Japan Open: Holiday on Hold for Lane/Vendy
England’s Ben Lane joked about missing the start of a holiday in Türkiye after he and Sean Vendy picked up their first win in six meetings over Olympic champions Lee Yang/Wang Chi-lin at DAIHATSU YONEX Japan Open 2022.
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“We played well and stayed disciplined. It felt like a much tighter match-up in the second game, but we kept our heads and stuck to our strategy,” smiled Lane after the 21-18 21-18 victory. "If we win tomorrow, we will need to change our flights, we could miss the start of our holiday!"
After defeating world No.1s Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo at the TotalEnergies BWF World Championships 2022 in Tokyo last week, confidence has risen.
“On top of our great wins, we are one of the only pairs to beat new world champions Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik at the Commonwealth Games. This victory adds to our confidence.”