Li Jiahao.

(File photo, photo by reporter Lin Zhengkun)

[Reporter Lin Yuefu/Comprehensive Report] Taiwanese men's singles player Li Jiahao defeated India's Mithun Manjunath (Mithun Manjunath), who is ranked 46th in the world, in the Super 300 Series Swiss Badminton Open today with 21:19 and 21:10 and advanced to the men's singles Top 8.

Li Jiahao, who is ranked 42 in the world, is the representative work of this season when he defeated Malaysia's first brother Li Zijia in the German Open. Although he started fighting in the qualifying round in Switzerland, he still defeated Indian and Danish opponents in succession to advance to the top 32.

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Li Jiahao defeated Zhao Junpeng, a Chinese player ranked 13th in the world, with 21:12 and 21:13 in the first round.

The only time he played against Manjunat in the past was at the 2018 Macau Open, where Li Jiahao lost in three rounds.

The two sides met on a narrow road today. Li Jiahao has not found a good feeling at the start of the game, and he is behind by 4 points at most. However, as the situation heats up, he played a wave of 12:3 offensive, successfully came from behind and won the first game first.

With the momentum of winning first, Li Jiahao hardly gave his opponent too many chances in the second game. He even scored 7 points in a 5:5 tie, which was also domineering and laid the foundation for victory.

After Li Jiahao advanced to the top 8 this time, his opponent happened to be Li Zijia again. Today, he defeated Irish player Ruan Ri in the round of 16 with 21:19, 21:15.

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