On November 10th, Beijing time, the competition for the final day of the 2024 Korean Badminton Masters ended. In the high-profile men's singles final, Chinese player Wang Zhengxing lost to Thailand's Kunlawutt 18-21 and won the runner-up. Although he failed to reach the top, the

On November 10th, Beijing time, the competition for the final day of the 2024 Korean Badminton Masters ended. In the high-profile men's singles final, Chinese player Wang Zhengxing lost to Thailand's famous player Kunlawut 18-21 and won the runner-up. Although he failed to reach the top, the handsome Wang Zhengxing conquered the audience with his outstanding performance.

Wang Zhengxing's final opponent Kunlavut, currently ranked fifth in the world, is the men's singles champion of the 2023 World Badminton Championships, and the 2024 Paris Olympics badminton men's singles silver medalist. Compared with Kunlavut, the Korean Badminton Masters is the first time Wang Zhengxing has reached the final of a super 300-level event, and it is also the highest-level final he has reached so far on the BWF Tour. Comparing the past records of the two, Wang Zhengxing was not only not favored before the game, there were even voices questioning whether he could score more than 10 points in the two games. Wang Zhengxing obviously knew that he was at a disadvantage in terms of strength and competition experience, which allowed him to let go of the burden and perform at a high level.

In both games, Wang Zhengxing struggled with Kunlavut until the last few minutes of the game to determine the winner. He even had a 10-6 lead in the first half of the second game. But when it comes to the key points at the end of the game, you can see the difference in competition experience between the two. Wang Zhengxing is often the first to launch an attack, but Kunlavut always scores on defensive counterattacks. In the end, he lost 18-21 with two regrets. Array is coming. Both games were won by 3 points. It can be seen that the strength gap between Wang Zhengxing and his famous badminton opponent Kunlavut is not very big. To be able to perform so well in his first super 300 final, Wang Zhengxing's future is worth looking forward to.

22-year-old Wang Zhengxing, 1.82 meters tall, is another promising new male singles star of the Chinese badminton team. At the 2023 Universiade, Wang Zhengxing went all the way to win the badminton men's singles gold medal. Entering 2024, Wang Zhengxing gradually got the opportunity to participate in the BWF Tour. At the Ruichang Badminton Masters in March, Wang Zhengxing won his first Badminton World Tour championship at home. When he came to South Korea this time, Wang Zhengxing not only attracted attention because of his excellent skills, but his handsome appearance also made the few Korean spectators at the scene switch sides and cheer for him.