The 2025 India Open badminton tournament has concluded its quarterfinal matches, with the national team participating in eight games but achieving only three victories, losing five to foreign opponents. In men's singles, Wang Hongyang defeated Indian player George 2-0, showcasing excellent technical and tactical skills. He narrowly won the second set in a close battle, keeping alive the hope for the men's singles championship. Anders Antonsen won against fellow world champion Loh Kean Yew with scores of 21-19, 13-21, 21-8. The first set was fiercely contested, with Loh playing well but missing opportunities at the end. Loh performed at a high level in the second set but showed a significant drop in form in the decider, with fatigue contributing to his defeat. Antonsen dominated the final set with a lopsided score. In women's singles, Wang Zhiyi retired due to discomfort, allowing Miyazaki Tomoka to advance. Han Yue lost 0-2 (17-21, 16-21) to Ratchanok Intanon, lacking the momentum and making more mistakes than her previous performances. An Se-young from South Korea easily defeated Yeo Jia Min 21-11, 21-12, overwhelming her opponent with superior skill. In a post-match interview, An expressed her ambition to break the record of ten titles in a single season. Mariska 21-9, 19-21 defeated World Championship winner Sindhu, who recently got married and returned to competition quickly. Sindhu's performance has been average in recent years, and her competitiveness has indeed declined. In men's doubles, Liang Weikang/Wang Chang lost 1-2 (21-12, 20-22, 21-23) to the South Korean pair of Kim Won-ho/Seo Seung-jae. They played smoothly and steadily in the…

On January 16, 2025, the Indian Badminton Open continued to heat up! In a recently concluded men's singles round of 1/8 final, our national badminton team's only "seedling" Weng Hongyang did not disappoint everyone. He performed outstandingly and won two consecutive games with a score of 21-18 and 21-12, defeating Malaysia's player Liang Junhao in one fell swoop and successfully advancing! As a result, in the men's singles competition of this event, four seats in the top 8 have been determined. In other matches, Singapore's Luo Jianyou, who won the championship title at the World Championships, also performed brilliantly. He eliminated the 6th seed of the tournament, Japan's famous player Naraoka Gongda, ranked 7th in the world, with a score of 2-0. Also, Hong Kong's player Li Zhiyao is also very powerful. He successfully reversed France's player Popov with a score of 2-1 in the match. And Taipei's "big brother" Zhou Tiancheng also performed well, defeating our national badminton team's Lu Guangzu with a score of 2-1. In the men's singles event of this tournament, a total of 4 players participated in the competition. Li Shifeng was reversed in the game, losing to Liang Junhao with a score of 1-2 and was unfortunately eliminated in the first round. Lei Lanxi also failed to pass the first round, losing to Xiaobo Popov with a score of 0-2. However, Lu Guangzu and Weng Hongyang's performance was still eye-catching. Lu Guangzu relied on his own strength to eliminate Danish player Gemu Ke with a score of 2-1 and obtained the qualification for promotion.…

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…