Orleans Masters: Chen/Liu Burst onto Main Scene
Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi needed just two tournaments to win their first HSBC BWF World Tour title at the Orléans Masters 2023 on Sunday.
· BWF STAFF
The Chinese youngsters made their Tour bow at the Thailand Masters in late January before winning the Super 100 Ruichang China Masters three weeks ago.
And in their second Grade 2 event, having started in the qualifiers, the world No.81 pair went all the way, beating third seeds Muhammad Shohibul Fikri/Bagas Maulana in straight games (21-19 21-17) in the final.
“We were grateful for this chance to compete with our excellent opponents,” said the 19-year-old Liu. “(We were surprised) our levels were similar, there wasn’t a big difference between us. We train with some seasoned pairs so we were not afraid to play the Indonesians.”