Original title: Badminton Korea Open: Mixed doubles stopped in the quarter-finals, only Weng Hongyang remained in the Chinese team
In the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Badminton Tournament Korea Open on the 8th, the national feather player Weng Hongyang defeated his opponent and successfully advanced to the men’s singles semi-finals. Ou Xuanyi/Huang Yaqiong lost and stopped in the top 8 in mixed doubles.
On the same day, the men’s singles Weng Hongyang defeated Malaysia’s Huang Zhiyong 21:11 and 21:12 to advance to the semi-finals. Mixed doubles pair Ou Xuanyi/Huang Yaqiong lost to the No. 2 seed at 18:21 and 17:21, and Malaysian pair Chen Jianming/Lai Peijun missed the cut. So far, Weng Hongyang is the only Chinese team left in the Korea Open.
In the men’s singles competition, No. 8 seed and Thai star Kun Lavut lost to No. 3 seed Jonathan Jonathan of Indonesia with 21:8, 17:21 and 19:21. The No. 5 seed Indian star Sri Kanter defeated South Korean player Son Wan Ho 21:12, 18:21, 21:12 to advance to the semi-finals.
In the women’s singles, Thailand’s No. 7-seeded Busanan, who eliminated Chinese teenager Wang Zhiyi in the previous round, lost to No. 3-seeded Indian star Sindhu at 10:21 and 16:21. No. 2 seed South Korea’s Ahn Se-young beat Japan’s Saena Kawakami with 21:14 and 21:7.
In addition, the women’s doubles No. 4 seed Indian combination Ponnapa/Reddy lost to the South Korean team.
