Zhao Junpeng of China competes against Koceila Mammeri of Algeria during a group B match at the Thomas Cup badminton tournament in Bangkok, Thailand, May 10, 2022. (RACHEN SAGEAMSAK / XINHUA)

BANGKOK - China's men's badminton team eased past Algeria 5-0 on Tuesday to take the second win in the Thomas Cup group stage.

China's top singles Lu Guangzu, was replaced by Zhao Junpeng, who led China 21-11 and 21-15 against Koceila Mammeri in the opening match

In this campaign, China's top singles Lu Guangzu, was replaced by Zhao Junpeng, who led China 21-11 and 21-15 against Koceila Mammeri in the opening match. In the second singles, Li Shifeng easily defeated Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi by 21-7 and 21-10.

Ren Xiangyu and Tan Qiang made their Thomas Cup debut, defeating Sifeddine Larbaoui and Mohamed Abdelaziz Ouchefoun 21-4 and 21-4 in less than 20 minutes.

ALSO READ: China beats Spain to take second group win at Uber Cup

Liu Yuchen (right)/Ou Xuanyi of China compete in the men's doubles match against Koceila Mammeri/Youcef Sabri Medel of Algeria during a group B match at the Thomas Cup badminton tournament in Bangkok, Thailand, May 10, 2022. (RACHEN SAGEAMSAK / XINHUA)

Men's singles player Weng Hongyang, who was also making his first appearance in the campaign, and doubles Liu Yuchen and Ou Xuanyi both won in straight sets to give China a 5-0 victory.

China will face Denmark in the third and last group match to decide the group winner.

READ MORE: Asian Games, Chengdu World University Games rescheduled

"I am looking forward to the match against China," Viktor Axelsen, the world No 1 in men's singles, said after his match against France on Tuesday.