France Tournament》Wang Qilin/Qiu Xiangxun defeated the world's second-ranked Indonesian team and ended their 4th consecutive round trip.

Wang Qilin/Qiu Xiangyan. (File photo)

[Reporter Nian Miaoyun/Comprehensive Report] Taiwanese men's doubles king Qi Lin/Qiu Xiangyan defeated the world's second-ranked Indonesian Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri 26:24, 21:13 in the first round of the Super 750 Series French Badminton Open today. They got rid of the recent slump of losing five consecutive games and losing four consecutive rounds, and successfully advanced to the top 16.

Ranked 15th in the world, Wang Qilin/Qiu Xiangyan reached the top 4 of the German Open and the top 8 of the Taipei Open earlier this year. However, they fell into a slump after being eliminated at the Nagoya Asian Games. They also lost in the first round of the Arctic Open and the Denmark Open. They have not won a game for a long time.

In the first round of the French Open this time, Wang Qilin/Qiu Xiangren faced Indonesian Alfran/Fikri, ranked second in the world. The two sides had no record of playing against each other in the past.

Wang Qilin/Qiu Xiangxu fought back and forth with their opponent in the first game and took the lead to grab the 11th point. However, Qiu Xiangxu's serving condition was not ideal today and he was frequently caught serving too high and dropped points. Fortunately, the two did not disrupt their rhythm and took the lead to seize the game point. Unfortunately, their opponent chased 3 points in a row and tied at 20. At the end of the game, there was back and forth. Although Lin Jie was forced out of the game twice by his opponent, Lin Jie withstood the pressure and performed many defensive skills. He seized the opportunity and then attacked to grab points, winning the first point at 26:24.

After a thrilling end to the first game, Wang Qilin/Qiu Xiangxu attacked more aggressively in the second game, taking an 8:4 lead at the start and taking the lead in grabbing the 11th point. The two played relatively patiently today, switching from defense to offense many times to score points, expanding their lead in one fell swoop, and won 21:13.