French Open draw! The four men's singles of the national feather all encountered strong opponents in the first round, and the focus is still on Shi Yuqi
On February 13, Beijing time, the 2024 French Open Badminton Championships announced the results of the draw. In the national feather men's singles group, the four men's singles players all met strong opponents in the first round, and it is expected to be another hard battle.
Judging from the group draw matchups, in the first round, Shi Yuqi played against Popov Jr., Li Shifeng played against Watanabe Hanggui, Weng Hongyang played against Ginting, and Lu Guangzu played against Prannoy. Judging from the above matchups, Shi Yuqi's opponent is the host player, and Shi Yuqi unexpectedly lost to the opponent in the last time the two sides met, so this game is not easy, fortunately, Shi Yuqi has been in good shape recently, and is expected to defeat the opponent to advance.
Let's take a look at Li Shifeng, although he is the All England and Asian Games men's singles champion, but since entering the new season, the overall state has been sluggish, and no event has reached the semifinals, and the opponent of the French Open, Watanabe Hanggui, in the second round of the Indian Open at the beginning of the year, Li Shifeng lost to this player and missed the top 8, so Li Shifeng's promotion situation is still worrying.
Next, Weng Hongyang played against Ginting. Weng Hongyang is known as the "Indonesian killer", but Weng Hongyang's form has been unstable so far in the new season, although Ginting's state is not good, but Ginting's overall strength is still better than Weng Hongyang, so we expect Weng Hongyang to be difficult to pass.
Finally, Lu Guangzu played against Prannoy. Judging from the new season's games alone, Lu Guangzu's state is still better than Prannoy. This is also a relatively high probability of us winning, and I hope Lu Guangzu can seize the opportunity.