Malaysia Masters: Wardoyo Trips Ginting on Day of Upsets
Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo won bragging rights over senior compatriot Anthony Sinisuka Ginting as the 24-year-old made his first HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500 semifinal today at the PERODUA Malaysia Masters 2022.
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It was a quarterfinals day with some unexpected results, with three champions from last Sunday’s PETRONAS Malaysia Open crashing out. Gregoria Mariska Tunjung had set the tone early in the day with her upset of top seed Akane Yamaguchi, whose compatriots Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino followed her out, falling to Thais Supak Jomkoh/Supissara Paewsampran.
Last week’s champions Takuro Hoki/Yugo Kobayashi, Ratchanok Intanon and Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti were the other top contenders to bow out. Home duo Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan set the stadium alight with their straight-games takedown of Rahayu/Ramadhanti.
Wardoyo has shot up this season, gaining attention with a semifinal performance at the Badminton Asia Championships where he beat Kento Momota, Lee Cheuk Yiu and Li Shi Feng. Today he was unflustered at losing the opening game and stayed composed to overcome Ginting 11-21 21-16 21-17.