Chinese Taipei's Wang Ziwei defeated the world's No. 3 Danish star Antonsen 21:10, 21:13 in the men's singles round of 16 of the 2025 All England Open Badminton Championships on the 14th and advanced to the top 8 to tie the best result of his career. After the game, Antonsen also lamented that Wang Ziwei's state today made him feel uncomfortable doing anything.

Wang Ziwei

Speaking to BWF's official website after the game, Antonsen praised Wang Ziwei's performance, saying that he was almost impeccable in executing his unique tactics, "He played so well today, he took all kinds of risks without reservation, but everything fell into place. He's executed with precision in every way, and it's really wonderful. ”

Antonsen also admitted that everything was very bad for him today, "whether it is the quality of the ball, the defensive ability, the handling in front of the net or the backcourt, all of them have not been played." But it's all to him [Wang Ziwei], he gave his all, he's a player who is unconventional and has a unique style, so you have to adapt to him. I've done it a lot in the past, but today is when he's at his peak and he's a dangerous opponent when he's in that form. ”

Wang Ziwei has won three of his previous seven meetings with Antonsen, but including the Malaysia Open at the beginning of the year, Wang Ziwei has lost three in a row. Now he has finally ended his losing streak against Antonsen against last week's Orleans Masters champion Alex Lanier of France.