Source:Sipa USA /SOPA Images
[Saba Sports News] Recently, two-time Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen announced via various social media platforms that he had to withdraw from this year’s Paris World Championships due to an injury that hasn’t fully healed. It must be said that this is a positive news for Shi Yuqi and the Chinese badminton team. Now in great form, Shi Yuqi has a significant chance to win the men’s singles title at the World Championships for China again after a decade. Since Lin Dan won in 2006, China dominated the men’s singles title at the World Championships for eight consecutive years (2006-2015). However, since Chen Long defeated Lee Chong Wei in 2015, the men’s singles title has been out of reach for Chinese badminton for ten years. This time, many netizens thought that Shi Yuqi would be the biggest beneficiary of Axelsen’s withdrawal. However, looking at the list of participants, it will still be a big challenge for Shi Yuqi to bring back the men’s singles title for the Chinese team. But so far this season, his win rate has reached 89.5%, and he is currently ranked number one in the men’s singles rankings. He truly has a chance to compete for the World Championships men’s singles title.