Source: REUTERS/IVAN ALVARADO
[Saba Sports News] Recently, on China’s largest badminton forum, a fan posted a photo of Shi Yuqi playing mahjong, which aroused strong concern among fans. As can be seen from the photo, Shi Yuqi, who is wearing a badminton top, is sitting at the mahjong table and looking at the tiles intently. Because he is not very skilled in stacking the tiles, he looks a bit funny. This has triggered ridicule from netizens, saying that mahjong is indeed a quintessence of Chinese culture, and even the best badminton player in China has fallen under its charm. Entering the 2024 season, Shi Yuqi has ushered in his true heyday, with extremely outstanding performances in all competitions. So far, Shi Yuqi has played a total of 28 games this year, winning 25 of them. He only lost two games and retired once due to injury. He won two high-level Badminton World Super Series tournaments in France and India, showing very hot form. In the Thomas Cup team competition that ended not long ago, Shi Yuqi played six times as a “one player” and won all of them in the end. He made great contributions to the Chinese badminton team’s regaining the Thomas Cup championship. Therefore, Shi Yuqi was called the “God of War” by the fans.