Zheng/Huang Drawn into Tricky Group
Zheng Si Wei and Huang Ya Qiong, in the quest for the only major title that has eluded them as a pair, start their campaign in a tricky group at the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2019.
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The world No.1 duo have won the World Championships and all three Super 1000 titles; they are now in the running for a calendar ‘Super Grand Slam’ if they add the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals trophy to their collection. However, they will have to reckon with three pairs in Group B, all of whom have beaten them at least once – Indonesia’s Praveen Jordan/Melati Daeva Oktavianti, Hafiz Faizal/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja, and Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino.
The draw for the five categories was conducted today in the presence of media, top officials of Chinese Badminton Association and host organisers, and sponsors. Among those who helped pick the draw were BWF President Poul-Erik Høyer; David Liao, President & CEO of HSBC China; and Yang Wei, Olympic gold medallist.
Defending mixed doubles champions Wang Yi Lyu and Huang Dong Ping were drawn into Group A with top seeds Dechapol Puavaranukroh/Sapsiree Taerattanachai, Seo Seung Jae/Chae YuJung, and Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying.