BEIJING, May 16, 2024 - The Thailand Open Badminton Tournament continues! Today is the third day of competition, and the top 8 in all disciplines will be born! This tournament is a Super 500 tournament, and the most interesting event is the men's singles event, where many famous players and masters have participated! However, in the last round, there were many upsets, with top seed Antonsen, No. 5 seed Prannoy of India, and No. 7 seed Loh Kean Yew of Singapore all upset! In the just-concluded match, the No. 4 seed and world champion Kunlavut almost overturned, reversing Malaysia's Liang Junhao with a total score of 2-1 to advance to the top 8! There are 3 participants in the men's singles competition of the national feather this year, and only Lu Guangzu is left to reach the top 8! The details of the tournament are as follows:
Kunlavut 2-1 Liang Junhao
The last World Championships champion, Thailand's No. 1 brother Kunlavut is currently ranked 8th in the world and is the No. 4 seed in the tournament, and defeated Denmark's world No. 26 Gemke 2-0 in the 1/16 finals to advance! Malaysia's Liang Junhao, ranked 37th in the world, reversed the world's 30th ranked Taipei star Su Liyang 2-1 in the last game to advance to the round of 16! At the beginning of the game, Kunlavut took a 5-0 lead and kept the rhythm on the court, leading 11-5 into the inter-game technical timeout! After the pause, Kunlavut once took a 16-9 lead, but after that, the situation changed abruptly, Kunlavut suddenly lost power, and Liang Junhao chased 7 points in a row to equalize the score! The two sides chased me and once fought to a 20-draw! At the critical moment, Liang Junhao scored 2 points in a row to win the first game 22-20!
In the second game, Liang Junhao's morale was in full swing and he started 3-0, and then Kunlavut launched a counterattack and finally overtook the score 11-9 and entered the timeout! After the timeout, Kunlavut became more and more brave and pulled back a game 21-14! In the third game, Kunlavut started 6-2, and then Liang Junhao launched a crazy counterattack, and once overtook the score 10-9, Kunlavut withstood the pressure and chased 2 points in a row to lead 11-10 and enter the timeout! After the pause, the scores of the two sides were tight, Kunlavut once maintained the lead by a slight advantage, and at the critical moment, Kunlavut withstood Liang Junhao's counterattack and won 23-21, and the total score was 2-1 to reverse Liang Junhao to advance to the top 8, and then he will face the Indian dark horse Mera Barouwang!
Lu Guangzu 2-0 Watanabe hanggui
Lu Guangzu, ranked 19th in the world, defeated Thailand's Wang Gaolun 2-0 in the last round to advance to the round of 16! Japan's star Hanggui Watanabe is ranked 21st in the world, and his strength is on par with Lu Guangzu, and he reversed Hong Kong's Chen Yanze 2-1 in the 1/16 finals to advance! In this game, Lu Guangzu took the lead in the first game and easily won 21-11, and in the second game, Watanabe Hanggui's state improved, and he pulled back a game 21-18! In the third game, the two sides played very intensely, and at the critical moment, Lu Guangzu scored 2 points in a row to win 21-19, and defeated Watanabe Hanggui with a total score of 2-1 to advance to the top 8! Next up will be the winner between Li Zijia and Quan Yichen!
Ng Ka Long 2-0 Zhao Junpeng
Hong Kong's Ng Ka Long, ranked 27th in the world, knocked out the top seed World No. 3 Antonsen 2-1 in the last game to advance to the round of 16! Zhao Junpeng, ranked 45th in the world, defeated Thailand's Pani Chapong 2-0 in his last game to advance! In the first game of this game, the two sides fought very fiercely, and in the end, Wu Jialong grasped the key points and won the first game 21-19! In the second game, Wu Jialong became more and more brave and won another game 21-15! The aggregate score was 2-0 and defeated Zhao Junpeng to advance to the top 8! Next up will be against Taipei's Li Jiahao!
Li Jiahao 2-1 Wang Ziwei
Taipei's Li Jiahao, ranked 36th in the world, defeated Israel's Misha 2-0 in his last game to advance! Taipei's Wang Ziwei is ranked 23rd in the world, and he knocked out No. 7 seed Luo Jianyou 2-0 in the last game to advance to the round of 16! In this game, Li Jiahao lost one game 18-21, and won 21-17, 21-18 in a row to reverse his teammates and advance to the top 8!
Mera Barouwon 2-0 Maz
India's young player Mela Baruwang is full of dark horses in this tournament, first the 1/16 finals 2-0 knockout match No. 5 seed and teammate Putian King Prannoy advanced! Denmark's Maz, ranked 54th in the world, defeated India's Kieran 2-0 in his last game to advance! In this game, Indian teenager Mela Baruwang reappeared as a dark horse storm, defeating Maz in straight games 21-14, 22-20 to advance to the top 8!