On May 4, Beijing time, the final of the Badminton Sudirman Cup began, and the defending champion Chinese team competed fiercely against the powerful South Korean team. In the first mixed doubles match, Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping defeated Choi Yoo-hyeong/Seo Seung-jae 2-0 to help Guoyu take a 1-0 lead. In the second women's singles match, the world's No. 1 South Korean player An Seying easily defeated Wang Zhiyi 2-0 and tied the score at 1-1. In the third men's singles match, the world's No. 1 Shi Yuqi faced South Korea's Quan Yichen, and the more powerful Shi Yuqi won 21-5 in two games, leading the Korean team 2-1.
In the first game, Shi Yuqi started with a very good offensive performance, leading the opponent 5-1 at the beginning. Shi Yuqi is completely superior in terms of rhythm and offensive ability, Quan Yichen has no power to fight back, Shi Yuqi seized the opportunity and led 6-1, the opponent Quan Yichen can only rely on Shi Yuqi's mistakes to score, the gap between the strength of the two sides is too large, and Shi Yuqi easily scores points without effort. Quan Yichen's first 3 points were all Shi Yuqi's mistakes, and Quan Yichen had no way to score actively, 9-3 Shi Yuqi led by 6 points. Quan Yichen's forehand hit the baseline out of bounds, Shi Yuqi continued to lead, and 11-3 Shi Yuqi took the lead after scoring and entered the intermission.
After returning from the break, Quan Yichen strengthened his attack under pressure, but his strength was poor and his mistakes increased. Shi Yuqi led 14-4 after a heavy deduction score, the score came to 15-4, from the score point of view, Quan Yichen could not hold Shi Yuqi's attack at all, 17-5 Shi Yuqi attacked 100 shots, Shi Yuqi was able to score in the first game, whether it was a point kill or a heavy kill, such a performance made the opponent have no power to fight back, and Shi Yuqi was very turning, and finally Shi Yuqi easily won the first game 21-5. The second game seemed to be a remake of the first game, and Shi Yuqi won this point with the same score of 21-5.