In the men's singles semi-finals of the 2022 World Badminton Tour Japan Open, Chinese player Shi Yuqi lost 1 to 2 to Zhou Tiancheng and missed the men's singles final. Shi Yuqi and Zhou Tiancheng had played against each other 7 times before, with 5 wins and 2 losses. In this eigh

In the men's singles semi-finals of the 2022 World Badminton Tour Japan Open, Chinese player Shi Yuqi html lost 21 to 2 to Zhou Tiancheng and missed the men's singles final.

Shi Yuqi and Zhou Tiancheng had played against each other 7 times before, with 5 wins and 2 losses. In this eighth match, Shi Yuqi suffered a reversal despite winning one game first.

In the first game of the game, Shi Yuqi quickly entered the state and once took a 6-1 lead. Although Zhou Tiancheng recovered a few points later, Shi Yuqi maintained the lead and finally won the first game 21-15.

In the second game, the two tied many times and took the lead alternately. Zhou Tiancheng seized the opportunity at 15, and finally won the second game 21-19, equalizing the score, and the two entered the deciding game.

In the deciding game of the third game, Zhou Tiancheng responded with a 6-1 to Shi Yuqi at the beginning, leading 11-7 and switching venues by 4 points. After changing sides, Zhou Tiancheng even scored 6 points in a row, opening up the score in one fell swoop. Shi Yuqi was unable to recover and lost the decisive game 12-21, which was reversed.

Zhou Tiancheng also took the lead in advancing to the men's singles final and will face the winner of Danish player Antonsen and Japanese player Kenta Nishimoto