At 9 a.m. on August 25, Beijing time, the 2022 Badminton World Championships will start its fourth match day in Tokyo, Japan. The third round of 16-to-8 matches in five individual events will be fully carried out. For Guoyu , both men's and women's singles will face tough battles. Among them, Shi Yuqi will face Indonesian first brother Jin Ting, Zhao Junpeng will face Malaysia first brother Li Zijia ; in women's singles, He Bingjiao met Rio Olympic champion and three-time World Championship champion Spanish star Marin, Chen Yufei faced Thailand's Li Meili. In terms of doubles, except for the women's doubles Du Yue / Li Wenmei who encountered Japan's two-time World Championship champion pair, other opponents were relatively weak.
Highlight 1: Shi Yuqi and Zhao Junpeng challenge the two favorites to win the championship. Can they be upset?
After all the top 16 in the five individual events were decided, the third round of competition entered into a strong dialogue between the experts. Most of the duels were between seeds. For the two major national badminton men's singles players, Shi Yuqi encounters Ginting, the first brother of Indonesian who is in great form recently. Can he withstand the pressure and continue his winning streak? Although Shi Yuqi had previously maintained a six-match victory over Ginting, that all happened before 2019. Things are different now. I hope Shi Yuqi can continue to bring surprises.
For Zhao Junpeng, his opponent in the third round was too strong. As the new leader of Malaysian badminton, Lee Zi Jia has become a popular player. In this world championship, he is the favorite to win the championship after Axelsen . Zhao Junpeng and Li Zijia had only played against each other once before. At this year's German Open, Li Zijia won 2-0. As Zhao Junpeng's condition gradually improves recently, he is expected to be able to play a wonderful showdown, and it is not impossible to upset Li Zijia.
Highlight 2: He Bingjiao will fight Ma Lin again for revenge. How many seats can the top 8 women's singles occupy?
All 4 Chinese women's singles players advanced to the top 16. In the third round, in addition to the civil war between Wang Zhiyi and Han Yue , Chen Yufei and He Bingjiao will both face strong opponents from abroad. Among them, He Bingjiao met the famous Spanish player Marin, who can be called one of He Bingjiao's bitter enemies. The two had played against each other 7 times before, and Marin led with 6 wins and 1 loss. In the semi-finals of the 2018 World Championships, He Bingjiao lost to Marin 1-2 after a hard-fought three games and missed the final. However, since Marin suffered a major injury last year, he has not been able to return to his best condition, and He Bingjiao is in good form this season, so this grudge showdown is expected to bring revenge.
The showdown between Chen Yufei and Thailand's Li Meimei is also quite interesting. Chen Yufei is considered to be the player with the most stable performance and the best results in the women's singles this year. Although Li Meimei is the second singles player in Thailand, she is not as good as Chen Yufei. In terms of their head-to-head record, they are at an absolute disadvantage with 1 win and 8 losses. As long as Chen Yufei performs normally, the Thai female player still doesn't have much chance. It is expected that the national badminton women’s team can reach 3 seats in the top 8.
Highlight 3: Can the women’s doubles upset their Japanese rivals? Will any of the famous players be left behind?
In the national badminton doubles competition, all will usher in foreign competitions. Among them, the women's doubles Du Yue/Li Wenmei will encounter the host Japanese combination, the two-time World Championship winner Matsumoto Mayu / Nagahara Wakana . Although the Japanese team has not been in very good shape in the past year, they have been replaced as the number one team in the Japanese team by Naomi Matsuyama/Chihiro Shida. But they still have strong strength, which will be a severe test for the new national feather team. In other competitions, as expected, the national feather team successfully passed the test and locked in the top 8 seats in their respective events.
In other competitions, with the advent of direct dialogue between seeds, it is very likely that famous players will fall behind. There are a few games worth focusing on. The men's singles favorite Axelsen will face off against Thailand's Tamasin. The host Japan's only remaining boxer Nishimoto will face off against Thailand's supernova Kunlawut , Chinese Taipei No. 1 brother Zhou Tiancheng faced off against Lee Cheuk-yao of Hong Kong, China, the defending champion Singaporean star Luk Kin-yu faced off against of Hong Kong, China Ng Ka-lang , and the second single of Indonesia, Jonatan, faced off against Wang Ziwei of Chinese Taipei.In addition, Akane Yamaguchi and Saya Takahashi staged the Japanese women's singles civil war, and Lakashya and Prannoy staged the Indian men's singles civil war.
Attachment: The national badminton match schedule on the 4th day of the World Championships (match times are all estimated Beijing time)
Court 1
10:45 am Du Yue/Li Wenmei vs. Mayu Matsumoto/Wakana Nagahara (Japan)
12:30 pm Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan vs Fleurgod/Thygesen ( Denmark )
17:00 PM Zhao Junpeng vs Li Zijia (Malaysia)
No. 2
10:45 AM He Bingjiao vs Marin (Spain)
14:00 PM Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong vs Su Park/Subisara (Thailand)
15:45 pm Shi Yuqi vs Jin Ting (Indonesia)
Court No. 3
12:00 noon Wang Zhiyi vs Han Yue
18:00 pm Zhang Shuxian / Zheng Yu vs Jin Yujia/Huang Jiaying (Singapore)
Court No. 4
10:00 am Chen Yufei vs. Li Meimei (Thailand)
12:00 noon Wang Yilu / Huang Dongping vs Rivaldi/ Mentari (Indonesia)
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