CCTV-16 and Yangshipin are offering free live coverage of the men's team final between China and Japan in the Asian Badminton Team Championships.

This men's team final follows a best-of-five matches format; the detailed lineup is shown in the image below.

At present, the two sides are competing in the first match, with Hu Zhean currently trailing Tanaka Yushi 9-18 in the first game.

Who will emerge victorious and claim the title in this final?

1. To begin with, congratulations to the Chinese men's team for their dramatic 3-2 comeback against Korea last night to advance to the final.
2. Honestly speaking, the chances of the Chinese men's team winning the championship are slim because the Japanese team is fielding their full-strength lineup with many top players.
3. The Asian Badminton Team Championships serve as qualifiers for the Thomas & Uber Cup. Since both our men's and women's teams have already qualified directly, this tournament is mainly used to give experience to new players such as Shi Yuqi, Li Shifeng, Weng Hongyang, and the Liang-Wang doubles pair, who are not participating.
4. Therefore, we may lose 0-3 or 1-3 and finish as runners-up.
5. Actually, we should praise our national badminton team — mostly young talents — who have all made it to the final and performed excellently. Well done!