In the quarterfinals of the 2025 Sudirman Cup, Xu Minqi lost to Akane Yamaguchi, and Chinese Taipei missed the top 4 for 8 consecutive years

The Chinese Taipei team met Japan in the top 8 of the 2025 Sudirman Cup World Badminton Mixed Team Championships on the 2nd, and the women's singles player Xu Minqi, who was in charge of the third set, fought 3 games fiercely, but still lost to the world's No. 4 Japanese star Akane Yamaguchi 9:21, 21:17, 18:21, and Chinese Taipei lost 0:3, still unable to break through the top 8 curse, and missed the top 4 for 8 consecutive times.

Xu Minqi

Mixed doubles Ye Hongwei/Hu Ayafang lost to Daiki Midorikawa/Arisa Igarashi 18:21, 18:21, and Chinese Taipei's first brother Chou Tien Cheng also lost to Japan's Hanggui Watanabe 13:21, 22:20, 14:21.

The Chinese Taipei team, which fell into a 0:2 disadvantage, attacked by Xu Minqi in the third set, although she conceded 9:21 in the first game, but in the second game she had a way to compete with the top star Akane Yamaguchi, and took the lead to 20:12, even if she wasted multiple game points, she still had to extend the battle line.

Entering the decisive game, Xu Minqi continued to compete with Akane Yamaguchi, in fact, it also brought Akane Yamaguchi a great threat, but after Xu Minqi led 13:12, she always gave away points because of her own mistakes, and finally returned the ball to the net, not only failed to complete the big reversal, but the Chinese Taipei team also decided to stop in the top 8.