On October 3, Beijing time, the second semi-final of the 2021 Sudirman Cup badminton tournament was concluded, and the Japanese team won the promotion. Facing Malaysia, Japan's Momota Kendou lost and lost one point, but they won one game each in the men's doubles, women's singles and women's doubles, and Japan defeated Malaysia 3-1 to reach the final. The Japanese team will compete with the Chinese team for the championship.
The first match was a men's doubles match, with Japan's Homu Choro/Yugo Kobayashi playing against Malaysia's Xie Dingfeng/Su Weiyi. The Malaysian duo had led 4-1 after the opening, but the Japanese duo got better and better at haircuts and consistencies, and they played two waves of climax to win 13-9. Xie Dingfeng/Su Weiyi have narrowed the gap to 1 point several times, and the Japanese team scored 5 consecutive points after 15-14 to establish the victory, 21-15, they came first.
In the second set, Shoro Hoki /Yugo Kobayashi grew more and more courageous, and they quickly led 12-4. Although the Malaysian team chased for 5 points in a row, the Japanese team did not panic and quickly gave a counterattack to pull back again, they added the icing on the cake 21-14, 2-0 to win the men's doubles match, the Japanese team led 1-0.
The second women's singles match was a completely one-sided situation, with Akane Yamaguchi completely suppressing Malaysia's Kisona, who was in the lead for most of the game. It took Akane Yamaguchi just 26 minutes to win 21-7, 21-5, and Japan pulled the total score to 2-0.
Next, in the men's singles competition, Momota Kendou meets Li Zijia, which is also one of the focus battles that people pay attention to. Momota quickly led the race, leading 7-2, 10-4. Li Zijia, who was behind by the score, gave a counterattack and soon chased to 13 draws. Momota Kendou scored another 1 point, Li Zijia remained strong, and he took 3 points to achieve a rebound. The two drew several times later, Momota Kendou took the lead in getting the set point and failed to grasp it, and Li Zijia scored 2 consecutive points after 20 draws to make the next city 22-20.
In the second set, the two played more intensely, drawing several times after the start of the game, and Li Zijia scored 4 consecutive points after 5 draws to lead the way. Momota stepped up his offensive, chasing 5 points in a row to tie 9. After that, the two sides competed for each other, and there were many equal points on the field, and when li Zijia was behind 18-19, li zijia seized the opportunity and won 3 points in one go, 21-19, he beat Momota Kendou in the next city, and the Malaysian team saved the match point to chase 1-2.
In the fourth women's doubles match, Malaysia's Chan Kang Lok /Tina played quite well, they had led 19-17 in the first set, but Japan's Matsumoto Mayu / Matsutomo Misaki scored four consecutive points at a critical moment to win the first set 21-19. In the second set, the Japanese duo led the way after 9 draws, and they kept on the lead, winning another set 21-17 to win 2-0, while The Japanese team beat Malaysia 3-1 to reach the final.
The Japanese team will compete with the Chinese team for the title of this Soviet Cup.