Triumphant Taipei – Day 3: HSBC BWF World Tour Finals
Revelling in their Finals debut, Chen Hung Ling and Wang Chi-Lin (featured image) battled into the Men’s Doubles semi-finals at the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals this afternoon.
· GAYLE ALLEYNE
The Chinese Taipei duo rebounded from a game down to oust veteran Indonesians, Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan, 13-21 21-18 21-14 in 50 minutes at Tianhe Gymnasium. They completed victory with Chen punching the winning shot at net to ensure they finished second to Japan’s Hiroyuki Endo/Yuta Watanabe in Group B, thus reaching the weekend of the prestigious season finale in Guangzhou, China.
“We weren’t up to speed at the start of the match but we got better in the second and third games and our performance improved,” said 23-year-old Wang.
His partner, aged 32, noted they have faced extremely tough opposition in the round-robin phase and have used a lot of energy. Asked about their physical condition to continue waging war versus other top contenders, he said he will wait and see how he feels tomorrow.