KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 — Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games silver medallist Ng Tze Yong has led Malaysia’s charge into the semi-finals of the Australian Open at Quay Centre in Sydney tomorrow.
In the quarter-finals today, the world number 33 men’s singles shuttler thrashed home player Nathan Tang 21 – 9, 21 – 7 in just 29 minutes.
Tze Yong will meet China’s Lu Guang Zu, who defeated Leonardo Imanuel Rumbay of Indonesia 21 – 12, 21 – 9 to book his semi-final ticket.
Malaysia’s professional men’s pair Ong Yew Sin – Teo Ee Yi also put up a convincing performance to beat South Korea’s Kang Min Hyuk – Seo Seung Jae 23 – 21, 21 – 12 in a 43-minute match in the quarter-finals.
The sixth-seeded Malaysians will play world number 28 He Ji Ting – Zhou Hao Dong of China, who upset their teammates and seventh-seeded Liang Wei Keng – Wang Chang 21 – 19, 16 – 21, 21 – 17.
However, national professional women’s singles player Goh Jin Wei found third seed Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand too powerful, losing 21 – 11, 21 – 13.
— Bernama
