Last year's runner-up, Chinese star Shi Yuqi, defeated teammate Lu Guangzu in straight games in a civil war in the round of 16 of the 2025 Malaysia Badminton Super 1000 on the 9th local time.

Last year's runner-up, Chinese star Shi Yuqi

Antonsen, who lost to Denmark in the men's singles final last year, said after defeating teammate Lu Guangzu 21-18, 21-16 on the same day, that in addition to many Chinese fans cheering them on, there were also fans from Malaysia and other countries who cheered for all the players.

"The atmosphere of the game is very good." Regarding the civil war that day, Shi Yuqi said that because the two trained together, they were very familiar with each other's ball paths, and they didn't look fierce on the surface, but in the case of tightening, there were many mistakes. "Although the course was a bit windy today, it didn't have much impact, but fortunately I was able to adapt quickly."

In the men's singles quarterfinals on the 10th, Shi Yuqi's opponent was Zhou Tiancheng of Chinese Taipei. Shi Yuqi said: "Everyone has been fighting for many years, they are familiar with each other, and their level is very good, so I hope to be the first (champion) in the first race this year." Shi Yuqi defeated Denmark's "big devil" Axelsen in the semifinals last year, but unfortunately lost to another Danish star Antonsen in the final and was relegated to the runner-up.