Sudiman Cup: China defeated Thailand 3:2 and reached the last eight, losing men's singles and doubles

Xinhua News Agency, Helsinki, September 29 (Reporter Liu Yang, Chen Jing) On September 29, 2021, the third round of the Sudirman Cup group competition was held. China defeated Thailand 3:2, winning all three games and ranking first in the group to the last eight. In women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles, Chinese players defeated Thai players 2-0, while men's singles and men's doubles lost.

In the first set of men's doubles, the Chinese team sent He Jiting/Tan Qiang to fight against the new Thai group Supai Zongguo/Gittingnupeng. The He Jiting/Tan Qiang combination ranked 20th in the world, far higher than its rivals, but the two sides had never met in a world competition before.

The Chinese team successfully won the first game at 21:11, and the mistakes in stalemate, tennis ball and out of bounds judgment in the second game increased gradually, and finally lost to the opponent at 8:21. In the third game, He Jiting/Tan Qiang tried to adjust their state and technical and tactical strategies, but failed to turn the situation around and lost the third game at 11:21.

After the game, Tan Qiang said that the two men had made a lot of preparations before the game, but as the opening game of the team game, the pressure was somewhat different. They had more ideas when they played the ball, but they were not as natural as usual. When they met problems in the second round, they kept communicating and adjusting, but did not find a good solution.

"In the third inning, we wanted to start again, but the momentum did not return. There were some changes in mentality. Some out of bounds ball judgments were wrong, and there might be a fluke mentality." Tan Qiang said, "In the future, we should improve our ability to solve problems on the court."

In the men's singles match, Shi Yuqi, who ranked 10th in the world, played against Kunlawute, who ranked 25th in the world. It was the first time for the two men to fight. In the end, Shi Yuqi lost at 17:21 in two games. After the game, Shi Yuqi said that he was satisfied with his performance, but the opponent played better.

"I didn't know much about him before. I just watched his game, but it was different from playing. There was no difference in level between me and him. There were many unknown factors in the team game, which tested my mental state and performance on the spot, and it was very likely that he would play beyond the standard. He worked hard today, and his defense was too good. He saved the ball several times by flying, but my chance shot was wrong. ”Shi Yuqi said.

On the women's side, Chen Yufei, the champion of the Tokyo Olympic Games, won the Sudirman Cup for the third time, with a victory of 21:12 and 21:10. Chen Morning/Jia Yifan, who ranked second in the women's doubles world, showed strong dominance in the face of Zong Gongpan, Guditragong/Lavinda Bazongya, who ranked eighth in the world, and won with 21:4 and 21:12.

In the final set of mixed doubles, Tokyo Olympic champion Wang Yilu/Huang Dongping defeated the world's third ranked Dechappong Paoulanuko/Shaceli Dradanachai with 21:8 and 21:15 to lock the victory for the Chinese team.