On May 2, the quarter finals of the 2024 Tangyou Cup Badminton Game were contested in Chengdu, Sichuan.
The Chinese team had a double blessing. The women's team swept the Danish team 3-0 and reached the top four of the Uber Cup for 21 consecutive times. The men's team defeated defending champion India 3-1 and returned to the top four of the Thomas Cup.
Chen Yufei
The women's team reached the semi-finals of the Uefa Cup for 21 consecutive times
After eight years, Tang Youbei returned to China again. The last time the Chinese team won the Tang Cup or Youbei Cup, it was in 2021 that the Uber Cup was won. In the final, Guoyu Women's Team defeated Japan 3-1 to win the championship.
In the current Uber Cup group match, Guoyu, India, Canada and Singapore were in the same group. In the face of weaker opponents, the women's team won the first place in the group with three 5-0 victories without bloodshed, and became the only team in the group match that did not lose a game in 15 games.
On the evening of May 1, after drawing lots, the women's team of Guoyu played against the second Danish team in Group D in the quarter finals. In the face of Denmark, Guoyu sent the strongest team to fight.
In the first singles match, Chen Yufei faced Jacksfield, the No. 1 women's singles player and the 21st in the world. The two sides have played three times before, and Chen Yufei won 2 and lost 1. In this fight, Chen Yufei quickly entered the stage, taking a 6-0 lead at the beginning and winning the first game 21-10.
Chen Yufei continued to take the initiative in the second game, winning another game 21-12 and helping Guoyu get off to a good start in 40 minutes.
He Bingjiao
In the second women's doubles match, "Fan Chen", the No. 1 team of Guoyu Women's Doubles, played against Boer/Malken. It also took 40 minutes for Chen Morning/Jia Yifan to score another point for Guoyu by 21 to 12 and 21 to 15 straight sets.
Later, He Bingjiao came into the second singles match. He Bingjiao had not lost the first three singles matches in Denmark before (8-0 Mia, 6-0 Jasfield, 2-0 Ryan), which was the killer of the Danish women's team.
He Bingjiao continued to play steadily against Ryan this time, defeating her opponent 21-16 and 22-20, helping the women's team of Guoyu reach the last four of this Uber Cup. In the next round, Guoyu will face Japan in the semi-final.
Guoyu men's team was promoted in the soup cup.
The men's team defeated the defending champion and returned to the top four of the Tang Cup
"Compared with the last Tangyou Cup, the overall strength of the Chinese team has improved." Zhang Jun, president of the China Badminton Association, said at the beginning of this Tangyou Cup, "but India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea and other strong teams are also making progress. The Chinese team should attach importance to each opponent and play well one game at a time from the group game."
Half a month ago, Guoyu successfully won a full number of Olympic seats at the Asian Championships. Now the home court is facing a group competition, and the Chinese team with a complete lineup is determined to win the Double Cup at home.
While the women's team reached the semi-finals as expected, the men's team also successfully entered the next round.
India is the defending champion of the Thomas Cup, while Guoyu failed to achieve the goal of the top four in the previous Thomas Cup in 2022, which created the worst record since Guoyu fought in the Thomas Cup. Therefore, for the first time in 26 years, both Chinese badminton teams failed to win the Thomas Cup.
In this home battle, the men's team of Guoyu held their breath. In the group match, the men's team of Guoyu won three consecutive victories and won the first place in the group at the same time, and met the Indian team in the last eight.
Shi Yuqi
The first contest was between Shi Yuqi and Planoy. In the first game, Shi Yuqi faced a severe challenge, losing one game at 15-21, but then Shi Yuqi showed his tenacity and pulled back two games at 21-11 and 21-14, making a good start for the National Feather Men's Team.
In the second game, Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang played against Ranjiredi/Xie Ti. This game also staged a three game war. The "Liang Wang Combination" defeated the opponent by 21 to 15, 11 to 21, and 21 to 12, helping the Chinese team to get closer to victory.
In the third game, Li Shifeng played against Lakshya. When he won the first game 21-13, Li Shifeng was defeated by his opponent for two consecutive games. After losing 8-21 and 14-21, the two games were regretfully reversed.
Fortunately, He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu, who came on the stage later, steadied the situation and won Kapila/Prantik by two 21 to 10. The men's team of Guoyu returned to the top four of the Thomas Cup, and the semi-final will play against Malaysia, which eliminated Japan.
[Editor in charge: Jiang Lan]
