The second round of the group stage of the 2025 Sudirman Cup was not shocked, and China, Thailand, South Korea and Taiwan joined hands to qualify from the group ahead of schedule

The host Chinese and Thai teams defeated Hong Kong, China and Algeria 5-0 respectively in the second round of the group stage of the 2025 Sudirman Cup Badminton Mixed Team Tournament on the 28th, and advanced to the quarterfinals with 2 wins in Group A.

Shi Yuqi, who played for the second time in the group, needed to play three games against Hong Kong's Lee Cheuk Yiu to win and win the winning point for the Chinese team

As the 13-time champion of the Soviet Cup, the Chinese team defeated Algeria 5-0 in the first game of Group A on the 27th, and Thailand also defeated Hong Kong 5-0. In this match against Hong Kong, the Chinese team except for the men's singles Shi Yuqi played in the remaining 4 rotation lineups, and the Hong Kong team dismantled the No. 1 mixed doubles pair Tang Junwen and Xie Yingxue, and Deng Junwen played with Wu Zhirou.

In the first mixed doubles match, the Chinese team sent world No. 2 Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping, who needed only 38 minutes to defeat Deng Junwen and Wu Zhirou 21-8, 21-8. The second women's singles match was played by world No. 7 Chen Yufei against world No. 50 Lu Shanen. Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Chen Yufei won 21-8, 21-4 without much effort.

Hong Kong men's singles Lee Cheuk Yiu, ranked 21st in the world, gave Shi Yuqi a strong confrontation, and fought hard to lose to the world No. 1 in 3 games, although he was defeated.

In the third men's singles match, China sent world No. 1 Shi Yuqi against world No. 21 Li Zhuoyao, the two have a record of 11 meetings, and Shi Yuqi only has a slight advantage of 6-5. In this game, Shi Yuqi took more than 1 hour to win 21-12, 20-22, 21-12, and the Chinese team won ahead of 3-0.

In the women's doubles, China sent world No. 1 Liu Shusheng and Tan Ning, and Liu Tan defeated the world No. 31 Lu Lele and Zeng Xiaoxin 21-10, 21-8. In the final mixed doubles, world No. 3 Leung Wai Keng and Wang Chang defeated world No. 87 Hong Kuijun and Lu Junwei 21-18 in both games.

Thailand's main team is still on a winning streak. Thailand, who are in the same group as the Chinese team, today against Algeria, the weakest team in the group, the Thai team put away the world men's singles champion Kunla Wushu = Te, women's singles former world champion Rachano, and mixed doubles powerhouses Dechapo and Subi Sara and other main players, still won all five matches. The two teams of China and Thailand won 2 games and 2 wins to determine the top 8 places in advance, and will meet on Wednesday to compete for the top spot in the group.

South Korea beat Canada 4-1 in the second round of Group B, with women's singles world No. 1 Ahn Se Young taking a point

South Korea, one of the favorites in Group B, beat the Czech Republic 4-1 in the first round and 4-1 in the second round on the 28th, winning two consecutive victories and confirming their qualification. South Korea's only point dropped was world No. 42 Jeon Yi Chan in men's singles, who unexpectedly lost to world No. 80 Lai Ho-jun, leaving Korea 1-0 behind. However, South Korea's Women's Singles Ahn Se Young, Men's Doubles Kang Min-hyuk and Ki Dong-joo, Women's Doubles Kim Hye-jung and Kong Hee-yong, and Mixed Doubles Lee Jong-min and Choi Yoo-hyun all won the next four matches.

Chinese Taipei, who are in the same group as South Korea, also faced the Czech Republic in the second round, winning all matches in straight games by Mixed Doubles Ye Hongwei and Hu Ayafang, Men's Singles Lin Junyi, Women's Singles Xu Minqi, Men's Doubles Lee Zhehui and Qiu Xiangpan, and Women's Doubles Chang Ching-hui and Yang Jing-dun won in straight games, both winning the second straight game, and South Korea and Taiwan will start the battle for the top spot in Group B on Wednesday.