Wang Zhiyi challenges An Xiying! First game 17-21 loss, Sudirman Cup or 1-1 South Korea

On May 4, Beijing time, the 2025 Sudirman Cup badminton final will be contested, and the national team and the South Korean team will meet in the final. In the first game, the Chinese pair Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping defeated their opponents with a score of 2-1 to help Guoyu get the first point. In the women's singles competition, world No. 2 Wang Zhiyi faced world No. 1 An Xiying, the two sides had met 14 times before, and An Xiying won 10 games. At the end of the first game, An Seying played more freely and controlled the ball more threateningly, and she won the first game 21-17.

In the first game, Wang Zhiyi led 2-0 at the beginning, and An Xiying was more out of bounds on the bottom line, and the state had not been fully mobilized. Then An Xiying played more openly, and her state gradually improved, and the score came to 4 draws. Wang Zhiyi is more in control, trying to keep up with the speed of her opponent, and her own characteristics are not played. Then An Xiying scored consecutive attacks, and the score came to a 7-4 lead, Wang Zhiyi's defense was also relatively stable, and finally scored through a diagonal slash after losing 5 points in a row, and the score came to 5-9 and fell behind by 4 points. Wang Zhiyi's shot was completely under An Xiying's control, there was no surprise change, and the score was all the opponent's mistake. Wang then stepped up her offense, a change that helped her score two points in a row to trail by one point at 9-10. In the stalemate stage, Wang Zhiyi's offense came out, and he was more active, and the score came to 11-10 to overtake the opponent by 1 point and enter the intermission.

After returning from the break, Wang Zhiyi's offense continued to be strong, and the score was once ahead, but An Xiying was obviously more stable, and the two sides fought to 12 draws. An Xiying's control was very steady, and there were many changes when shooting, and An Xiying achieved a score of 14-12. Wang Zhiyi received the serve and went out of the bottom line, and the score was also stretched away to lead by 3 points at 15-12. An Xiying made an offensive error, and Wang Zhiyi chased the score to 14-16 and fell behind by 2 points. In the middle and late games, An Xiying made consecutive mistakes, and the score came to a 17-17 draw, and the game entered a key stage.

Wang Zhiyi ushered in an opportunity in this game, and An Xiying also began to speed up at the end of the game, and took the lead again with continuous attacks. Wang Zhiyi's defense did not perform well, and was killed by An Xiying in a row, and the score was opened to 20-17 again, Wang Zhiyi still had no means to compete with the opponent at the critical moment, and as Wang Zhiyi returned the ball out of bounds, An Xiying won the first game 21-17.