On June 19th, Beijing time, the men's singles final of the 2022 Badminton Indonesia Open will begin. The two sides will be national feather player Zhao Junpeng and the top seed, Danish player Axelsen ! Zhao Junpeng will challenge for his first Super 1000 championship, while Axelsen will strive to defend his title and defend his honor as the number one men's singles player today!
It is estimated that at 16:00 Beijing time, the men’s singles final: Zhao Junpeng (China) vs. Axelsen (Denmark) (this game will be broadcast live)
Zhao Junpeng’s path to promotion
First round: 2-0 Calcio ( Netherlands) )
Second round: 2-1 Jonatan (Indonesia)
Semi-finals: 2-0 Prannoy (India)
Zhao Junpeng in the second round Defeating the host Indonesia player No. 7 seed Jonatan, No. 4 seed Zhou Tiancheng, No. 2 seed Momota Kento, and No. 8 seed Lakshya in the same half were eliminated one after another. They made a historic advancement to the finals with their outstanding performance! You know, he has never broken through the top eight in the previous five games this season, and now he has jumped to the final stage! It has been 5 and a half years since the last trip to the finals (2017 China Challenge)!
Axelsen’s path to promotion
First round: 2-0 Tsuneyama Kanta (Japan)
Second round: 2-0 Lu Guangzu (China)
Semi-finals: 2-1 Li Zijia ( Malaysia )
The path to advancement for world No. 1 Axelsen is not simple, especially in the last two games, he played three games with Jin Ting and Li Zijia to advance. This season, we have won three championships in the All England Open (Super 1000 event), European Championship (level equal to Super 1000 event), and Indonesia Masters (Super 500 event)! It is worth mentioning that his German Open semi-final in March was his only loss this season (two withdrawals are not included in the record), and his season record reached an astonishing 28 wins and 1 loss!
Zhao Junpeng and Axelsen have played against each other 5 times. Axelsen has an absolute advantage with 4 wins and 1 loss! The last time the two met was in the quarter-finals of the 2020 Indonesia Masters, Axelsen came back to win 2-1! Zhao Junpeng's only win occurred in the 2018 Korean Open , where Zhao Junpeng won 2-0!
Facing the No. 1 men’s singles player in the world’s badminton world, Zhao Junpeng must have a stronger overall ability than his opponent! The match between Lu Guangzu and Axelsen in the second round will be a reference. Lu Guangzu started the game in the first game and his fierce attack gave him a score advantage. But Axelsen finally achieved a reversal through adjustments. Zhao Junpeng also needs to attack his opponent. How will he respond when he is also not good at attacking?
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