China News Service, October 24th. The men's singles final of the 2022 Danish Badminton Open will be held on the 23rd local time.
After three fierce battles, Chinese player Shi Yuqi defeated Malaysian star Li Zijia by 21:18, 16:21 and 21:12.
While winning the men's singles championship, he also broke his three-year "champion drought".
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In the final, Shi Yuqi met Li Zijia, who was in good shape recently. The previous record between the two was that Shi Yuqi had a slight advantage with 2 wins and 1 loss.
After the start of the game, Li Zijia took the lead and took a 9-5 lead.
Shi Yuqi reversed the situation after chasing 4 points in a row to equalize, winning the next game 21-18.
In the second game, Li Zijia stepped up the offensive and pulled one back with a score of 21 to 16.
In the deciding game, Shi Yuqi got off to a good start 6-2. He firmly maintained his advantage and scored a big score difference of 21-12. In the end, he defeated Li Zijia 2-1 to win the championship.
This is Shi Yuqi's first championship after his return from the ban.
Before the game, he said that his current plan is to strive for as many points as possible to ensure that he can successfully participate in all high-level events next year.
After winning the championship again after three years, Shi Yuqi said frankly, "I haven't played such a good result for a long time, and I am very happy." (End)