On October 15, Beijing time, the Thomas Cup began a quarter-final competition, and the Japanese team reversed the victory to advance. In the match against the Korean team, Momota Kendou lost to Heo Woo-hee in the first match, and the Japanese team also swallowed the defeat in the first match, after which Tokiyama Kanta, Koga Kee/Watanabe Yudai and Nishimoto Kenta each won one game, and the Japanese team eliminated the Korean team with a 3-2 reversal.
The Japanese team is one of the favorites in this soup cup, and the Korean team also has a certain strength. Japan sent out the same squad as the final clash of the group stage in the quarter-finals, with three singles being Kento Momota, Kenta Tokiyama and Kenta Nishimoto, and two doubles pairs: Tsururo Hoki/Yugo Kobayashi and Kei Koga/Isahi Watanabe. The South Korean team sent Heo Yoo Hee and Jeon Yi Chen Ho in singles, and the two doubles pairs were Ji Ji Kyu/Seo Seung-jae and Kang Min Hyuk/Kim Won-ho.
The first match was Momota Kendou against Heo Yoo Hee, and the record between the two was that Momota Ken Doo had a 3 win and 1 loss, but at this year's Tokyo Olympic Games, it was Heo Yoo Hee who eliminated Momota Ken Doo in the group stage. Soon after the start of the match, Heo Yu-hee took a 4-1 lead, and Momota Kendou quickly responded with 6 points to win. Heo Is not impatient, he uses the change of landing point to mobilize Momota Kendou and seize the opportunity to regain the lead by scoring 6 points in a row. In the following matches, Momota Kendou once overtook, but Heo Woo-hee quickly returned the lead, and he took the lead 21-19.
In the second set, the two alternately led the way, and there were several times on the court, and after 11 draws, Xu Youxi scored 4 consecutive points to lead the way again. Momota Hyun-doo then narrowed the gap to 1 point several times, and Heo Yoo-hee gave a counterattack to maintain the lead, adding to the icing on the cake after scoring 3 points after 18-17, he won 2-0 and South Korea led 1-0.
The second doubles match was Kei Choi/Seo Seung-jae against Hoki Tsurugi/Yugo Kobayashi. The first set began with two consecutive draws, with the South Korean duo scoring three consecutive points after eight draws to lead the way. The Japanese duo quickly returned fire to 12 draws, prompting Kei/Seo Seung-jae to attack unabated, and they scored 3 points in a row to pull away again. The South Korean duo then withstood multiple shocks from their opponents and won the first set 21-18.
In the second set, Kyu/Seo Seung-jae had the upper hand in serve receivers and consistencies, and their offense was sharper, hitting two waves of scoring after a 9-7 lead to establish a big score advantage. Although the Japanese duo recovered three points to no avail, Kei Ji/Seo Seung-jae won another set 21-13, they won 2-0, and South Korea led 2-0 on aggregate.
The next men's singles match was Quan Yi Chen against Changshan Kantai. After the start of the first set, Tokiyama took 6 points to lead the way, and then he continued to expand his advantage, 21-10, he won the first set quickly. After the 4 draws in the second set, Tokiyama Set Off a New Wave of Offense, scoring 8 points in a row and pulling the score. Although Quan Yichen stubbornly counterattacked, Changshan Kanta retained the lead, and he won another set 21-16, defeating the opponent 2-0, and the Japanese team chased the total score to 1-2.
In the second men's doubles match between the two sides, Koga/Isamu Watanabe quickly entered the form after the opening of the match, and they led 5-1, 9-2. Kang Min-hyuk/ Kim Won-ho, who were gradually finding their senses, had consecutive point-chases close, but the Japanese duo responded to maintain their lead, and they won the first set 21-15.
In the second set, the South Korean duo had a 3-1 lead, with Koga Kei /Watanabe fighting back by four points. In the following matches, the two sides alternated points, and the Japanese combination maintained the lead. After the score became 13-14, Kang Min-hyuk / Kim Won-ho launched a counterattack, and they won 4 points in a row to overtake again. Koga Kei /Watanabe Yudai at this time with the opportunity to change the ball, wipe sweat opportunities to make a slight adjustment, they stabilized their emotions to give a counterattack, scored 6 consecutive points to regain the lead. The South Korean duo saved a field, with Koga Kei/Watanabe winning another point to win 21-18, which helped Japan to tie the total score to 2.
The decisive victory was Nishimoto Boxing Tai against Zhao Jianye, after the opening of the match the two drew several times, after 5 draws Nishimoto Fist Tai scored 5 points in a row to lead the way. Although Zhao Jianye struggled to catch up afterwards, Nishimoto kept his lead and won the first set 21-15. In the second set, Nishimoto took the lead early, and after 8-7 he scored six consecutive points to establish the advantage, 21-10, he won another set to win. Japan reached the semi-finals with a 3-2 comeback victory and they will face China.