History Repeats? 🇨🇳 Shi Yuqi vs Li Shifeng Clash in Badminton Battle Royale
China's badminton stars are rewriting their rivalry saga at the All England Championships!🔥 Top seeds Shi Yuqi (29) and Li Shifeng smashed through Friday’s matches like Avengers taking down villains – Shi defeating Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew 21-18, 21-16, while Li dominated India’s Lakshya Sen 21-10, 21-16.
🏆 Rematch Alert: Saturday’s semifinal echoes their 2023 final showdown where Li claimed victory in his Birmingham debut. Who’s bringing the plot twist this time?
Global Flavor 🌍
20-year-old French dark horse Alex Lanier becomes Europe’s lone warrior after defeating Chinese Taipei’s Wang Tzu-wei. He’ll face Lee Chia-hao from Chinese Taipei in what fans call the 'East Meets West' semifinal🎭.
Women’s Singles: K-Drama on Court?
Tokyo champ Chen Yufei 🇨🇳 fell to South Korea’s Paris Olympic gold medalist An Se-young (21-9, 21-14) – proving the latter’s hashtag #GoldenGeneration is no joke. An now battles Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi in a clash worthy of anime tournament arcs⚡️.
Meanwhile, China’s Wang Zhiyi vs Han Yue guarantees fireworks in their homegrown derby – cue the ‘friends-to-foes’ soundtrack🎵.
Doubles Domination 🏅
China-Japan faceoffs dominate women’s doubles, while three Chinese pairs dominate mixed doubles. Men’s doubles hopes ride on He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu – will underdog energy prevail? 🐺
