India Open: Tze Yong, Sirant in Maiden Super 500 Quarters
Malaysia’s Ng Tze Yong and Russia's Sergey Sirant made the quarterfinals of their first HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500 event in contrasting styles at the YONEX-SUNRISE India Open 2022.
· DEV SUKUMAR
While Ng fell behind early against Lucas Claerbout and pulled through only at the end of the 77-minute match, Sirant needed just 39 minutes against Finland’s Kalle Koljonen.
“I feel quite surprised that I can make the quarterfinals because this is my first Super 500 tournament,” said the 21-year-old Ng. “I had a lead in the first game but then I lost focus so it was a tough match.”
The Malaysian had worked himself into form at lower-rung tournaments in 2021 – winning the Polish Open, the Belgian International and Scottish Open, and said he’d gained confidence from his performance at the Thomas Cup where he went down to Jonatan Christie in three games.