New Kids on the Block Continue to Sizzle
Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang’s performances over the last eight months have been nothing short of a sensation.
· DEV SUKUMAR
With their YONEX SUNRISE India Open 2023 win on Sunday, they continued to blaze the trail they lit up less than a year ago.
When they teamed up in May 2022, Liang hadn’t played international badminton for two years. Wang Chang, who’s had a fan following since his junior days, had middling results with partner Di Zi Jian.
Yet, at only their second event together, at the Indonesia Masters 2022, they came through qualifying to finish runners-up, beating along the way such pairs as Liu Yu Chen/Ou Xuan Yi, Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik, and Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo.