1/8 finals are the time to test Gao Fangjie.
Second seed and world No. 8 Wang Zhiyi is one of the favorites to win the title, and in the first round against the challenge of Chinese Taipei's Huang Youxun, who is ranked 64th in the world, Wang Zhiyi was full of fire and did not give her opponent any power to fight back, 21-8, 21-12 Wang Zhiyi swept two consecutive cities to advance to the next round.
No. 5 seed and world No. 15 Zhang Yiman was knocked out of the tournament. South Korea's Shen Youzhen is ranked No. 1 in the world, although the opponent is not a first-line player in the badminton world, but he has repeatedly played at a high level in the competition, before this two sides met 3 times Zhang Yiman 2-1 advantage, met again Zhang Yiman made mistakes and did not have any resistance power, 15-21, 12-21 Zhang Yiman lost two games in a row and hurriedly went out, and the two sides won two games after four encounters.
Men's Doubles
Hsieh Ho Nam/Tsang Wei Han 2-0 Tanado/Thorton
Chen Boyang/Liu Yi 2-0 Ponsakon/Wangsaton
Xie Haonan/Zeng Weihan are ranked 69th in the world, and the host pair of Tanado/Thorton is ranked 94th, and there is a certain gap in the strength of the two sides, Xie Haonan/Zeng Weihan completely suppressed their opponents to win two games in a row 21-11, 21-17. World No.29 Chen Boyang/Liu Yi also faced no challenge, beating Thailand's No.84 Ponsarkorn/Wangsaton 21-9, 21-15 to make it past the first round.
Women's Doubles
Li Yijing/Luo Xumin (bye)
Keng Shuliang/Zhang Chi 2-0 Pakla/Huda (Withdrawn)
Fifth seeds Li Yijing/Luo Hsu Min automatically qualified for the round of 16 with a first-round bye, before facing Chinese Taipei's Huang Youxun/Liang Tingyu in the next round.
In the first round, Keng Shuliang/Zhang Chi (ranked 43rd in the world) played against the Indian pair of Pakla/Huda, ranked 96th in the world, and won 21-6 in the first game, and retired when the opponent led 5-4 in the second game, and Kengshuliang/Zhang Chi successfully won the ticket to the round of 16.
Mixed doubles
Cheng Xing/Li Qian 2-0 Olexi/Kantemere
Guo Xinwa/Chen Fanghui 2-0 Yang Shengcai/Lv Lele
Zhou Zhihong/Yang Jiayi 1-2 Wu Xuanyi/Yang Zhuyun
The two new mixed doubles pairs made it past the first round, with Cheng Xing/Li Qian taking on Ukrainian pair Oleksi/Kantemir, ranked 122nd in the world, and Cheng Xing/Li Qian were in complete control of the match, winning in straight games, 21-11, 21-13.
Fifth seeds Guo Xinwa/Chen Fanghui faced a small challenge and stood across the net from Hong Kong's new pair Yeung Seng Choi/Lui Lok Lok, Guo Xinwa/Chen Fanghui withstood the pressure at the end of the first game to win 22-20, and finally found their touch in the second game to seal the victory 21-15.
1/8 finals Cheng Xing/Li Qian VS Guo Xinwa/Chen Fanghui, no matter who wins or loses in this derby, Guoyu will lock a place in the quarterfinals one round in advance.
The new generation of the combination of Zhou Zhihong/Yang Jiayi is not in a good position, and now the two are only ranked 100th in the world, and in the first round they challenged the Chinese Taipei pair Wu Xuanyi/Yang Zhuyun, who is ranked 64th in the world, Zhou Zhihong/Yang Jiayi took the next city 21-19 and then made continuous mistakes, and finally lost two games in a row 16-21, 15-21 to stage a round of tours, and Wu Xuanyi/Yang Zhuyun reversed and advanced to the round of 16.
The schedule of the 1/8 finals on May 16 is as follows:
Venue 1
2, Zhao Junpeng VS Wu Jialong
4, Lu Guangzu VS Watanabe Hanggui
6, Gao Fangjie VS Intanon
7, Keng Shuliang/Zhang Chi VS Zongkong Pan/Rawinda
13, Chen Baiyang/Liu Yi VS Lin Bingwei/Su Jingheng
Venue 2
4, Cheng Xing/Li Qian VS Guo Xinwa/Chen Fanghui
7, Han Yue VS Charliha
10. Xie Haonan/Zeng Weihan VS Rankireddy/Shetty
Venue 3
6, Li Yijing/Luo Xumin VS Huang Youxun/Liang Tingyu
9, Wang Zhiyi VS Tan Lianni