Daniel LUNDGAARD / Mads VESTERGAARD beats CHEN ZHI YI / Presley SMITH to move on to the Round of 16 in the men's doubles this Li-Ning China Masters 2026

Daniel LUNDGAARD / Mads VESTERGAARD dropped the opener but found another gear at the Li-Ning China Masters 2026, overturning CHEN ZHI YI / Presley SMITH 19-21 22-20 21-10 in the Men's Doubles Round of 32.

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21-19 — game 1 was the tightest of the match, settled by just 2 points.

Head-to-Head

This was the first meeting between the two in our results ledger.

Coming in, Daniel LUNDGAARD / Mads VESTERGAARD had gone W-L-W-L-L in recent recorded matches, while CHEN ZHI YI / Presley SMITH stood at L-L-L-W-L.

What's Next

Daniel LUNDGAARD / Mads VESTERGAARD advances to the Round of 16 of the Li-Ning China Masters 2026, while CHEN ZHI YI / Presley SMITH's run ends here. Up next for Daniel LUNDGAARD / Mads VESTERGAARD: the Round of 16 against Sabar Karyaman GUTAMA / Moh Reza Pahlevi ISFAHANI — a player winning 67% of 60 recorded matches. Our results ledger has no previous meetings between the two.

Pre-Match AI Scout Analysis

Prior to the encounter, the AI Scout model favored Daniel LUNDGAARD / Mads VESTERGAARD with a 56% confidence projection on the world-ranking gap between them. The encounter closely reflected the analytical projection.

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