Badminton News: Sunday (4/28) evening Beijing time, the second day of the 2024 Thomas and Uber Cup final ended. In the second group match of the Thomas Cup, the Chinese national team defeated the Canadian team 5-0 and won two consecutive victories.

The 2024 Thomas and Uber Cup badminton tournament will be held in Chengdu, Sichuan from April 27 to May 5, Beijing time. It is the highest level men's and women's badminton team competition in the world, taking place every two years.

It is also the highest level badminton event before the Paris Olympics. The competition is divided into two stages: the group stage and the knockout stage. A total of 16 men's teams and 16 women's teams participated in the group stage for the two major trophies.

At the Thomas and Uber Cups, each country will send 10 male athletes and 10 female athletes. In the Thomas Cup, the Chinese men's badminton team was drawn into Group A with Australia, South Korea and Canada; At the Uber Cup, the Chinese women's badminton team was drawn into Group A with India, Canada and Singapore.

The second match day was always divided into 3 rounds, with 4 matches in each period played simultaneously at 4 venues. In the afternoon match, the Chinese women's badminton team swept the Canadian team 5-0 in the second match of the Uber Cup group stage and won two consecutive victories.

In the evening group match of the Thomas Cup, the Chinese men's badminton team faced their second opponent, the Canadian team. In the first men's singles match, Shi Yuqi appeared full of enthusiasm. He beat Canada's Yang Can 2-0 (21-9/21-14) in 36 minutes and scored the first point for the Chinese team.

In the second men's doubles match, despite a small challenge, Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang only needed 25 minutes to win two matches in a row and beat the Canadian combination Li Kaiwen/Linde 2-0 (21-9/ 21-18). My friends, another victory for the Chinese team.

In the third match of the men's singles, Li Shifeng spent 40 minutes, winning two games in a row, sweeping Canada's Victor 2-0 (21-6/21-14), ensuring the victory of the national feather team. However, according to the competition rules, all five group stage matches must be played.

In the fourth men's doubles match, He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu only needed 25 minutes to win two consecutive games with 21-10 and 21-13, defeating the Canadian pair Wadia/Yakura Ni, and scored another point for the national feather team. .

Item Tag: China, Canada, Li Shifeng, Thomas Cup 2024