In the final of the 2024 King's Cup International Badminton Open held on the evening of December 29th, Beijing time, Hu Zhe'an, an 18-year-old Chinese men's singles rising star, was reversed 1-2 after three intense matches against Denmark's world No. 2 player Antonsen, ultimately finishing as the runner-up in the inaugural King's Cup. As a year-end commercial event, the King's Cup attracted top male singles players such as Antonsen and Kunlawut. Two 18-year-old Chinese male singles stars, Wang Zijun and Hu Zhe'an, were also invited to participate. Hu Zhe'an's performance was particularly outstanding. In the first round, he defeated Singapore's world No. 13 player Luo Jianyou with two scores of 21-15. In the semi-finals, Hu Zhe'an again won with two scores of 21-19, defeating India's world No. 12 talent Lakshya. In the final, Hu Zhe'an faced Denmark's world No. 2 player Antonsen. In the first game, Hu Zhe'an narrowly won 21-18. However, Antonsen, who is undoubtedly one of the top male singles players in the world, found his form in the second game and leveled the match with a score of 21-11. In the thrilling decisive game, Hu Zhe'an, who had been leading at the start, was eventually reversed by Antonsen with a score of 21-18. Ultimately, Hu Zhe'an lost 1-2 to Antonsen, finishing as the runner-up in the King's Cup, and he also received a runner-up prize of 500,000 yuan. Born in July 2006 in Zhejiang, Hu Zhe'an won the men's singles title at the World Junior Badminton Championships in October this year, which was also China's team's first…

The 2024 season of badminton is nearing its end, and Lin Dan's King's Cup has started in mainland China. The tournament is divided into two stages: the main event and exhibition matches. Eight male singles players were invited for the main event, including this year's outstanding performer Anders Antonsen and former World Championship winner Kunlavut Vitidsarn. On the first day of the King's Cup on December 28, 2024, all four semi-finalists were determined. Three Chinese male singles players participated, including Hong Kong's Ng Ka Long, and China's national team's twin stars, Hu Zhe'an and Wang Zijun. After a day of competition, only Wang Zijun remains from the national team, continuing his solo journey towards the championship. In the first round of the King's Cup, Thailand's former world champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn, a post-2000 player, was defeated 0:2 by Danish player Anders Antonsen, missing out on the semi-finals. Antonsen, after eliminating the Thai player, became the biggest favorite to win the King's Cup. He is also the highest-ranked player among the semi-finalists. China's post-2000 player Wang Zijun easily defeated former world champion Loh Kean Yew 2:0 in the first round of the King's Cup. The Singaporean player had previously won a world championship and had beaten current top-ranked and Grand Slam winner Viktor Axelsen multiple times. Wang Zijun's performance was impressive, successfully advancing to the semi-finals. However, another Chinese player, Hu Zhe'an, was not as fortunate. After taking a 1:0 lead, he suffered a big reversal and lost to France's Brice Leverdez, missing out on the semi-finals. Leverdez has been one of…

On December 27, 2024, Beijing time, the King's Cup International Badminton Open officially kicked off in Shenzhen! This event is initiated by badminton king Lin Dan, with a total prize money of 2.4 million yuan, including a championship prize of 1.1 million yuan, runner-up prize of 500,000 yuan, third place prize of 300,000 yuan, and top 8 prize of 100,000 yuan! A total of 8 players participated in this event, namely: Antonsen, Kunlavut, Luo Jianyou, Lakshya, Ng Ka Long, Raneer, Hu Zhe'an, and Wang Zijun! In the just concluded first quarterfinal match, Indian star Lakshya faced Hong Kong veteran Ng Ka Long! In the end, Lakshya lost the first set 10-21, but then won two consecutive sets 21-13, 21-13 to reverse Ng Ka Long and advance to the semifinals first! Lakshya is ranked 12th in the world and won a super 300 event championship this season, also reaching the semifinals in super 1000 and super 750 events, and advanced to the top 4 in the Paris Olympics! Veteran Ng Ka Long is ranked 17th in the world and also won a super 300 event championship this season, but his overall performance is slightly inferior to Lakshya! The two sides have met three times before, with Ng Ka Long maintaining a perfect record, but there was no record of their encounters this season! In the first set of this game, Ng Ka Long took the lead with a 5-2 lead, while Lakshya made more mistakes, and Ng Ka Long controlled the rhythm of the game to enter the break with an…