Shi Yuqi, the world No. 1 Chinese men's singles player, has won all the victories in the 2025 Sudirman Cup World Badminton Mixed Team Championships so far, and is worthy of the title of "Su Cup God of War", but he modestly said on the 3rd that he is just an ordinary player in the team, and he hopes that he can bring the rigorous and less mistakes mentality in the team competition to the individual competitions.
Shi Yuqi has maintained a winning record in the Su Cup so far, and is worthy of the title of "Su Cup God of War".
Shi Yuqi defeated Japan's world No. 8 Kodai Naraoka 21-8, 21-16 in the second men's singles match today, helping the Chinese team to lead 2-0 in the semifinals of this year's Soviet Cup. once again played a brilliant performance in the team competition, Shi Yuqi is also known as the "Su Cup God of War" by the outside world, but he said that in fact, he is not good at playing the team competition: "The opponent in the team competition is actually an opponent who wins and loses in the open competition." In the team competition, I will probably be a little more rigorous and make fewer mistakes. I think I can summarize this from the team competition and bring it to the individual competitions in the future. ”
However, Shi Yuqi also believes that the atmosphere of the team competition does have a positive impact on the performance of the players: "At the beginning of the game, the whole audience was actually opposite, and I could feel that atmosphere, which may be one of the reasons why I started the game more smoothly."
Compared to the semi-finals of the Suzhou Sudirman Cup two years ago, when he came on the pitch, the Chinese team fell behind 0-1, and successfully beat Naraoka Kodai to help the team equalize, and now he is on the field again to help the team lead 2-0. Shi Yuqi said: "Such a score can really reduce the pressure on the teammates behind. If we give our all in every game, the odds will be greater. ”
Talking about his role in this year's Su Cup, Shi Yuqi kept a low profile: "I'm just an ordinary player. Because everyone's strength is about the same, the sports team still speaks with strength. No matter how old you are, as long as you play strong enough, you will naturally have a place in the team. ”
This is Shi Yuqi's fifth appearance in the Su Cup, looking back on the past changes in mentality, he said frankly: "At the beginning, as a young player, I will definitely be nervous and stressful. Now I slowly learn to adjust and defuse, and this aspect is handled better. The young players are definitely nervous and stressful. Now I slowly learn to adjust and defuse, and this aspect is handled better. ”
As for the "famous scene" that fans look forward to the most in each Suzhou Cup, the "hug celebration" with Chinese women's doubles teammate Jia Yifan, Shi Yuqi said: "I hope we can win the semi-finals first, and then cheer for our teammates." If we can make it to the final and win, let's think about it. ”