Asian Games: there’s more gold out there, say Hong Kong’s squash finalists after Leo Au beats Max Lee in men’s final
Gold medallist Au and runner-up Lee have little time to celebrate as they join forces with other Hong Kong players in the team event
Leo Au Chun-ming and Max Lee Ho-yin collected their gold and silver medals, smiled for the cameras and then swiftly put their game faces back on as they go in search of more glory for Hong Kong at the Asian Games.
Au beat Lee 11-8, 12-10, 6-11, 11-4 to capture his maiden gold as Hong Kong completed a podium one-two for the first time since the 2006 Doha Games when the city had gold and silver in women’s singles badminton.
And Hong Kong could be celebrating another gold medal after the badminton mixed doubles pair of Tang Chun-man and Tse Ying-suet overcame their Chinese opponents, Wang Yilyu and Huang Dongping, to reach the final following a nail-biting semi-final last night.
The Hong Kong badminton pair lost to the Chinese duo only a fortnight ago at the world championships in Nanjing but turned the tables with a 2-1 (22-20, 19-21, 23-21) win over the world number two mainland combination.
Meanwhile, there is no rest for Au and Lee, who must now join forces in the squash team event, which starts on Monday.