Lin Junyi, who defeated Viktor Axelsen at the All England Championships, is on his way to defending his title at the 2025 Swiss Open Badminton Championships

Chinese Taipei's "left-handed heavy artillery" Lin Junyi defeated his teammate Su Liyang, ranked 42nd in the world, 21:17, 21:11 at the Super 300 Series 2025 Swiss Open Badminton Championships in the early morning of the 21st, advanced to the top 8 of men's singles, and continued to move towards the road of defending the title.

Lin Junyi

World No. 11 Lin Junyi finished runner-up at the Orleans Masters in France and defeated two-time Olympic gold medalist Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in the first round of the All England Open last week, but was beaten in the round of 16 by Kenta Nishimoto of Japan.

Lin Junyi, who is seeking to defend his title, defeated Qi Youren of China Loan 22:20 and 21:14 in the first round, and met a familiar teammate in the round of 16, Su Liyang, who is also a Tuyin ball group.

Lin Junyi had a slight advantage in winning 3 of his previous 5 international matchups with Su Liyang, but the last time he faced him was the Canadian Open last year, which was won by Su Liyang.

Lin Junyi was slow in the first game, Su Liyang once led 10:6, Lin Junyi scored 4 points in a row to tie, but still entered a technical timeout at 10:11, after the pause, Lin Junyi scored 2 points in a row to lead, and held the lead all the way, and scored 3 points in a row at 18:17 to take the next city.

Lin Junyi completely suppressed Su Liyang's play in the second game, and played 11:1 in one go to lay the foundation for victory, and finally took 41 minutes to win. After Lin Junyi won two civil wars in a row, he is expected to face the Paris Olympics silver medalist Kunlavut in the top 8 in the early morning of the 22nd. Lin Junyi has won the Malaysia Open last year and lost the other three matches, so it will be a tough match.