Original title: Thomas Cup – China lost 0-3 to Indonesia for the first time since 2016 and missed the semi-finals
Xinhua News Agency, Bangkok, May 13 (Reporters Song Yu, Lin Hao) In the quarter-finals of the Thomas Cup badminton team competition in Bangkok on the 12th, the Chinese team lost 0:3 to the defending champion Indonesia team and stopped in the quarter-finals . This is the first time the Chinese team has missed the Thomas Cup semi-finals since 2016.
In the first singles match, the Chinese team sent Zhao Junpeng, ranked 38th in the world, instead of Lu Guangzu, the highest ranked player in the competition (25th), to face Indonesia’s Ginting, who was ranked fifth in the world. After losing the first game at 12:21, Zhao Junpeng played very tenaciously in the second game, tied the score several times, and finally won the second game with 27:25. In the third game, Zhao Junpeng started ahead, but was overtaken by his opponent, and finally lost the decisive game with 17:21.
He said after the game that he had been adjusting during the game. In the first game, he played more cautiously in the downwind area, giving his opponent some opportunities to attack. In the second game, he changed to the headwind area to gradually adapt to the opponent’s attack and launched an effective confrontation. , but a little anxious in the second half of the third game, “the state is still not stable”.
In the subsequent “one pair” contest, Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi lost to the veteran combination Ashan/Sukamuyo with a close score of 17:21 and 16:21, and the Chinese team lost another point.
The third singles match was played by world number 50 Li Shifeng against world number 8 Jonathan Christie. In the first game, Jonathan won 21:13. In the second game, the two sides chased after each other, but in the end, Li Shifeng still lost to his opponent by 18:21.
Li Shifeng said after the game that there is a certain pressure to play when the Chinese team is 0:2 behind. Compared with the match against Antonsen the day before, there is a certain gap in his physical condition and speed. “The score has always been behind, not to mention the lead, there is no stalemate, and the game is relatively passive.” But he said that he would not be discouraged, and he would earnestly sum up his experience after the game to prepare for future games.
The Indonesian men’s team will face Japan in the semi-finals on the 13th, and another competition for the Soup Cup final will be between India and Denmark.
The semifinals were also decided on the same day as the Uber Cup. The host Thailand team swept the Indian team 3-0 and will face the Chinese women’s team in the semifinals on the 13th. The other Uber Cup semi-final will be between Japan and South Korea. (Finish)Return to Sohu, see more
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