Syed Modi International: Day of the Underdog
World No.48 Chi Yu Jen achieved the biggest result of his career as he won the Syed Modi India International 2023 beating No.12 Kenta Nishimoto.
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And with men’s doubles No.93 Choong Hon Jian/Muhammad Haikal achieving a win of similar magnitude against No.16 Akira Koga/Taichi Saito, it was quite the day of the underdog.
Chi Yu Jen, who has had mostly unremarkable results on the circuit, had entered the final after winning his last three matches in three games. That didn’t seem to affect him, for even though he lost a close opening game, he bounced back to take the match after a 79-minute battle, 20-22 21-12 21-17.
It was a similar story in men’s doubles, as Choong and Haikal, who were playing their first HSBC BWF World Tour Super 300 event as a pair and had only got together in August, continued their dream run.