US Open: Lei Lanxi Advances to Round of 16, Wang Zhengxing Loses to Wang Bowei

dd yy September 6, 2024 24 0

On June 27, the first round of the 2024 US Badminton Open concluded. The Chinese badminton team secured two wins and one loss in today’s matches. Here are the match highlights:

2024 US Open | Match Scores

Lei Lanxi defeated Ross 21-16, 21-17 to advance to the round of 16, achieving his first victory against Ross. He will face Chinese Taipei’s Wang Bowei in the next round. Wang Bowei avenged his earlier loss at the 2024 China Ruichang Masters by defeating Wang Zhengxing 18-21, 21-19, 21-18.

Zhou Zhihong/Yang Jiayi won against Zhang Keqi/Lin Yanyu 22-20, 18-21, 21-15, advancing to the round of 16 and securing their first victory against this pair. They will face the Scottish duo Dunn/McPherson in the next round. Dunn/McPherson won their match against Kapoor/Shivani 21-15, 18-21, 21-13.

Other Notable Player Updates:

Zhang Beiwen defeated Mizumoto Aimi 21-13, 21-16 to advance to the round of 16, achieving her first victory against Mizumoto. She will next face Peruvian player Ines, who avenged her earlier loss at the Pan American Championships by defeating Disha 21-17, 21-14.

Busanan defeated Contreras 21-7, 21-12 in 28 minutes, advancing to the round of 16 and achieving her first victory against Contreras. She will next face Canadian player Rachel Chan, who came from behind to defeat Liang Tingyu 19-21, 21-18, 21-14.

Ohori Takuma defeated Wang Tzu Wei 21-14, 22-20 to advance to the round of 16, achieving his third consecutive victory against Wang. He will face Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew in the next round. Loh defeated Ayush 18-21, 21-12, 21-12, achieving his first victory against Ayush.

Liao Zhuofu came from behind to defeat Oldorff 13-21, 21-17, 21-9, advancing to the round of 16 and achieving his first victory against Oldorff. He will face Brazilian player Matias in the next round. Matias defeated Lin Junyi 22-20, 21-18, achieving his second consecutive victory against Lin.

Watanabe Hiroyuki defeated Panichaphon 21-9, 21-12 in 28 minutes, advancing to the round of 16 and achieving his second consecutive victory against Panichaphon. He will face French player Merkle in the next round. Merkle defeated Takahashi Koshi 21-17, 22-20, achieving his first victory against Takahashi.