Thomas Cup and Uber Cup were held in Bangkok, Thailand from May 8th to15th. Last year, Guoyu won the runner-up of Uber Cup and Thomas Cup. At that time, the men's team lost to Indonesia in the final. After a long period of research, Guoyu finally determined the list of 24 contestants. Chen Long, Shi, Wang, Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong were absent. Only Huang Dongping is a player who focuses on mixed doubles.
12 The men's team is Lu Guangzu, Zhao, Weng Hongyang, He Jiting, Zhou, Liu, Ou Xuanyi, Tan Qiang, Ren Xiangyu, Sun Feixiang, Liu Cheng, and the women's team is Chen, He Bingjiao, Zhang Yiman, Wang Zhiyi, Chen and Jia Yifan.
Guoyu women's team is the number one favorite to win the championship, first of all singles. Chen, He Bingjiao and He all have the strength to score. Zhang Yiman has made rapid progress recently and won the bronze medal in the World Championships last year. He Bingjiao won the championship twice this year. At present, her position is also the most stable. Although Olympic champion Chen has some ups and downs, she can play well every time she comes to the competition.
One pair is definitely Chen/Jia Yifan, and the second pair has room for change, especially the addition of Huang Dongping, which gives the coaching staff more choices in tactics. The number one opponent of the Uber Cup is the Japanese team, while Akane Yamaguchi, Hope Ohara and Gao Qiao Sha have also added women's singles, as well as Yuki Fukushima/Hirota Cai Hua, Ma You Matsumoto/Nagara and Kona women's doubles. This lineup also has the strength to hit the championship, which should not be underestimated.
Unlike Uber Cup, it is not easy for Guoyu Men's Team to achieve good results in Thomas Cup. Although Li Shifeng performed well last year and Weng Hongyang recently reversed Jonatan to win the championship, the performance of young players is unstable, and whether they can score points depends on improvisation. In addition, although Lu Guangzu and Zhao rank higher, their winning percentage is really average in the face of the top ten players.
In the doubles competition, the coaching staff should try different lineups. Last year, He Ji Ting/Zhou performed well. In addition, Tan Qiang/He Jiting also won the second place in the World Championships last year, and Liu/Ou Xuanyi is more likely to win the double crown. Finally, let's send our best wishes to Guoyu in advance and look forward to the performance of the athletes in this year's Tang You Cup. Come on!