Thomas Cup National Feather beats Netherlands 5-0 to advance to the quarterfinals

Beijing, October 12 ( China News Service ) On October 12, local time, the World Men's Badminton Team Championship Thomas Cup competition began the second round of the group stage in Aarhus, Denmark. Following the 5-0 victory over Tahiti in the first match, the Chinese men's team once again defeated the Netherlands team by the same score, winning two consecutive wins in the group stage and qualifying early to advance to the quarterfinals of this cup.

The Chinese men's team is the defending champion of the Thomas Cup, winning the championship a total of 10 times in history. This cup is missing veterans such as Lin Dan and Chen Long, and the Chinese team is composed of the main force of the new generation. The men's singles squad for this match is the same as the first match, and the main player Shi Yuqi is still on leave.

The opening match was played by Lu Guangzu against the Netherlands' Quiker, who had never met before. In the first set, Lu Guangzu quickly entered the state, taking the next city at 21:15; in the second set, Quickel's state improved, and he once took an 18:12 lead in the middle of the game, Lu Guangzu adjusted and played a wave of small climax, and finally came up after 21:19, thus defeating the opponent 2:0 and scoring a point for Guoyu.

Lu Guangzu, who participated in the Soup Cup for the first time, said that the game encountered certain difficulties and was finally able to reverse, and he also gained experience from it. "Taught me what to do when I'm behind in the big game."

The second men's doubles match was played by He Jiting / Zhou Haodong, the two were the heroes of the Su Cup, and not long ago, the two partners narrowly defeated the Japanese combination in the Final of the Su Cup, scoring a key point for the Chinese team. The two men were in full control of the rhythm of the game that day, winning the Dutch duo of Yella/Van der Lecque in two consecutive sets 21:11, 21:7.

Li Shifeng, who appeared in the third game, won more easily. In just 24 minutes, he defeated the Netherlands' Messman 21:7, 21:8 to help the Chinese team seal the victory 3:0.

According to the rules, the Soup Cup group stage needs to play five games. In the final two matches, Tokyo Olympic mixed doubles champion Wang Yilu partnered with World Championship men's doubles champion Liu Cheng to beat Bujik/Wasink 21:14, 21:10, Weng Hongyang beat Duis 21:10, 21:6, China defeated the Netherlands 5:0, and won all five matches 2:0.

After winning two consecutive victories in the group stage, the Chinese men's team has advanced to the quarterfinals of this year's Tang Cup. Next, China will also face India, the last opponent in the group stage. (End)

Source: China News Network