KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 — National men's singles shuttler Ng Tze Yong and national men's doubles pair, Man Wei Chong - Tee Kai Wun, suffered early exits in the 2023 Denmark Open in Odense today.
Fresh from being the Arctic Open 2023 runners-up on Sunday (October 15), world number 17 Ng failed to progress as he went down to China's Lu Guang Zu, 18 - 21, 11 - 21, in the Super 750 tournament held at the Jyske Bank Arena.
This was his third loss in four meetings with Lu since both players first met in the opening round of the Malaysia Open in 2022.
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(from left to right) National badminton athletes and men’s doubles players Tee Kai Wun and Man Wei Chong in action during their match against Japan's Akira Koga and Taichi Saito, at the 2023 Denmark Open at the Jyske Bank Arena in Odense, Denmark, on October 18, 2023. — Picture via FACEBOOK/BADMINTON ASSOCIATION OF MALAYSIA - BAM[/caption]
The Johorean became the second-best in the 2023 Arctic Open 2023 held in Vantaa, Finland, as he succumbed to compatriot Lee Zii Jia, 14 - 21, 15 - 21.
Meanwhile, Man - Tee suffered a similar fate as Japanese duo Akira Koga - Taichi Saito eliminated them in straight sets, 18 - 21, 16 - 21.
However, independent women's doubles pair Vivian Hoo - Lim Chiew Sien brought cheers to the Malaysian badminton camp as they survived a gruelling rubber set battle against Germans Linda Efler - Isabel Lohau, 21 - 18, 19 - 21, 21 - 17, that lasted one hour and 19 minutes.
Hoo - Lim will next face Yeung Nga Ting - Yeung Pui Lam after the Hong Kong duo had a walkover on seventh seeds from Indonesia Apriyani Rahayu - Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti, in the first round.
— Bernama
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(from left to right) National badminton athletes and women’s doubles players Vivian Hoo and Lim Chiew Sen, following their match against Germany's Linda Efler and Isabel Lohau, in the 2023 Denmark Open at the Jyske Bank Arena in Odense, Denmark, on October 18, 2023. — Picture via FACEBOOK/BADMINTON ASSOCIATION OF MALAYSIA - BAM[/caption]
