Hong Kong’s Tang and Tse set up repeat of Olympic bronze medal clash against Japanese rivals in Indonesia Masters
- The mixed doubles pair easily win through in straight games against their Thai opponents and now face Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino in the semi-finals
- Angus Ng loses to long-time Taiwanese rival Chou Tien-Chen in three games in the men’s singles quarter-finals
Tang Chun-man and Tse Ying-suet set up a semi-final clash with the Japanese pair who beat them for bronze at the Tokyo Olympics after easily winning their mixed doubles quarter-final clash at the Indonesia Masters on Friday.
The Hong Kong combination defeated Thailand’s Supak Jomkoh and Supissara Paewsampran 21-11, 21-11 in Bali in the Super 750 tournament and will now take on Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino, who won their 2020 Olympics encounter in two close games to take the bronze medal.
“They have to play their best to win as it’s going to be another tough job,” said Hong Kong badminton head coach Tim He Yiming. “Two years ago, Tang and Tse defeated the Japanese duo twice in two meetings but since then they have changed their strategies by playing more rallies and trying not to settle the match in the first couple of exchanges.
“It should be close and either side will have to give their best for a place in the final. We’ll see.”
