The national squad’s medal hopes will now hinge on their performances in the individual events.
Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik secured the national men’s badminton team’s only win in the first-round exit to South Korea.
HANGZHOU: The national men’s badminton team suffered a disappointing first-round exit in the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games after going down to South Korea at the Binjiang Gymnasium today.National No 1 Lee Zii Jia, ranked 16th in the world, lost 14-21, 21-14, 18-21 in three sets to Jeon Hyeok-jin, ranked 47th in the world.
Men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik, levelled the tie at 1-1 with a convincing 21-17, 21-9 victory over Seo Seung Jae-Kang Min Hyuk but their gallant effort could not prevent the Malaysian team’s exit since the normally reliable Ng Tze Yong, ranked among the top 20 in the world was totally outplayed by Lee Yun Gyu, a player ranked 119th, who triumphed 21-11, 21-16.
Boosted by the result, South Korea’s second men’s doubles pair Kim Won Ho-Na Sung Seung simply overpowered Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi 21-16, 21-18 in straight sets to walk out away with a 3-1 victory and earned a spot in the quarterfinals. As medal hopes had already evaporated in the team event, the players will now start focusing on the individual events that are expected to start on Monday.
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