On December 14, the group stage of the World Badminton ** Finals continued. In a men's singles match, Li Shifeng met Kunlavut. In this game, the two sides fought fiercely in two games, and Li Shifeng narrowly defeated his opponent and won the first victory in the individual finals, retaining the hope of advancing to the semifinals.
In the first game, Li Shifeng scored 5 points in a row at 5-7 and overtook his opponent 10-7. Kunlavut chased three points in a row, and the two sides fought to a draw again. After the middle game, the two still did not open the gap, and Li Shifeng exerted his strength at the end of the game and won the first game 21-18.
In the second game, Li Shifeng was beaten 9-1 by his opponent after 4-2, and once fell behind Kunlavut 5-11. Li Shifeng quickly adjusted his state and chased it to a 19-19 draw at the end of the game. Kunlavut scored one more point to get the game point, and Li Shifeng scored three points in a row to win the second game 22-20 after resolving the game point.
In the end, in a match that took 1 hour and 09 minutes, Li Shifeng narrowly defeated Kunlavut with -20 and won the first victory in the finals. In the next match, Li Shifeng will meet Jonatan, while Kunlavut will face Antonsen.