On June 6, the second round of the 2024 Indonesia Open Badminton Championships was held, and in a national feather civil war in the men's singles field, Shi Yuqi and Lu Guangzu met in a narrow way. In this game, Shi Yuqi defeated his opponent in straight games and successfully broke into the men's singles quarterfinals, with the scores of 21-16/21-16 in two games.
【World Ranking】
Shi Yuqi is ranked No. 2 in the world and is the No. 2 seed in this tournament; Lu Guangzu is ranked 15th in the world.
【H2H】
Shi Yuqi and Lu Guangzu have played each other a total of 11 times before, and Lu Guangzu has won 9 of 11 games.
【Contest Process】
In the first game, Shi Yuqi scored 4 points in a row after 5-5 and gradually pulled away, and after being chased to 9-11 and only 2 points apart, Shi Yuqi scored 4 points in a row and opened the difference again. At the end of the game, Lu Guangzu was unable to catch up, and Shi Yuqi won the first game 21-16.
In the second game, Shi Yuqi scored 5 points in a row after 4-4, and 9-4 opened the difference. After the middle game, Shi Yuqi continued to expand his advantage, and once led 19-12 to 7 points. At the end of the game, Lu Guangzu fought hard to catch up and chased 15-19 with only 4 points behind. At the critical moment, Shi Yuqi withstood Lu Guangzu's counterattack and won another game 21-16.
【Next Round Opponent】
Shi Yuqi, who successfully broke into the quarterfinals, will face Popov across the net in the quarterfinals to compete for a place in the semifinals.