YEOSU, South Korea, July 21 (Xinhua) — Chinese shuttlers superior to the semifinals at South Korea Open 2023 right here on Friday.
In the combined doubles, Jiang Zhenbang and Wei Yaxin shocked the world No. 1 compatriots Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong 21-16, 21-17 in simply 32 minutes, whereas Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping overwhelmed Hiroki Midorikawa and Natsu Saito of Japan 21-10, 21-15 in 33 minutes.
In the ladies’s doubles, Olympic silver medalists Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan got here from behind to beat Japanese pair Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi 15-21, 21-9, 21-7, whereas Zhang Shuxian and Zheng Yu sailed previous Hu Ling Fang and Lin Xiao Min of Chinese Taipei 21-12, 22-20 inside 33 minutes.
In the ladies’s singles, reigning Olympic champion Chen Yufei outperformed compatriot Wang Zhiyi 10-21, 25-23, 21-12, whereas Zhang Yiman misplaced to Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei in straight units.
Chinese males’s singles shuttler Shi Yuqi outpaced compatriot Lu Guangzu 21-7, 13-21, 21-18.
Chinese second-seeded males’s doubles pair Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang simply defeated South Korean duo Kim Young-hyuk and Wang Chan 21-11, 21-10 in simply 23 minutes.
The South Korea Open, which kicked off on Tuesday, will run till Sunday at Jinnam Stadium.