Korean Women Prevail in Marathon – NZ Open: Day 5
Korea’s Kim So Yeong and Kong Hee Yong prevailed in one of the longest matches on record at the Barfoot & Thompson New Zealand Badminton Open, taking well over an hour and a half to defeat Japan’s world No. 1…
· New Zealand Badminton
Korea’s Kim So Yeong and Kong Hee Yong prevailed in one of the longest matches on record at the Barfoot & Thompson New Zealand Badminton Open, taking well over an hour and a half to defeat Japan’s world No. 1 combination of Yuki Fukushima/Sayaka Hirota in their women’s doubles semifinal.
Taking a remarkable 102 minutes and 53 shuttles, Kim and Kong outlasted their more fancied opponents to claim the match 18-21 24-22 21-18.
“That is the best win in our career so far,” said an elated but exhausted Kong.