France Tournament" defeated the first brother Zhou Tiancheng in 3 games! Qi Youren breaks into the top 8

Taiwanese men's singles player Qi Youren Jin defeated Taiwan's top brother Zhou Tiancheng 21:17, 20:22, 21:18 in the top 16 of the Super 750 Series French Badminton Open, and received his ticket to the top 8. Next, he will meet Indonesian Moh. Zaki Ubaidillah.

Zhou Tiancheng, ranked 4th in the world, made it to the top 8 at both the Denmark Open and the Arctic Badminton Open last week. He is currently ranked first in the year-end points rankings and is almost certain to qualify for the year-end tournament.

Zhou Tiancheng won after 3 fierce battles with Japan's Yushi Tanaka in the first round and advanced to the top 16. Today, he met his own family member Qi Youren, ranked 23rd in the world. The two sides have played against each other 7 times in international competitions. Xiaotian has an advantage of 5 wins and 2 losses, and is currently winning 2 games in a row. Qi Youren defeated Japan's Kenta Nishimoto in the first round, and it also took him three rounds to decide the winner.

Although he was at a disadvantage in the past games, Qi Youren successfully suppressed Zhou Tiancheng in the first game today. After the battle ended in a 6:6 tie, he scored 5 points in a row to take the lead and reached game point at 20:16. Although Xiaotian chased 2 points in a row, he was unable to reverse the decline, allowing Qi Youren to take the lead at 21:18.

Qi Youren, who gained an advantage in one game, took a 6:4 lead at the beginning of the second game, and then Zhou Tiancheng quickly counterattacked and scored 4 points in a row to lead. Although Xiaotian overtook and scored consecutively to take a 14:10 lead, Qi Youren quickly equalized and then took the lead. The two sides went back and forth, but Xiaotian still had the upper hand and regained the victory at 22:20.

Missing the opportunity to defeat Zhou Tiancheng in straight games, Qi Youren launched a 7:3 offensive in the third game and took the lead in grabbing the 11th point. After the technical timeout, Xiaotian continued to pursue, but Qi Youren was the first to reach the final point. Although he was recovered by 2 points, he successfully withstood the pressure this time and won 21:17.