This is a good starting point and a double win! Impacting the Olympics, the national feather team regained the Thomas Cup after six years
On the evening of the 5th, the 2024 Thomas Cup badminton men's team finals were held in Chengdu. The Chinese team finally defeated the Indonesian team with a big score of 3-1 and won the 11th Thomas Cup championship trophy in team history! This is also the first time in 6 years since the 2018 Thomas Cup in Bangkok that the Chinese team won the Thomas Cup, which represents the highest honor of the world's badminton men's team. In addition, the Chinese badminton women's team successfully won the championship in the ended Uber Cup final. The Chinese team once again won two championships in the same Thomas and Uber Cup after 2012.
On May 5, members of the Chinese team celebrated winning the championship after the game. On the same day, in the 2024 Thomas Cup Badminton Team Finals held in Chengdu, Sichuan, the Chinese team defeated the Indonesian team 3-1 and won the championship.
On May 5, members of the Chinese team celebrated winning the championship after the game. On the same day, in the 2024 Thomas Cup Badminton Team Finals held in Chengdu, Sichuan, the Chinese team defeated the Indonesian team 3-1 and won the championship.
As an important training before the Paris Olympics, the national badminton men's team sent all its main players to compete this time. In the group stage, the Chinese team won three games in three games and advanced to the knockout rounds as the first in the group. After that, the Chinese team defeated the Indian team and the Malaysian team respectively and successfully advanced to the finals.
In the first men's singles match of the final, Shi Yuqi faced off against Jin Ting. Shi Yuqi firmly controlled the situation after the start and played calmly and confidently. Ginting failed to find a chance to counterattack and lost the first game 17-21. In the second game, Shi Yuqi continued his excellent competitive form and easily won the game 21-6, taking the lead in winning 1 point for Guoyu. After the game, Shi Yuqi said that by constantly summarizing experience, the recent game status has become better and better. "I'm very excited to contribute to the team, and my task is temporarily over." Shi Yuqi said.
In a pair of duels, the Chinese team sent Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang. The competition was very fierce. After winning the first game, the Liang Wang combination was equalized by the Indonesian partner Alfian/Ardianto. In the third game, Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang withstood the pressure when falling behind and scored the crucial second point for the Chinese team.
The third game pitted Li Shifeng against Jonatan. After Li Shifeng lost to his opponent 16-21 in the first game, he adjusted his condition in time in the second game and won the game 21-15. In the decisive game, Li Shifeng made more mistakes and unfortunately lost the entire game 17-21.
In the second doubles match, He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu easily defeated their opponents in two straight games, sealing the final victory for Guoyu.
The last time Guoyu won the Thomas Cup championship was back in 2018. In the 2021 finals and the 2022 quarter-finals, the Chinese team was eliminated by the Indonesian team twice. This time, while "revenge" the Indonesian team, Guoyu also injected more confidence into the trip to the Paris Olympics.
On May 5, Chinese team player Lu Guangzu and teammate Ren Xiangyu celebrated winning the championship.
On the same day, in the 2024 Thomas Cup Badminton Team Finals held in Chengdu, Sichuan, the Chinese team defeated the Indonesian team 3-1 and won the championship.
During the Paris Olympics cycle, the world badminton landscape has changed a lot. Although the strength of the national badminton men's team has improved recently, on the road to competing for the Olympic championship, there is no event that the national badminton men's team is sure to win.
In the men's singles, in addition to Axelsen, Jonatan and other famous players, a group of "post-2000" masters have emerged one after another, including the talented Thai boy Kunlavut, the Japanese player Kodai Naraoka known as the "King of Grinding", the former Winning the 2023 World Championships, the latter has repeatedly defeated powerful opponents with his super physical fitness. In the men's doubles event, the Korean combination Seo Seung Jae/Kang Min Hyuk and the Indian combination Shetty/Ranki Reddy all pose a great threat to the Liang Wang combination.
In the case of close competition in terms of strength, on-the-spot performance and mentality adjustment will be the difference between the winner and the loser. The tests and exercises in various events before the Paris Olympics are opportunities to study opponents, accumulate valuable experience and hone mentality.
