Minions Blow Advantage – Hong Kong Open: Day 4
Hiroyuki Endo and Yuta Watanabe did a world of good to their chances for qualifying to the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals, overcoming a dire situation against Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo to make…
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Hiroyuki Endo and Yuta Watanabe did a world of good to their chances for qualifying to the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals, overcoming a dire situation against Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo to make the semifinals of the YONEX-SUNRISE Hong Kong Open 2019.
The Japanese, who are seventh in the HSBC Race to Guangzhou Rankings, were 10-16 and 15-19 down in the third game against the Minions but closed the gap, saving one match point before clinching victory at 16-21 21-14 22-20. With their third straight win over the Minions, the Japanese improved their head-to-head record to 3-2.
They will face Choi Solgyu/Seo Seung Jae next; the Koreans having outplayed Malaysia’s Ong Yew Sin/Teo Ee Yi 21-13 21-19.