On the 24th of the 2023 Badminton World Championships, all eight spots were selected, and Shi Yuqi became the only player in the Chinese badminton men's singles. Chen Yufei and Wang Zhiyi advanced in the women's singles, but the two will have a positive dialogue in the next round; In the three doubles events, the Chinese team has two pairs of combinations advancing to the quarter finals.
Badminton World Championships | Chen Yufei and Shi Yuqi advance to the quarterfinals
Shi Yuqi faced Hong Kong player Wu Jialang on the same day, with both sides winning one game in the first two games. In the decisive game, Wu Jialang was once behind by 8:15, but he followed suit and won the match point with a score of 20:19. At a critical moment, Shi Yuqi withstood the pressure and scored 3 points in a row, reversing the game to win. The score of the three games was 21:7, 14:21, and 22:20.
Badminton World Championships | Chen Yufei and Shi Yuqi advance to the quarterfinals
Another Chinese men's singles player, Li Shifeng, who made it to the round of 16, lost to Chinese Taipei player Prince Wei with a score of 15:21 and 14:21.
Danish superstar Anselon, who is currently ranked first in the world and a favorite to win the championship, defeated Chinese Taipei superstar Zhou Tiancheng 21-13 and 21-19 in front of the cheers from the home audience.
Badminton World Championships | Chen Yufei and Shi Yuqi advance to the quarterfinals
In terms of women's singles, four players from the Chinese team have reached the quarterfinals. Wang Zhiyi played against her teammate He Bingjiao, and after conceding one inning first, she ultimately won with a score of 13:21, 21:7, and 21:14. In the quarter finals, Wang Zhiyi will face another teammate, Tokyo Olympic champion Chen Yufei, who defeated Danish player Blickfield 21-12 and 21-13 on the same day. Han Yue was defeated by Indonesian athlete Mariska and missed the quarterfinals.
In addition, defending women's singles champion and Japanese athlete Sai Yamaguchi, now world number one South Korean star An Seok ying, and 2016 Rio Olympics champion Marin have also advanced to the next round.
Badminton World Championships | Chen Yufei and Shi Yuqi advance to the quarterfinals
In terms of doubles, defending champions Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong teamed up with Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin to enter the quarterfinals of mixed doubles; Three time World Champion Chen Chenchen/Jia Yifan continued to make great strides in the women's doubles arena, while Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu also made it to the quarterfinals; Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang, Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi defeated their respective opponents and advanced to the quarterfinals of the men's doubles.
