JAKARTA - Men's singles Anthony Sinisuka Ginting lost to the host seed Shi Yu Qi in the 2024 Thomas Cup final which was held at the Chengdu Hi Tech Zone Sports Center Gymnasium, Chengdu, China, Sunday.
Ginting lost to Shi through a straight game with a score of 17-21, 6-21, within 43 minutes.
The first game opened with quick and tight points from both players. Both Shi and Ginting tried to keep up with the rate of points persistently. However, Shi managed to win the first game interval 11-7.
After halftime, Shi continued to hold control of the game and did not allow Ginting to develop his variety of attacks.
Left far enough, Ginting slowly returned in the rhythm of the game and caught up, until finally Shi grabbed the matchpoint and won the first game 21-17.
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In the second game, Shi again did not give Ginting the opportunity to score. The variation of attacks launched by Ginting seemed fruitless, even he was left 1-15 behind Shi.
Only managed to get a number of points, Ginting again had difficulty getting out of the pressure and was still left behind with a margin of 15 points. Shi also won the second game with a score of 21-6 over Ginting.
With this, China temporarily won 1-0 over Indonesia to compete for the 2024 Thomas Cup.
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