The Thomas & Uber Chengdu 2024 Cup begins
The Chinese men’s and women’s teams got off to a good start with a score of 5:0 in two matches.
On April 25, with clear and pure children’s voices singing “A million dreams”, the opening ceremony of the 2024 Thomas Cup and Uber Cup Finals (hereafter referred to as the 2024 Thomas and Uber Chengdu Cup) was held in Chengdu.
The Thomas & Uber Cup Chengdu 2024 is the fourth time that the Thomas & Uber Cup has been held in mainland China, following Guangzhou in 2002, Wuhan in 2012, and Kunshan in 2016. It is also the first time for this event was hosted by a city in western China.
During the nine days between April 27 and May 5, 32 teams (16 men and 16 women) from 20 countries and regions around the world will take part in the competition.
On April 27, the Thomas Cup and Uber Chengdu 2024 kicked off at the Chengdu High-tech Sports Center. The men’s and women’s national badminton teams defeated their opponents 5:0 respectively, earning a “good start”.
Uber
The national fly team won its first fight
Sichuan general Zhang Shuxian said he is more motivated when playing at home
On April 27, the Thomas Cup and Uber Chengdu 2024 kicked off at the Chengdu High-tech Sports Center. In the opening match, the Chinese women’s badminton team defeated the Singaporean team 5-0 without any doubt in the group stage of the Uber Cup. Sichuan player Zhang Shuxian joined hands with partner Zheng Yu to appear in the fourth game. After easily defeating his opponent, Zhang Shuxian said he felt more energetic and motivated while playing in Chengdu.
The first player to represent the Chinese team was He Bingjiao. Bingjiao was not particularly pleased with being behind by 0:6 at the start. He said: “Because it was the first match and the first singles, my mentality was still adjusting when I first came on court.”
As the first single to participate in the Uber Cup, He Bingjiao felt different from previous games “First of all, I have to be the earliest, and then I hope to perform better in the game and bring out the team’s momentum.” the Chinese team The performance of the players on the stage was quite satisfactory After all, the overall strength of the Chinese team is much stronger.
Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning, China’s first women’s doubles pair, easily defeated Wang Xiaoen/Jin Jiayu 21:4, 21:11. Give yourself plenty of time to prepare.”
Zhang Shuxian and Zheng Yu, who made their second women’s doubles debut, also had a smooth match. Zhang Shuxian is very happy about playing locally. “It still feels very different. This is my first time playing in a large-scale competition in Chengdu. I’m full of motivation. Whether I play in the team competition or not, I’ n still maintain a strong desire to win.” The young Zhang Shuxian made his Uber Cup debut. In the Sudirman Cup Badminton World Mixed Team Championship held last year, she won the championship with the team and became the first women’s badminton world champion in the history of Sichuan badminton.
Playing in the local Uber Cup, Zhang Shuxian is expected to win the world championship again. “Today’s performance was relatively normal. The condition of the field and the direction of the wind in the previous test were within the normal range.” He said, of course, the team competition and the singles competition are different from the team competition working hard together.
West China Metropolis Daily – Cover News Reporter Chen Ganlu and Li Jiayu
thomas cup
The strongest lineup appears
The men’s badminton national team aims to regain the championship
On the afternoon of April 27, the Chinese badminton men’s team presented the first match of the 2024 Thomas Cup at the Chengdu High-tech Zone Sports Center, facing the Australian team. Under the leadership of “First Brother” Shi Yuqi, the Chinese men’s team sent the strongest line and defeated the Australian team 5:0 without any doubt.
The first men’s singles match is between Shi Yuqi, the “big brother” of the national badminton team and number two in the world, against Australian player Ricky Tang, who is outside the top 100 in the world. Due to the large strength gap between the two sides, the game lost its hold early on. Shi Yuqi only spent 29
In minutes, they easily swept the victory with 21:3, 21:13. Some netizens even joked that Shi Yuqi “didn’t even break a sweat.”
However, after the game, Shi Yuqi said that adapting to the setting and the rhythm of the game is the biggest significance of starting. “I was a little nervous and excited when I first came on the pitch. I was not very familiar with my opponent. The overall pace of the first match was fast. I will adjust my strategy based on the situation later.”
Compared to the national women’s badminton team’s “rotation” snow that morning,
Overshadowing Olympic champion Chen Yufei and “double pair” Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan, the Chinese men’s team made its Thomas Cup debut. Captain Shi Yuqi said: “Maybe the coach wants to use the strongest line to get a good start.”
Then the national badminton “pair” Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang defeated Australian team members Zhu Zhehui/Tang Huaidong 21:15, 21:7. As the new champion of the Asian Championship and the world number one men’s doubles team, “Liang Wang” was bitten hard by his opponent in the first match. “I was a bit excited and nervous when I first came onto the pitch, including various complex psychological factors and environmental factors. The team competition is different from the individual competition. The team competition is a group honour, so there is pressure.” After the game, Wang Chang admitted that he was stressed. Of course, for the badminton men’s national team, the biggest pressure and motivation is to win the championship at home. “Because we want to regain the Thomas Cup we lost three years ago.”
Li Shifeng, a member of the national badminton team who played in the “second singles”, said that winning the Thomas Cup is the only goal: “I definitely hope that the Chinese team can win the championship. As the ‘second single’, I hope to make my own contribution and also hope that I can pass the competition to bring back the feeling of last year’s Asian Games.”
On April 28, the Chinese men’s team will face the Canadian team in the second match of the group stage.
West China Metropolis Daily – Cover News Reporter Chen Ganlu, Li Jiayu, Chen Yuxiao
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