The first brother of Guoyu Shi Yuqi failed to make a comeback. He was reversed by Zhou Tiancheng in the Japan Open and missed the final again. In this game, although Shi Yuqi performed strongly in the first game, his performance in the next two games was worrying. Especially in the decisive game, when he was chasing 10-12, he suddenly collapsed (frustrated) and was beaten by his opponent with a 9-2 scoring climax, losing the game instantly. After the game, Shi Yuqi was dejected and was criticized by Bao Chunlai .
A focus match in the men’s singles semi-finals of the Japan Open, between Shi Yuqi and Zhou Tiancheng. Currently ranked in the world, Shi Yuqi is 22nd and Zhou Tiancheng is 6th. However, the record between the two is that Shi Yuqi has the advantage with 5 wins and 2 losses. As we all know, Shi Yuqi was suspended from the national badminton competition for more than half a year. He only returned at the World Championships last week. His performance was average and he was stopped in the top 16. This game also made it clear that Shi Yuqi's current state is much worse than everyone imagined. What's worse is that Shi Yuqi's physical condition is very poor due to not playing official games for a long time, which is also a main reason for his defeat in this game.
In the first game, Shi Yuqi entered the state quickly, leading 10-3 at the beginning. Later, although he was chased to 10-8 and only led by 2 points, he still withstood the pressure and won 21-15. In the second game of
, Shi Yuqi also took the lead at the beginning, but was later caught up and overtaken by Zhou Tiancheng. The latter entered the intermission with an 11-7 lead. After the interval, Shi Yuqi readjusted his state and continued to chase points, once reaching 14 levels. But then, Shi Yuqi's condition suddenly declined and his opponent opened the score, falling behind 16-20. At the last moment, although Shi Yuqi saved 3 game points in a row, he was still unable to reverse the defeat and lost the game 19-21. Both sides returned to the same starting line.
In the third game, Shi Yuqi fell behind 1-6, and even though he struggled to catch up, he still couldn't catch up. To make matters worse, he also made a lot of mistakes during the critical chasing stage, and his opponents repeatedly seized opportunities to score. As a result, he fell behind 7-11 and entered the intermission. After
changed sides, Shi Yuqi once chased the score to 10-12. But after he hit a diagonal line and went out of bounds, Shi Yuqi suddenly collapsed, his condition declined sharply, and he made various mistakes. He hit the bottom line and went out of bounds, hit the diagonal line and went out of bounds, picked the backcourt and went out of bounds. In the final stage, because he failed to return the ball in place, he was repeatedly beaten and scored by his opponent. After losing the last point, Shi Yuqi was dejected and had no fighting spirit. In the end, Shi Yuqi lost another game 12-21, and the score was reversed 1-2.
After the game, although Bao Chunlai recognized Shi Yuqi's ability and believed that he still had strength, he still criticized his performance in this game and believed that his tactics should be more firm and he should strictly control his mistakes. So the question is, can Shi Yuqi return to the top?
