BWF Thomas Cup Finals 2022 | Indonesia vs. China | Quarterfinals

[Music] hello and welcome to the colorful and vibrant city of bangkok and we're here for the 2022 total energies bwf thomas and yuba cup finals the men's and women's world team championships and it's all happening here at the impact arena in non tabori in the northern suburbs of bangkok so after four days of competition today on quarter finals day we've already witnessed the defending yuba cup champions china beat the talented young indonesian team three love then in the second yuba cup quarter final we saw thailand the hosts and beaten finalists four years ago beat india by the same margin tonight we have thomas cup indonesia the defending champions against china so just to remind you we started with 16 teams in both the thomas and the uber cups those 16 teams were divided into four groups of four with the first stage being the group round robin play with only the top two teams progressing to today's quarter-final knockout stage semi-finals tomorrow before two finals over the weekend uber cup on saturday and thomas cup on sunday now this is how the group's finished all the top four seeds finished in the top two of their groups with everything finishing according to the team's rankings except for group d where the number succeeds malaysia beat the number two seeds japan three two to secure the seeded position in the quarter-final draw and the draw was conducted after the conclusion of play late last night chinese taipei and india are the only two teams not to have contested a thomas cup final in fact neither have progressed past the quarter-final stage in any previous tournament but the two most successful teams in the history of the competition indonesia and china meet in a mouth-watering clash that's our feature match this evening indonesia the defending champions are the 14 times winners but here china with their team huddle they are the second most successful team in the history of the competition so this is the lineup for this all-important quarterfinal we start as always with the men's singles the olympic bronze medalist anthony sinisuka ginting who's still looking for his first win in this year's campaign he's up against childhood he formed china the undefeated player in his three previous matches then it's the first men's doubles and a scratch pairing comprising of half of both the world's number one and two ranked pairs muhammad then the second men's singles and jonathan christie the asian games gold medalist he's been in tremendous form of late three finals in his last three tournaments he's up against lee sheng fang the gold medalist from the youth olympic games then the second men's doubles and alfian and adiento the asian game silver medalist and world championship bronze medalists up against i think a bit of a surprise selection for china and tang then if we get that far it's the fifth match the third men singles rustavita who has never been beaten in a thomas cup match she's up against the left-hander so a terrific lineup and i wouldn't be at all surprised if it goes to the fifth and final match but as always it's very important to get off to a good start and the first match is anthony up against ciao for china the first single indonesia represented by anthony sinisuka so four old anthony sinisuka ginting has had a torrid time so far here in bangkok three matches played in the group stage and three losses but he is a fine fine player perhaps he's just saving his best for the knockout stage an olympic bronze medal in tokyo lost to chen long who then won the silver medal so he's making his fourth thomas cup campaign third consecutive as the top-ranked men's singles player for indonesia what a responsibility [Music] so to his opponents chao jun punk a left hand up and he has played two matches in the campaign so far and he's won both of them so this i can tell you will be a fourth meeting between these two players and of the previous three ginty has won two of them including the last two so he hasn't been beaten since the first time they met all of their encounters has been in two straight games last meeting in the last 16 of the 2019 indonesia masters your choice that side service services and has chosen the ends and i think that is very sensible indeed we've been talking all week about a lengthways drift and the shuttle be flying faster going towards anthony ginting's end of the board as the players start but my colleague steve peterson has been telling me that he thinks that the sideways drift that we experienced on the first date is back with us here today on quarter finals day 25 years of age anthony ginting born in chimagi just west of bangdung in west java two places down from his career high of three where he spent four consecutive weeks in 2020 and as i was telling you this his fourth thomas cup campaign coming in today's quarter final this is his 18th thomas cup match and that confirms what i was telling you on sunday he lost to the world champion lo can you of singapore in two straight games on monday he lost to widasan in three games and yesterday lost to hawk he also in three games so to his opponents who is 26 years of age from [Music] he's world ranking down at 38 at the moment has been as high as 30 and this is his first thomas cup campaign well he's been in good form so far he played against france on monday and beat arnold mcclay in two straight games and then on tuesday played against algeria played the first many singles as indeed he's doing today and that was against a memory not selected against denmark and perhaps that was a surprise and perhaps china paid the price for not selecting him from latvia and our service judge [Applause] [Applause] [Music] well just to bring you right up to dates there's been one quarter final in the thomas cup japan who finished second in their group have actually beaten chinese taipei three two five and on my left indonesia represented by anthony genting [Applause] [Music] china to serve love all so the all-important first match of the quarter-final time the two most successful teams in the history of the thomas cup indonesia 14-time champions against china for ten time winners a lovely lovely skill from anthony [Applause] [Music] uh goodbye well there is absolutely nothing wrong whatsoever with anthony ginting's movement very smooth in these early stages i know we've only had three points [Applause] but [Music] i watched him earlier on in the competition and he was seemed to be just lacking a little bit of confidence seem to have some sort of a psychological problem but today is another day and that is magnificent [Applause] [Music] beautiful good elevation on the jump smash and perfect placement [Applause] [Music] four plugs [Applause] [Applause] oh good injection of pace from and his teammates are pleased with that and so they should be [Applause] on the net the fast push straight at the left-hander [Applause] [Applause] wow this is an amazing start and i can't help but wonder [Applause] because he didn't play yesterday [Applause] doesn't look quite sharp at the moment of course china's highest ranked player here in bangkok is he lost in three games yesterday to victor so maybe they need it to rest lug [Music] that's good skill off behind the back there a quick follow-up from vinci seven one [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] 2 7. [Music] thank you [Music] [Music] has decided he wants to get off to a good start to build his confidence hence the choice of the better end to start the match [Applause] nice three eight [Applause] [Applause] that's very good aggression but don't underestimate this man the left hand up he's had some very good results he's given two current or former world number ones victor axelson and so he's had some very good results in his time hasn't translated it into major tournament wins of yet [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] that's what you call out maneuvering and opponents wonderful tactical awareness from genting well earlier on in that rally he'd played down the left-handers forehand side then he played this one down the backhand and then the guided cross-court net shot towards the forehand side again always making children punk twist and turn so it's a seven point advantage happening game interval in favor of this man anthony genting 20 seconds 41 20 seconds thank you [Applause] 11 11-4 play oh brilliant defense oh that is sensational disguise cross-court drop from angie lee guinting and chow was left stranded wasn't helped by his left leg just slipping away from him now i understand that the courts have been changed overnight because the there was a lot of talk from the players about the court's been a little bit slippery oh that's wonderful again what a difference [Applause] [Music] beautiful [Music] [Music] 5 30. [Music] whenever you see a player turn to play the high backhand from deep in court you know they're in trouble [Applause] down the line [Music] missed it 6 40. look at that wonderful movement poetry in motion [Applause] [Music] 15 6. to sky's neck shot on the return of serve well then having forced the forklift able to play the the winner that's too loose [Applause] [Music] trying to hustle his opponent the left hand up and that's good to see because in the early stages he just wasn't on the same pace as ginting at [Music] [Applause] a [Applause] i just [Applause] [Applause] yes [Music] 16 8. [Applause] [Music] from left oh right [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] oh that was just about perfect [Music] all about angle and placement take a look at this reverse slice look where it lands just inside the line [Applause] [Applause] oh that's [Music] probably realizes that this opening game is beyond him [Applause] ten point advantage and two points away from the opening game anthony ginting [Applause] [Applause] 10 19. [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] 11 19. [Music] oh [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] had been doing to him in the early stages moving him from side to side that's nice play from cheltenham [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] on the attack variation in pace and angle final for shots the body attack and it's gained point opportunities for anthony and indonesia [Music] [Applause] ah oh that's landed on the line and the first time of asking and anthony gets off to the perfect start opening game against judge bunk 21-12 in a little over 16 minutes [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] okay [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] okay [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] 20 seconds so the coaches have returned to their coaching seats in uwansi for indonesia for china [Applause] game level [Music] [Applause] play so one game to the goods anthony because he's very aware that the guinting tries to clear he's got to give the shuttle a little more height and he plays a far shot to the back of the fort it's liable to go long oh that's a great smash [Music] [Applause] well he was making so many unforced errors earlier in the tournament hinting now watched his match against wiederson when indonesia beat thailand 4-1 kinting was the only match lost but look at that [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] mystic [Music] [Applause] well there's a challenge here [Applause] first challenge of this tie [Applause] one challenge remaining serves over three two play [Music] foreign yeah well if we see that again just watch where anthony ginting's feet are when he played that winning smash well inside the double service line here we are that shows that the lift from children pump is woefully short [Applause] five two [Applause] slightly off balance though that's good play from the left-hander [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] well a little bit of a slip i think from chelsea and punk [Applause] [Music] but even if he didn't slip he was just [Music] not able to read what his opponent was playing that's a lovely lovely angle from ginting [Music] thank you well i suspect that [Applause] perhaps needs to play his opponent more to the back of the court before starting to bring him forward now that he's playing against the drift i have a feeling that he's not really exploiting the drift at the moment [Music] [Applause] yep [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] five seven a couple of quick points there for china [Applause] um beaten by sheer power on that one [Music] [Music] any situation where his opponent is asked to change the shuffle and he says no sure may have happened at some stage but most of the time just obliges [Music] [Applause] [Music] look at that reverse slice straight push creates deception [Applause] [Music] 9. [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] overdone it yeah now you see that was better from punk as he used the push deep in court either feeling he should try and do more of that [Applause] eight nine [Music] [Music] 10k [Applause] [Music] [Applause] missed it [Music] nine ten [Music] earlier in the week against thailand's weirdest son i thought he wasn't at times patient enough that's lovely so good control at the front of the court and it's anthony guinty who has a two-point advantage at the mid-game interval here of the second day we've seen a couple of times that impatient play of trying to hit winners very early on in the second game within the rally got to build the rally first [Music] [Applause] [Music] is [Music] [Applause] return to your chair [Applause] eleven nine play well a two-point deficit can certainly be closed [Applause] so i think this could get fairly intense now [Applause] good rally it's sort as much here's the intensity [Applause] great neck shot she's short yeah got what it deserved it was the backhand net shot that did the damage but what an excellent rally [Music] [Applause] well as we watch that again i'm delighted to say that we have dedicated court attendance now not doubling up as a line judge and that's wonderful to see so as soon as the umpire calls them on and they're nearer to entering the court and the nine judges are and it's all very much quicker and more efficient [Applause] 12 9. it's got [Applause] look at that lovely keeping it tight to the net [Applause] [Music] four straight points to open up a five-point cushion and at the mid-game interval as they returned from court it was only a two-point difference and i felt that could easily be closed but now i think children has got a huge task ahead oh yes that's nice [Applause] [Music] [Music] then [Applause] [Applause] let's go home [Music] he didn't give it much power either did he way not [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] to perfection is excellent [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] that time it's long [Applause] 12 15. [Music] [Applause] [Applause] pushed the left-hander deep into his backhand corner then brought him forward to forehand necks and then goes for the cross-court smash down his backhand side once more so backhand forehand backhand again good tactics [Music] [Applause] thank you [Applause] [Applause] 16 12. [Applause] [Music] into his deep backhand corner because his movement there was very quick to get behind it [Applause] [Music] [Music] uh [Applause] [Music] [Music] just lost his intensity a little bit at the moment [Music] [Applause] really tight spinning neck shots desperately difficult to control the lift at any time but when you're hitting with the drift virtually impossible so just one point in it [Applause] they're jumping up and down on the spot that's often a sign of players trying to loosen up from the nerves [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] oh my goodness me how on earth did he miss that and what a wonderful defense from the left-hander behind the back here it comes and i think it's so surprised genting completely mishit the next one went in the bottom of the net would you believe it so back level 16 all [Music] well you can hold their nerves thank you [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh my goodness [Music] left leg just slipped [Music] [Applause] [Music] no chance of recovering in time so for the first time in this second year it's the very first rally [Applause] when he was back in the lead [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] okay has got to be a little bit careful about lifting into the guinea deep forehand corner [Applause] especially when lifting cross-court [Applause] thank you [Applause] [Music] 17 all play [Applause] [Music] oh that's quick 18 17. [Applause] well most people believe that anthony was the fastest badminton player on the planet until we saw look in you and his speed of movement when he won the world title in cuelva in spain last december still got all the shots still got the speed of movement still got the disguise [Music] 18 17. [Music] just hasn't been able to put it all together of late but this match could change his fortunes [Applause] that was closer than i think he meant it to be [Applause] two points away from getting indonesia off to the perfect start and 10 points away from his first win in his fourth match in this thomas cup campaign but it was called goods kinting wants the instant review to have a look at that [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] so this is a huge point you can see that nice 20 match point 18. [Music] so 19 all [Applause] but it is match point opportunity now for ginting and indonesia [Applause] 20 match point 19. [Applause] [Music] oh [Applause] [Music] [Applause] and extra points required until the clear two-point winning margin [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] ah that is great frame shot from yeah and what did i say about playing it straight into the forehand corner and keeping it flatter [Applause] that is exactly the sort of shot that i was alluding to so having saved the match point now a game point opportunity for china [Applause] let's go wide [Applause] [Music] 21.4 [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] thank you 21.00 [Applause] oh it's missed it oh well they're both one ninja challenge it was called out so anthony is the man who makes the challenge well it was desperately close i have a feeling it may have missed by a whisker [Applause] huge hawkeye decision here we go indeed it did miss by a whisker so no challenges and it's a second game point opportunity now for childhood 22 21 [Music] play [Applause] let's go wide good pressure good aggression 22. [Applause] yeah that's the problem we're trying to play cross court into the deep forehand of anthony we've seen that so many times hinting's very alert to that [Applause] [Applause] so second match point opportunity for guinta and indonesia [Music] shorts [Applause] the horse has failed that is wild [Applause] [Music] such tension [Applause] [Applause] that's the one [Music] and it's a third game point opportunity now for china in the form of children [Music] oh [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] and will it be third time lucky for indonesia a third match point for anthony tsukaginti [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] 25 all [Applause] yeah it's too short on the backhand clear from genting [Applause] [Applause] [Music] points for children punk oh that really is lovely isn't it [Music] [Applause] [Applause] nice good rally [Music] it's one game all on his fourth game point opportunity converts and sends his first many singles to a decider 27 25 what a thrilling second game three match point opportunities saved by the left-hander and after 53 minutes we will be treated to a third and deciding game [Applause] uh [Music] yes [Applause] [Music] [Music] twenty seconds [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] final game level play so third and deciding game in this first men's singles encounter in the quarter-final tie the two most successful teams in the history of the thomas cup well anthony ginton has got to he's starting this deciding game from the better end and he needs to capitalize on that [Music] he's on a bit of a roll and he's got to keep his momentum going [Music] [Applause] i left one more [Applause] [Music] i'll take them [Music] uh [Music] [Applause] that looked like a tired shot to me from genting [Music] [Applause] [Music] a little bit fatigued [Applause] you start going for the lines more and more so you attempt to play outright winners tighter and tighter to the knees and that's when the errors start happening because you're not getting yourself any margin for error and ginty needs to stop his opponent right now because otherwise he's going to be in big trouble yeah perfect [Applause] [Applause] you've really got to hand it to the left-hander [Applause] [Music] he's stuck with it and he's worked hard and he's really really worked himself back into this [Applause] saving three match points in the second game [Applause] another one behind the back from the left-hander and he wins the rally and look at the reaction [Music] [Applause] well that rally really sort of tiffer flies whole attitude in this match never say die fighting for everything [Music] [Applause] [Music] uh [Applause] oh that's well that's a misjudgment from [Applause] [Music] well i think this man is beginning to control the front of the court oh it's clearly i suspect he's saying to himself think about the drift it's holding up this end [Applause] [Music] [Applause] what was the left-hander doing lifting cross-courts [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] done well because at two sits down i think i said needed to be careful [Applause] [Music] [Applause] thank you [Applause] 8. [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] good lift [Applause] ah now that's a good net exchange from genting's perspective he hasn't won a net exchange recently that's great disguise a little bit of trickery there from genting [Applause] [Music] [Applause] loose [Applause] [Music] [Applause] seven of the last nine points to this man genting [Music] [Applause] [Music] thank you [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] he's very very good at the flat exchanges is the left-hander [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] smash skinting take a look at this half a step and then a huge jump [Music] [Applause] that's a lovely angle and considering he was 2-6 adrift to change ends with the advantage ginting in this deciding game with a two-point advantage is extremely good work [Applause] [Music] [Applause] you know [Applause] okay [Applause] [Music] 11 9. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] there was a big dive skidding along the floor from his opponent prior to the change of ends and perhaps some of that perspiration still left there so 11 9 deciding game [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] got to stay with his shots his little blocks and net shots if you're full of tension they're the difficult ones to play that push from binting was badly deflected by the record [Music] made the shuttle pop up nicely into the hitting zone [Applause] [Music] [Music] yeah i know it's hard work but kinting does look impressive when he's commanding the rallies and making his opponent twist and turn thank you oh gosh did you see the way that bracket was bending punch used his racket to keep his balance [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] 13 11. [Music] [Applause] [Music] let's go wide oh this is a nice little cushion now for hinting needs to start believing again he's got the better end to play [Applause] start exploiting his opponent at the back of the court [Applause] like that [Applause] and again oh but that's a good reaction [Applause] [Music] perhaps the left-hander having read the backhand drop shots should have made more of it [Applause] this is a very very good passage of play five straight points translighting [Applause] good lift [Applause] another good lift that's the perfect shot [Applause] oh what a headshot well i said earlier he needed you to have courage on his neck plate and the touch shots [Music] and that one was perfection look at that you don't get any better than that on a neck shot forehand nets from genting wow [Applause] six straight points [Applause] ah this is a pity from the left-handers perspective just lost his way a little [Applause] [Music] that's quick forward from ginting oh he slammed it [Music] it's not even close it's weighing [Applause] [Music] thank you thank you [Applause] [Applause] will not give up well as we were watching that again i can tell you ginting is jumping up and down on the spot again trying to loosen up from the nerves maybe [Music] mr [Applause] [Music] [Applause] tell us the shuttle left the racket that was going to go wide [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] 18. [Music] [Applause] [Music] and then this timing of the defensive shot there [Applause] i wonder if that's another little sign of nerves [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] play [Music] another net shot error and the tension is growing in the arm of anthony ginty well i told you that would not give up five straight points now to the left-hander and there's just two points in it [Applause] brilliant one point in it [Music] six straight points [Music] [Applause] [Music] well who's got the nerve [Applause] who has the belief [Applause] oh that's short [Applause] well that could prove to be a very very important points how the left-hander kept the shuttle coming back is beyond me great retrieving initially [Applause] from children [Applause] look at that [Applause] two-point advantage and two points required to take this opening many singles for indonesia [Music] [Applause] [Music] thank you [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] 1917. [Music] oh my goodness this is the cross court push from the nets that charging fund played himself into trouble and he got the shuttle in the head hinting immediately apologizes but it's now three match point opportunities for ginty so a fourth in total now for indonesia and he's done it on his fourth match point opportunity three match points came and went in the second game but he came back strongly in the decider from two six down and [Applause] badminton the cross court's backhand neck chop was played to perfection and look at the reaction genting understandably delighted his first win in his fourth match of this campaign there is confirmation of the scoreline 21-12 25-27 21-17 in the deciding game in an hour and 20 minutes well what a thrilling first match and we've got more thrills to come because next up is the first men's doubles muhammad hassan and kevin supermoglio up against the new chin and usually [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] so welcome back to the impact arena here in the northern suburbs of bangkok what a thrilling opening match to this quarterfinal tie with anthony suka ginting coming through in three games next up is the first men's doubles and it features a scratch pairing consisting of half of both of the world's number one and two ranked pairs muhammad hassan and kevin sanjaya against well as far as the chinese pair are concerned they formed their partnership at the german open earlier this year that was in march since the retirement of liu chen's former partner legion quay well [Applause] on paper the indonesians should be favorites considering he's ranked number one in the world with marcus finale gideon who sadly can't be here because he underwent ankle surgery at the end of march and muhammad a son three times world champion but this new chinese pair has been playing extremely well so far there's muhammad a son played the first [Applause] match he was selected for with his regular partner hendra said but uh this tall man louis chen he's a class act he was olympic silver medalist former world champion former world number one always legion way 27 career finals with his former partner and already in this new partnership i thought they've only played three tournaments together two finals for the chinese pair so this the first meeting between these two pairs understandable considering how few tournaments the chinese player has played and considering that i don't think a son and super mario have ever played a tournament prior to yesterday so the change of ends before the warm-up period begins [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] well muhammad's son today is playing in his 20th thomas cup match 34 years of age born in palombang in south sumatra and he has been as high as number one in the world and as i was telling his three-time former world champion with hendra won for kevin singer well he's 26 years of age and he has been world number one for a total of 208 weeks and that of course was and still is with marcus finale giving in only played one match and that was yesterday they lost to the greens sauce and jake in an hour in three games so perhaps a bit of a surprise but i was reading that the indonesian men's doubles coach hari was saying that they wanted the second men's doubles pair to have a really good chance lu cheng as i was telling you has been world number one with legion way and he really is a tall man isn't he 193 that's about six foot four and ready to play he and his partner are currently 117 on the world rank it went up one place this week but don't pay any attention to that because they're both first-class players ush1e he's 28 from fujian province he used to play with who we will see in the fourth match should we get that far so they have played all three group matches and won all three group matches and the first on monday against france was the only time they've gone the full distance yesterday they played against demarco astro and christiansen another scratch pairing put together for the thomas cup campaign so now from malaysia and sydney lost from new zealand is the service judge ladies and gentlemen on my right indonesia represented by muhammad assange and kelvin sanjaya [Applause] old [Music] to serve in this second match the first men's doubles the top ranked men's doubles in this quarter-final tie oh clash of brackets two chinese players that didn't sound too healthy well as far as the chinese pair is concerned ushwani making his debut in the thomas cup first campaign for him a nice smash and his partner liu chen in his third campaign he didn't play love in last year [Music] but he has an incredible record does louis and thomas cut matches quarter final this is ninth thomas cup match here's the campaign and that's one of the problems if you smash cross court in doubles and your opponent gets it there's a huge gap down the forehand side [Music] [Applause] oh well both the indonesians read the game so well [Music] seem to be in the right place at the right time [Applause] there is such a dynamic exciting player to watch super mario [Applause] drive defense immediately moves forward [Applause] hello [Applause] [Music] uh good steepness to the smash from muhammad hassan [Music] very upright in his defensive stance there to bend the is a little bit more crouch down yeah well played oh [Applause] [Applause] uh they don't yet have total understanding these two indonesians of where the others going to play the shuttle and therefore where the other should cover in the court [Applause] [Applause] oh my goodness one little disguise [Music] i think he's quietly pleased with that [Music] goes for shots that other players don't even contemplate playing oh [Music] nine [Applause] hey [Applause] 10. [Music] they all count [Music] oh oh yes that's well worked good rotational play by the chinese players [Applause] one moves out the other moves in [Applause] oh [Music] service error means that we go to the big game interval and it's the three-point advantage to indonesia in the form of muhammad san and kevin sanjaya superman yep [Applause] 11 eight play [Music] seven 9 11. [Music] always difficult to control the rapid head and control the smash when you're moving sideways on chords and look how his movement he was way off balance dragging the shuffle wide [Applause] [Music] amazing [Music] [Applause] [Music] um such a presence solid cloud [Music] 11 [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] cheap point [Music] [Applause] sarah i think he's the only player so far who hasn't made a service error good drive defense i like that [Applause] [Music] all so they're challenging that so [Music] 15 [Music] nice change of pace and again i told you he's good at the front of the court 15. [Music] [Applause] that was the third time in that rather than you changed the pace soft push soft block fast push soft block always mixing it up [Music] [Applause] missed it [Applause] and for the first time in this opening game chinese pair go into the lead [Applause] [Music] [Applause] oh [Music] [Applause] they're good placements good steep angle [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh good defense [Applause] brilliance [Music] mohammed hassan knew two shots earlier what he was planning there the push stands his ground knows that he's going to come back to the net and look at that delightful finish just guiding the shuttle down into the open space [Applause] [Music] [Music] yeah good intersection [Applause] oh [Applause] [Music] 17 18. [Music] [Music] good flick serve brilliant headshot [Applause] well rally really set up by the tight-swinging net shot it was earlier [Music] [Music] not the best of serves brilliant game point opportunities to indonesia look at that [Applause] who else can play interceptions like that [Music] three game points what a perfect serve perfect 21-17 the opening game in favor of indonesia [Music] watch this sir gosh that's perfect clip the nets [Applause] serving to the t that really is perfection 21-17 opening day [Music] foreign [Applause] [Music] fourth one 22nd [Applause] [Music] second game [Music] oh my goodness he's at it again [Music] he was on one leg when he played that [Music] that's one of the issues for the indonesians getting in each other's way on occasions [Music] well it was called out so the chinese pair are challenging they are hitting with the drift some would be too surprised if it was indeed long it was well it's a wasted challenge [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] oh [Music] oh i don't know how many times i've seen it but i still get amazed by it around the head interception contorting the back how on earth he plays it i still don't think forehand corner and his movements to the round the head position is lightning quick look there's the drop shot and it was a flat push down his backhand corner so fast oh [Music] [Music] [Applause] can you show [Music] okay thank you yeah it really is a vast improvement to have dedicated uh court attendance to do the mopping congratulate the organizers for making that arrangement [Music] it's very difficult to hit through him when he's at the net but you don't want to lift either [Applause] challenge here by the indonesian pair was a little dangerous challenge on that back line can't really see it from your end of the court here we go and it's a wrong challenge [Music] ah there was no pace on that downward shot at it's clever [Music] okay it doesn't miss time many of those muhammadan that was an opportunity missed [Applause] oh [Music] [Music] [Music] this time now in the last few runners muhammad same [Applause] short rallies at the moment [Applause] my left position done oh they're challenging i don't think they'll win that challenge and then they'll have no challenges left well if they're wrong with the challenge not only no challenges left but we'll be at the mid game interval here we go inside the back line i didn't think i'd win that challenge so it's a two-point advantage for indonesia at the mid-game interval having already won the first [Applause] [Music] [Music] play so the two-point advantage with indonesia here in the second game [Applause] 10 11. that's great judgment again from muhammadan's son just before the interval he left one at the back of the court that was perfect judgment here's another [Applause] can we julio [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] good running oh it's another one okay [Music] think super mario was actually trying to tumble the serve chopping underneath the cork of the shuttle when it works it's a really effective serve timing [Music] flatter smash that time from super mario [Music] causing all um of trouble [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] that's wonderful movement looked as if he was going to thunder down the smash and look at that just check the racket head at the last moment to play the disguise drop nice block [Applause] [Music] another lift goes well long of the back line and is this the decisive move by the indonesians it's a four-point advantage look at these exchanges [Applause] [Music] [Applause] this [Music] thank you yeah he can't believe it either [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] pair i think they're approaching a point of now or never oh [Music] two points away from a two love lead 1913 [Music] match point opportunities seven of them for mohammed hassan and sukkamalia oh my goodness that's cheeky from the sun [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] still match point for indonesia [Music] [Applause] [Music] the indonesians have just lost their focus momentarily that's gone long 21-17 21-16 the margin of the indonesian victory in the first men's doubles [Music] indonesian teammates and fans delighted with that 38 minutes in total for the victory and for lu uchen he loses his 100 success rate in thomas cup matches gosh that almost hit the blue carpet at the back there he was so far along their confirmation of the scoreline 21-17 21-16 in 38 minutes so indonesia to love up in the quarter-final tie next up is the second men's singles jonathan christie the asian games gold medalist up against lishi fung the youth olympic gold middle east [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] so so welcome back to the impact arena host venue for a second time of the thompson uber cup finals four years after the first so they're the defending champions indonesia two lava up against the former champions china after the first two matches next up is the second men's singles and jonathan christie for indonesia and li shi for china so jonathan christie the asian games gold medalist and he's been in tremendous form of late three finals in his last three individual tournaments as we wait for the players to come on to court i can tell you that the two teams here have incredible records in this competition this is jonathan christie coming forward indonesia lifted the trophy 14 times this is their 29th appearance at the thomas cup and only once in their previous 28 appearances have they failed to reach at least the semi-final stage and that was 10 years ago china have a similar record because they too have only once failed to reach at least the semi-final of the thomas cup of the previous 20 competitions that they have played but one of these two teams is going to lose prior to the semi-final for a second time in their country's history in this competition after tonight's quarterfinal [Music] so this will be a third meeting between these two players and the previous two jonathan christie has won them both the last time was in the german opening jonathan wants the black side we're going to flip this oh sorry red it is what's your choice receive jonathan what side jonathan you're on so won the toss of the coin and not elected to receive i simply don't understand that so the first meeting with team these two players was famously in the final of the last thomas cup last year in august in denmark and it was the third match of the tie and jonathan christie winning 21-14 in the deciding game in an hour and 22 minutes meant that indonesia won the thomas cup for a record 14th time he's 24 years of age born in the indonesian capital of jakarta and he has been as high as four but currently eight this is his fourth campaign a first was in 2016 where again he was in the final or rather indonesia was in the final he didn't play the final which was a bit of a surprise but his match is here he wasn't selected against korea yesterday but on sunday had beaten jason t from singapore and then on monday in indonesia's four one win over thailand he beat gandalf so to the gold medalist from the 2018 youth olympic games in buenos aires in argentina 22 years of age from namjang capital of province and he is just two places down from his career high now he's played all three group matches prior to this quarter final at second men's singles and he's won them all but the toughest match and the biggest surprise perhaps the biggest result was yesterday's match against the current world number three anna's antonson came from a game down as you can see before winning 21-13 in the deciding game in an hour and 21 minutes so jonathan christie rested yesterday early she fell ready match and i can't help but wonder whether that might have an effect on today's outcome so our court officials eric de roche from canada in the umpire chair and kang young from korea the service judge [Music] [Music] represented by kyon healthy [Music] [Applause] [Music] ladies and gentlemen on my right indonesia represented by jonathan christie [Music] and on my left china represented by li xi fang indonesia to serve love all play so jonathan christie for indonesia he was the hero by winning this same encounter a year ago one final of the thomas cup he has a chance to secure this quarter-final victory with the same result and just to remind you at the knockout stage we don't play any dead matches so once one team has won the three matches required within the tie any remaining matches can not be tested [Applause] [Music] well he has a very good record in thomas cup jonathan christie so i'm just telling you this is his fourth campaign and up until this quarter final he's played 16 matches and won 12 of [Applause] them that's a good blackout kill [Music] [Applause] what oh my goodness well it's very reminiscent of the opening match and the way that actually getting started [Music] [Applause] [Music] find the drift [Applause] five one [Applause] now in case you're wondering about li xing funds world ranking highest at a 48 currently at 50. just to explain the fact that he's only 22 years of age and we've basically had two years of the global pandemic so as a a player coming out of junior badminton he hasn't had the opportunity to play any tournaments and get his ranking up higher i can assure you he's a much better player than his current ranking suggests it's simply the effect of covid has had on the world and world sports [Applause] [Music] [Applause] that's a perfect start so far from jonathan christie [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] eight one [Applause] [Music] oh my goodness that was a night decision [Applause] [Music] [Applause] three [Music] [Applause] yeah good i'm pouring we've got to be ready didn't seem to be any reason why christy wasn't ready [Applause] [Applause] from october 9 3. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] thank you [Applause] [Music] [Applause] so [Applause] [Applause] nice block missed it [Music] four nine [Applause] [Music] five nine yes [Music] [Applause] pushed it long there's right back in this now she's done [Applause] oh that's quick forward racket carriage high taking the shuttle early so you can play the kill [Applause] real commitment coming forward look at that racket carriage wonderful follow-up good defense [Music] [Applause] five-point advantage at the mid-game interval in favor of jonathan christie he did make a blistering start but as with the first men's singles the chinese player i can assure you will not give up he's worked his way back into this opening game one eight down he was at one stage [Applause] this is not decisive yet as far as jonathan christie is concerned [Music] eleven six flames very good rally look at the court they're covering all four corners explored [Applause] [Applause] longest running of the match so far is suspect well judged by christie and for the fun that's long relic 38 shots they take its toll remember he played yesterday against anaz anton sunny in a match lasting an hour and 21 minutes while jonathan christie was rested thank you [Applause] [Music] is [Music] [Music] nice net exchange yep of course the short lift by the quality neck shots that she thought and once we've got the short legs [Applause] [Music] [Applause] um [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] another very good net shot from the chinese player [Music] it's a great lift yeah good rally she found 12. thank you [Applause] [Music] [Applause] 8 12. well i don't know if you noticed that there was a little shape of the right leg by the chinese player maybe just trying to loosen up that was fabulous last night i hope he isn't starting to cramp already look at that shot what a beauty thank you sir [Applause] [Music] yeah the problem for the players this near side of the court that lift is too flat [Applause] well the problem is if you give it more height it's liable to go long of the back line [Applause] god cross-court smash from christie a very loose block that got what it deserved [Music] play [Applause] 11 13. [Music] [Music] christie [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] 15 11. [Music] yeah flat push at his opponents [Applause] [Music] over here right right there thank you [Music] 15 11. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] movement around the court [Applause] [Music] [Music] look how quick he's in real commitment now second time jonathan christie isn't ready [Music] it's gone wide [Applause] [Music] [Applause] 18 12. [Applause] [Applause] perhaps that's why he made the error [Applause] [Music] missed leaping from the base position trying to put pressure on by taking it early there's nothing wrong with the idea though yeah again opportunities for jonathan christie [Music] 22 minutes for the opening game and indonesia one game away [Applause] from securing their place in the semi-final lucky was a full stretch there was an opportunity to take the kill i suspect he got distracted by jonathan christie putting his racket up ready to try and intercept so confirmation 21-13 in 22 minutes to indonesia [Applause] [Music] [Applause] foreign [Applause] um [Applause] [Music] 20 seconds [Music] done [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] one game to the good 21-13 the opening game against lychee funk and this is obviously a must-win game for the chinese player keep china's hopes alive [Applause] that's really good work finally she comes [Music] yes [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] he's starting i know it's only been two rallies but i think the first two rallies nishi fund has been very very positive [Applause] dictating the pace looking to be aggressive now there was a little shape of the legs again there you're a chinese player service over one two [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] three one [Music] [Music] look how early lee's taking it at the net and again there oh yes that was going to land in there it was the indecision at the back of the court from [Music] coach [Music] [Applause] the chinese coach was obviously giving instruction during the rally he's allowed to give instruction between the rallies [Applause] three oh [Music] [Music] that's a misjudgment from me and he was there he's got a much better view of it than i have but [Music] [Applause] [Music] one challenge remaining four three [Music] [Applause] i like the body smash look at that perfect nectar together [Applause] [Music] there it was lovely he's got to be careful the chinese youngster with his lips from this near side of the court on you [Applause] five of the last six points for jonathan christie [Music] [Applause] seven four [Applause] yeah that's pin point accuracy [Music] drop quite low and he paid the penalty for that he could have taken it earlier at the net [Applause] six seven [Music] [Applause] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] thank you [Applause] [Music] [Music] back into the lead [Applause] oh my goodness that's not even close to being out he totally lost his special awareness there [Applause] [Music] nine eight [Music] great pressure [Music] uh that was two flats the push from jonathan christie and he's done that's extremely well with those flat pushes says especially towards his backhand side he's played that round the head interception shot a couple of times now [Applause] good [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] thank you 10 9. [Music] [Music] oh my goodness the indecision [Music] who has the two-point advantage here in the second game against indonesia's jonathan christie oh gosh she should have left that when you're taking it so late anyway i mean what's the point in trying to play it from there but he was outside the back line that's an extraordinary decision [Applause] [Music] oh [Applause] 11-9 play [Music] [Music] to this man [Music] five of the last six points [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] from [Applause] [Music] oh yes a little hold and flick played with disguise on the forehand side of the shift [Applause] [Music] that's a good name yeah paul ryan is set up like a tight spinning neck shot from jonathan christie [Music] [Applause] yeah great movement to the round the head position and because he was in balance he was able to control the smash straight down the line if you're off balance you tend to pull the shuffle wide of the sideline [Applause] yeah beautiful control thank you [Applause] [Music] [Music] 13 oh [Applause] [Music] [Applause] oh goodnight shot this time from lee oh yes doesn't it make such a difference when a player takes the shuttle early at the net and has the racket carriage high so that they're coming above from above the shuttle then you've got the options look as he comes oh that was the neck board but this is the one coming up now racket carriage high and he chooses to play the little block and he could have played the push as well [Applause] now it's a good passage to play for jonathan christie at six straight points behind thirteen down he was [Music] [Music] [Applause] what [Music] that is amazing defense from christie you know i was on the verge of saying what a wonderful smash from lee shifang [Music] it was a very acute angle this is a great smash but it's even better defense look how late he takes it and still manages to control the block [Music] [Applause] has seven straight points for christy [Music] 16 13. [Music] [Music] important pointless oh yes [Music] quickly quickly [Music] [Applause] that break in the run of points i think was absolutely vital for this man having lost seven straight points [Music] my goodness he needed that last rally oh that's perfect what a great lift there from 15 16. [Music] [Applause] [Applause] yeah back level [Music] [Applause] [Applause] i've been very impressed by the chinese players today their fighting spirit the two singles players [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] so four straight points from lee and he's back into the lead 17 16. [Applause] [Applause] thank you [Music] [Music] uh [Applause] [Music] [Applause] oh that's brilliant threaded it down the line is challenging i saw that as clearly in but i'm at a slight angle to the courts i think that may have been a tactical challenge to have a bit of a breather yeah plum on the line so no challenges left for league [Music] boy [Applause] [Music] [Applause] yeah look at jonathan christie look at the spring in the stem he's eager to get on with it he can sense the opportunity sense that if he piles on the pressure [Music] he can end this match in two straight games and in doing so can end the quarter-final tie and secure indonesia's place in the semi-final thank you but he'll have to work hard another three points required [Applause] 18 17. [Applause] 1917. [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] three match point opportunities for jonathan christie and indonesia [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] for christy [Applause] and his daddy's second time of asking and indonesia they're into the semi-final once more 21-13 21-18 the margin of his victory in a repeats of these third match in the thomas 52 minutes for that victory and the indonesian teammates celebrates [Applause] christy the hero once more so for only a second time in their 21st appearance at the thomas cup china are beaten before the semi-final stage [Applause] well i think the fact that he was rested yesterday may have played its part this the final rally the straight smash and he was ready for the block reply had it have come over but there was no need the defensive shot from the ishifan into the net [Applause] so having gone to the wire last night [Applause] indonesia have come through in three matches 21 13 21 18 confirmation once again off that score line so indonesia the defending champions are through to the semi-final once more and they did it in style china not getting a match the first a match the olympic bronze medalist anthony sinise suka ginting had three match point opportunities in that second game before he lost it 25-27 in fact in the decider he came from two six down to win it 21-17 in an hour and 20 minutes and that was his first win in this thomas cup campaign the scratch pair of sun and sukkomoleo were too clever quite frankly today for lu yuchen and two straight games 21 17 21 16 in 38 minutes and then jonathan christie the hero from a year ago at the last thomas cup has once again come good as he's beaten at lee li xi to secure the third point and therefore the victory in this quarter final two straight games as you can see in 52 minutes 21 13 21 18. so as far as the thomas cup draw is concerned number one seeds indonesia are through and they will play against japan japan went down to the war before uh beating chinese taipei chinese taipei have never been beyond the quarter-final stage the other two quarter-finals are still taking place on the adjoining courts but that's it from court one for today but don't forget tomorrow is semi-finals day just two sessions the first session the yuva cup semi-finals and they start at 12 noon and here on court one it's the defending champions china against the host thailand we don't know what the quarter match on the match on court one will be for the thomas cup but do join us at 6pm for that in the meantime from all of us here especially from me jill clark we'll see you tomorrow bye for now [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] you

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Length: 206min 4sec (12364 seconds)

Published: Thu May 12 2022