The Hurricane team won in the afternoon of October 3 against Lightning-Photo: BXL
On the opening day, Thuy Linh and her teammates lost against speed camera. Therefore, they had to beat Hurricane in the second game.
Hurricane is a collection of tennis players Anthony Ginting, Kirsty Gilmour, Isfahani, Goh SZE, Mathias Christiansen, Gloria Widjaja, Treesa Jolly and Siti Ramadhanti.
Lightning includes the reigning Olympic champion in the men’s singles, Viktor Axelsen, as well as the players Fajar Alfian, only Izzudin Rumsani, Yuta Watanabe, Shevon Lai, Tse Ying Suet, Rutafarna Panda and Thuy Linh.
BXL is a special badminton tournament in a new format. The two opposing teams have to play four games, including two single and two 3-against-3 games. Each game consists of five games and takes 8 minutes. Each individual victory counts one point, a 3-against-3 victory three points.
The use of the 3-against-3 format and the time limit is new in the badminton competition.
The first game between Lightning and Hurricane in the afternoon of October 3 was a 3-on-3 game. Hurricane prevailed quickly and won 3: 1.
However, Thuy Linh’s brilliance could not help her team turn the situation – Photo: BXL
The pressure was now on Thuy Linh’s shoulders when she played the second game, a women’s singles. Despite many difficulties, the Vietnamese kept the version and won 3: 1, which gave her team hope.
Next, the men’s singles between the incumbent Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen (Lightning) and Anthony Ginting (Hurricane) were on the program. With his class, the Dane won 3-1 and helped Lightning to hope so.
The final 3-against-3 match was the decisive factor of the game. Lightning sent Tse Ying Suet, Shevon Lai and Yuta Watanabe into the race. They started well, but were then overtaken and lost the first match.
The longer Lightning played, the more difficult it became for her. Thuy Linh was substituted once, but could no longer save the situation. Her team lost 0: 4 and lost hurricane with 2: 6.
After two defeats, the chance for Thuy Linh and Lightning to win the BXL championship is almost gone. You have another game against the Rockets.
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