Hong Kong Open: Go, Jin Wei!
After all the hardship Goh Jin Wei went through in recent years, she could be forgiven for taking her semifinal place at the VICTOR Hong Kong Open 2023 as a token trophy for perseverance.
· PREM KUMAR
Except that she doesn’t.
“The job isn’t done yet, I have a lot still to do,” said the 23-year-old following her 12-21 21-17 21-18 win over the sixth-seeded world No.9 Han Yue, her first over a top 10 player in four and a half years.
Tipped for badminton greatness as a youngster, especially following her two World Junior Championships titles and Youth Olympic Games gold, Goh’s career didn’t really pan out the way it was meant to due to health reasons.