On May 12, the last round of the Group B group stage of the 2022 Thoms Cup Badminton Team Championship, the Chinese team played against the Denmark. After a fierce battle until the early morning, the national badminton team swallowed the first defeat of the Thomas Cup and lost to the Denmark 2-3.
In this way, will face the Indonesian team, which once defended the champion in the quarterfinals. 207 days ago, the national badminton team lost 0-3 to their opponents and watched Indonesia win the championship.
The first singles match, Lu Guangzu challenged Olympic champion An Sailong. In the first game of , Lu Guangzu played proactively and kept getting opportunities by pulling the line and winning the first game 21-17. But in the following two games, the two games were gradually dominated by An Sailong, and finally lost 1-2, and was reversed by An Sailong. The national badminton team lags behind Denmark 0-1 in the total score.
The second doubles, Liu Yuchen/Ou Yongyi faces Astrup/Matias. Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi suppressed his opponents all the way and won two games in a row with 21-16 and 21-11. General Administration scored 2-0 and helped the Chinese team tie the score.
The third singles match, Li Shifeng, who ranked 50th in the world, faced Antonsen, the third in the world for the first time. Li Shifeng failed to hold on to the score in the first game of and fell into a passive position, losing one game 15-21. In the second game, Li Shifeng withstood the pressure and played a continuous momentum, winning two consecutive games with 21-19 and 21-13, , completing the reversal 2-1, helping the national badminton team to overtake the total score and lead 2-1.
The fourth doubles, He Jiting/Zhou Haodong vs. Rasmussen/Sogard. Facing the new combination of Denmark, the "Hedong Lion Roar" combination of the national badminton team was a little uncomfortable and failed to seize the opportunity. They lost two games in a row. Denmark team tied the big score at 2-2, and both sides will enter the fifth game, three singles to decide the outcome.
The fifth game was final, the Chinese badminton super star Weng Hongyang appeared to defend the last level for the Chinese team, and his opponent was 36-year-old veteran Vitinhas. In the game, Weng Hongyang started high and closed low, and took the lead 21-16. In the second game of , Weng Hongyang recovered two games and lost 19-21. Weng Hongyang stubbornly held the score and tied until 18. Unfortunately, he missed the key point opportunity in the end and lost 3 points in a row to lose 18-21. was reversed and lost to Vittin Hughes.
In the end, after nearly 7 hours of hard fighting, the Chinese team lost to the Denmark team 2-3 in total score, and advanced to the quarterfinals with the second in the group. China team's first knockout match against the defending champion Indonesia team, and the game will be held at 20:00 tonight.
