Asian Leg Review: A Pair with Flair
During the course of their sweep of the Asian Leg in Bangkok, Wang Chi-Lin and Lee Yang did more than just achieve a rare hat-trick of the biggest titles of their career.
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What distinguished them was their effervescent on- and off-court personality which left an indelible imprint on the Asian Leg. Their uninhibited emotions on the arena, and their sparkling humour backstage, showed a pair that was willing to play hard, while staying cheerful through three challenging weeks.
Wang and Lee have been a fairly successful pair since they came together in 2019. Indeed, they won their first tournament together – the Barcelona Spain Masters – and went on to establish themselves as a steady pair, with modest success at top-tier events (HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750 and above).
Their career trajectory was to take a different turn in Bangkok. Before the start of the Asian Leg, they hinted that they had made good use of the time during lockdown to improve their strength and skill, but not even they could have imagined a sequence of 15 wins in three weeks. The Chinese Taipei duo seemed to get better with every match – for at the end of the Asian Leg, they’d won the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2020 without dropping a game.