Kuala Lumpur: National men’s doubles pair Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun and mixed doubles pair Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei have made it to the finals of the 2023 Taiwan Open Championship which will take place at the Tian-Mu Arena, Taipei today (Sunday).
In Saturday’s semi-final action, Wei Chong-Kai Wun, who are the defending champions, were forced to fight up to three sets before defeating national senior pair and the tournament’s top seeds, Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi, 17-21, 21-19 and 21-9.
Awaiting the fifth seeds in the final will either be Lin Chia Yu-Lin Yong Sheng or Lu Ching Yao-Yang Po Han, both pairs from Taiwan, whose semi-final clash is later today.
Meanwhile, Tang Jie-Ee Wei, are one step closer to their second Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour title when they easily dismissed the challenge of the host pair of Ye Hong Wei-Lee Chia Hsin 21-14, 21-19 in a 34-minute battle.
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Awaiting them in the final are the home pair of Chiu Hsiang Chieh-Lin Xiao Min who defeated their compatriots Tseng Min Hao-Hsieh Pei Shan 21-10, 21-8.
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