KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 13 — National women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah took just 31 minutes to dispose of Indonesians Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma-Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi 21-14, 21-13 to check into the semi-finals of the Hong Kong Open badminton championships.
World number eight Tan-Thinaah were on song at the Hong Kong Coliseum today as they set up a last-four clash against South Korean world number two Baek Ha Na-Lee So Hee tomorrow.
Top seeds Baek-Lee beat compatriots Lee Yu Lim-Shin Seung Chan 21-8, 21-18 to advance to the semi-finals.
Tan-Thinaah, who reached the 2024 Paris Olympics semi-finals, defeated Ha Na-So Hee 21-18, 21-13 in the Korea Open semi-finals last month but missed out on the title after losing 12-21, 11-21 to Jeong Na Eun-Kim Hye Jeong, also of South Korea, in the final.
Meanwhile, national mixed doubles pair Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei faced a tough battle to advance to the semi-finals, defeating China’s Guo Xin Wa-Chen Fang Hui, 21-17, 10-21, 21-10.
Awaiting the fourth-seeded pair in the final-four round are Chinese duo Feng Yan Zhe-Huang Dong Ping, who defeated Malaysian’s Hoo Pang Ron-Cheng Su Yin, 21-13, 21-11, in another quarter-final match earlier.
Meanwhile, national men's doubles duo Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun failed to advance to the semi-finals after being knocked out by Indonesian pair Sabar Karyaman Gutaman-Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani, 18-21, 15-21.
National mixed doubles pair Goh Soon Huat-Lai Shevon were also sent packing by Hong Kong’s Tang Chun Man-Tse Ying Suet, with a score of 18-21, 17-21.
— Bernama
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(from left to right) National badminton and mixed doubles athletes Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei in action during their match against China’s Guo Xin Wa and Chen Fang Hui, in the quarter-finals of the 2024 Hong Kong Open at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Hong Kong, on September 13, 2024. — Picture via FACEBOOK/BADMINTON ASSOCIATION OF MALAYSIA - BAM[/caption]
