BreakingAsian Games: Third gold for Hong Kong guaranteed in squash as Leo Au and Max Lee reach men’s final in thrilling style
Both players pull off incredible fightbacks from 2-0 down in their semi-finals to make the final in Jakarta
Hong Kong are guaranteed a third Asian Games gold and a further silver medal to add to their tally after both of the city’s squash players completed incredible comebacks from two games down in their semi-final matches to set up an all-Hong Kong finale.
First, Leo Au Chun-ming performed an incredible comeback in his semi-final clash against India’s Saurav Ghosal, the world No 12, winning 10-12, 11-13, 11-6, 11-5, 11-6 to secure his passage to the final.
Then Max Lee Ho-yin gave Malaysia’s Mohd Adnan a two-game lead of his own before storming back 5-11, 6-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-9 to ensure Hong Kong will claim occupy the two top steps of the podium after the men’s final at the Jakarta Convention Centre on Sunday.
Hong Kong on Saturday also won their first bowling medal when the men’s six team took silver behind South Korea and ahead of Taiwan in Palembang.
In Jakarta, the 28-year-old Au was an embodiment of stoicism during his match and after his amazing comeback, saying three sentences in English and ending each in “try my best”.