As expected, Tobias Künzi had a difficult first match in his Olympic debut, but justified his selection. The player from Aargau was defeated by Li Shi Feng from China 13:21, 13:21.
The 26-year-old Künzi showed a very courageous performance against the number 6 in the world rankings and demanded everything from the favorite.
He scored several points in succession with winning shots, and if he hadn't made a few too many mistakes against the medal contender, more would have been possible, especially in the second set. However, it was not to be expected that he could play at eye level and even dominate several rallies.
For the third Swiss man at the Olympic Games after Thomas Wapp (1996) and Christian Bösiger (2008), the second group match and probably the last match of the tournament follows on Tuesday evening against the Nigerian Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori.
