On May 18, 2024, Beijing time, the Badminton Thailand Open ushered in the fifth day of competition, and the finals of each individual event will be produced on this match day. This tournament is a low-level Super 500 event, and the main players of each association have chosen to take a break. The top seed in the men's singles of this tournament is Danish star Antonsen; Women's singles top seed Han Yue; In Men's Doubles, India's Rankireddy/Shetty are the top seeds; The top seeds in Women's Doubles are Thailand's Jidi Trakorn/Pa Jong Jae; The top seeds in the Mixed Doubles are Thailand's Dechapong Paulanuko/Sasiri Dratanachai.
Before this competition, the national feather has announced the list of participants for the Paris Olympics, so all the main players of this competition are suspended, leaving the training opportunity for other players. In men's singles, Li Shifeng retired, and Lu Guangzu led the game; Women's singles Han Yue took the lead; Any combination of men's doubles withdraws, and Chen Boyang/Liu Yi plays; Women's Doubles Li Yijing/Luo Xu Min are the No. 5 seeds; The new mixed doubles pair Guo Xinwa/Chen Fanghui will play as the No. 5 seeds in this tournament.
In the last match day, the national team recorded 4 wins and 3 losses, and the women's singles, mixed doubles and men's doubles all had players to advance, retaining the chance to win the championship. Among them, the women's singles pair Han Yue and Wang Zhiyi won, the mixed doubles pair Guo Xinwa/Chen Fanghui advanced, and the men's doubles pair Chen Baiyang/Liu Yi successfully advanced to the semi-finals. In the two matches that have ended, Wang Zhiyi lost 1:2 to Thailand's Getong out, and the mixed doubles pair Guo Xinwa/Chen Fanghui won 2:0 to advance. Here's how top seed Han Yue played in the women's singles.
Han Yue 2:0 Li Meimiao
Thailand's Lee Mei Miao, ranked 19th in the world, is seeded No. 8 in this tournament. Han Yue, ranked No. 7 in the world, is the top seed in this tournament. Han Yue has participated in professional competitions since 2018, winning singles championships such as the Polar Bear Badminton Super 500 Open, and helping Guoyu win team championships such as the Uber Cup. In the past two seasons, Han Yue has grown rapidly and is expected to surpass He Bingjiao to become the No. 2 player in the national women's singles.
In the first game of the game, Han Yue was full of firepower, firmly controlled the game through hanging and backcourt smashing, and took an 11:6 lead in the first half. In the second half, Han Yue continued to maintain the lead, played steadily, and won the game 21:13 and got off to a good start. In the second game, Li Meimiao had a local combat advantage after all, counterattacked strongly, and took an 11-9 lead in the first half. In the second half, Han Yue continued to chase points, and the score was 14:13. At the critical moment, Han Yue stabilized his position, scored continuously, and finally won the next game with 21:18, and swept the opponent with a big score of 2:0 to advance.