On April 29, Beijing time, the 2024 Chengdu Tangyou Cup continued, and at present, the group stage has passed the halfway point, and many teams have qualified in advance.
In the last round, they competed with their opponents for the first place in the group, and the first two rounds were basically matches between strong teams and weak teams, and only in the final round was the real fierce confrontation.
Indonesia and India, the winners of the last two editions of the Soup Cup, won both after two rounds and qualified one round ahead of schedule, while Malaysia and Denmark also won 5-0 in the first two rounds of Group D. At present, six places in the top eight of the soup cup have been determined, and the remaining two seats will be produced in Group B.
He Bingjiao is the first national feather player to appear in this competition, and she played in the first and second rounds of the Uber Cup group stage, and played in the morning for two consecutive days, defeating her opponent 2-0 respectively. She said that she hadn't made a single order for a long time, so she was nervous and excited before the game, and it was not easy to fall asleep when she went to bed early.
Tan Ning and Liu Shengshu are representing the Chinese women's team for the first time in the Uber Cup, and they made their debut as a pair in their opening match against Singapore.
In the men's team, Liu Yuchen is the male player who has played the most times in the Thomas Cup, and of course, this is also his second trip to the Thomas Cup.
Leung Wai Hang/Wong Chang made their first Thomas Cup appearance as a pair. They said, "We definitely came with a shock mentality, and before the game our big brother Liu Yuchen joked, 'Don't you dare to lose', which didn't make us nervous, but made us more involved in the game."
He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu: Playing in the team competition will be more released, and the recovery from back injuries will finally appear in the soup cup! Although He Jiting and Ren Xiangyu have both had the experience of playing the soup cup, it is the first time for the two to combine together. They even felt that it was fresher than the previous editions, because the previous ones were held abroad, and this time it was finally at home.
In Ningbo, Xiaofu gave up because of a back injury, and is still actively treated, and has recovered seventy or eighty percent, but he does not dare to fully release his strength. In the past, He Jiting was always very released in the team competition, and he also said that the team competition felt very different, and he looked forward to celebrating excitedly again.
Soup Cup group stage: Indonesia 4-1 Thailand
1. Ginting 21-16, 21-13 Panichapong
2. Alfran/Arianto 19-21, 21-14, 11-21 Perachai/Parkkapo
3. Jonatan 21-16, 13-21, 21-12 Jamsri
4. Fernando/Martin 21-13, 21-10 Soton/Natapa
5. Ziko 21-10, 21-11 Nachakorn
In the second set, the doubles match was an upset, the former world No. 1 Alfran/Arianto lost in three games, and the deciding game was even more rout, the opponent's strength was average, neither the strength nor the world ranking was inferior to them, but today's form was not good, there were more mistakes, and the rhythm was more chaotic. Alfran/Arianto won the Thomas Cup in 2021 with the team, and this year they defended the All England title, so they need to improve their form, otherwise they will face strong opponents in the future, which will affect the team's competition.
India 5-0 England
1. Prannoy 21-15, 21-15 Huang Hanrui
2. Rankireddy/Shetty 21-17, 19-21, 21-15 Ryan/Wendy
3. Srikanth 21-16, 21-11 Nadim
4. Ah Jun/Kapila 21-17, 21-19 Rory/Alex
5. Kiran 21-18, 21-12 Cayan
India is the defending champion of the Thomas Cup, retaining most of the previous players, the current competitiveness of the players is still very strong, but if you want to defend the title, it is still relatively difficult, only one year of results, whether it is men's singles or men's doubles are not too prominent, and even want to advance to the semifinals, there are difficulties. At present, the teams that have qualified for the Thomas Cup are China, South Korea, Malaysia, Denmark, India, and Indonesia, and six teams have advanced to the quarterfinals one round in advance.