On May 22, Beijing time, the 2019 Sudiman Cup World Badminton Mixed Team Championship held in Nanning, Guangxi continued the group stage competition. In the focus of the championship group A, Japan plays against Thailand. In the second women's singles match, star Akane Yamaguchi was upset by Thai rookie Lee Mimi.
Today, the Japanese team did not dare to take it lightly, and famous players such as Kento Momota, Akane Yamaguchi, Misaki Matsuto and Reiha Takahashi all appeared. In the first game, the men's doubles, Kamura Kenshi/Soda Kiyogo easily defeated Jidinnupeng/Nipipeng, and the game was divided into 21-14 and 21-13. The Japanese team led 1-0 with a big score.
The second women's singles match, Thailand did not send former world champion Indanon, but sent two-single, 21-year-old Li Meimiao to face Akane Yamaguchi. Akane Yamaguchi is currently ranked fourth in the world, and Li Meimiao is ranked twenty-tenth.
In the first game, Akane Yamaguchi only gave his opponent 9 points and easily won.
The second game, Akane Yamaguchi started 4-0, and after 8-3, the opponent scored 5 points in a row to tie the score, and then the two sides took the lead alternately. Akane Yamaguchi led the lead 14-12 and collapsed unexpectedly. Li Meimiao scored 9 points in a row and reversed 21-14 to win a goal.
decisive game, Li Meimiao took advantage of the victory and led 4-2 at the beginning. After 7-4, Akane Yamaguchi scored 4 points in a row to overtake the score. Li Meimiao was not showing any weakness and scored 3 points in a row, leading 10-8. Afterwards, Li Meimiao maintained a lead of 1 to 2 points, and Akane Yamaguchi struggled to catch up to 14. After 17, Akane Yamaguchi scored 3 points in a row and got the court point 20-17, while the tenacious Li Meimiao scored 3 points in a row to tie. In the end, Li Meimiao scored two points in a row, won 22-20, and reversed Akane Yamaguchi 2-1!
