On August 23, Beijing time, the second match day of the 2022 Badminton World Championships will usher in competition! On the first match day yesterday, the men's singles arena became the focus, with players including top seed Axelsen and host player Kento Momota all appearing. The only two unpopular games were that the two seed players Antonsen and Kanta Tsuneyama were eliminated in the first round! All the players who played on the first day of the national badminton competition won, and the three men's singles players advanced smoothly!
The remaining first-round matches on the second match day will be in full swing, and the men’s singles, women’s singles and mixed doubles will start the second round. The focus of matches will also gradually increase. Guoyu will have 7 matches today, including the second round of the men's singles of Shi Yuqi and Lu Guangzu, the second round of the women's singles of Wang Zhiyi and He Bingjiao, and three Debut for a mixed doubles pair!
Highlight 1: The national badminton men’s singles challenge the seed players, and the top 8 men’s singles in the top half will be released!
Shi Yuqi will challenge No. 11 seed Gemke today after defeating Devikayo in the first round. For Shi Yuqi, who has just returned to the competition, the strength span of his opponents in the two rounds is a bit large. He played against Gemke twice and won one game each. Lu Guangzu will face No. 15 seed Wang Ziwei. In this season's Malaysian Open, Lu Guangzu won 2-0!
In addition to the two national badminton men's singles, Axelsen, Jin Ting, Zhou Tiancheng, Jonatan, etc. will all usher in the second round of competition. The top 8 men's singles in the top half will end today. Revealed later. The third round of the showdown is very prone to strong dialogue!
Highlight 2: The national badminton mixed doubles combination appears, and the road to the IELTS and Yellow Duck championships begins!
Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong will face the Dutch combination Vandelek/Geely, Wang Yilu / Huang Dongping will face Malaysian combination Chen Tangjie/Bai Yanwei. This is the first performance of the two ace combinations of the national feather team at this World Championships. , it is also the first level to test the competitive status and is worth looking forward to. In addition, Guo Xinwa/ Zhang Shuxian will face the American combination Qiu Kaixiang/Jenny Guy in the first round. The winner will challenge the No. 6 seed Deng Junwen /Xie Yingxue in the second round!
Highlight 3: Women’s singles seed players appear, national feathers He Bingjiao and Wang Zhiyi will play!
The first group of women's singles champions are high-seeded players. They will all appear today after receiving a bye in the first round. The defending champion Akane Yamaguchi played against Indonesian Mariska. Akane Yamaguchi lost to Mariska twice this season. There is a possibility of an upset in this game! No. 3 seed An Xiying will face Vietnamese player Nguyen Cuiling, No. 5 seed Marin will face Canadian player Zhang Wenyu, and No. 14 seed Takahashi Sayaka will face South Korean player Kim Ga-eun!
National feather He Bingjiao will face Wang Yuanli . The two only faced off once in the 2016 Australian Open, when He Bingjiao won 2-1! Wang Zhiyi will face the challenge of Danish player Ryan. This is the first time the two have faced off! The women's singles competition is the most unpredictable, which also causes upsets in the women's singles field to happen from time to time.I still hope that the national feather women’s singles will pass smoothly!
National badminton schedule (Beijing time): (CCTV Sports APP 08:00 live broadcast, CCTV513:00 live broadcast, CCTV5+18:00 live broadcast)
Estimated 10:30, Men's singles second round: Shi Yuqi vs. Gemke (head-to-head record: Shi Yuqi 1 win and 1 loss)
Estimated at 14:30, mixed doubles first round: Guo Xinwa/Zhang Shuxian vs. Qiu Kaixiang/Jenny Guy (first meeting)
Estimated at 10:00, the second round of men’s singles: Lu Guangzu vs. Wang Ziwei (head-to-head record) : Lu Guangzu 2 wins and 0 losses)
Estimated 13:30, second round of women’s singles: Wang Zhiyi vs. Ryan (first match)
Estimated 14:00, second round of mixed doubles: Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong vs Van Delek/ Geely (first encounter)
Estimated at 14:00, second round of women’s singles: He Bingjiao vs. Wang Yuanli (head-to-head record: He Bingjiao 1 win and 0 loss)
Estimated at 12:00, second round of mixed doubles: Wang Yilu/Huang Dongping vs. Chen Tangjie/Bai Yanwei ( Head-to-head record: Yellow Duck combination 1 win and 0 losses)
