Chen/Toh Rebound in Style
Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei shook off their dispiriting opening loss at the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2023 to beat Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino, the only top 10 pair they hadn’t yet beaten apart from No.1 duo…
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Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei shook off their dispiriting opening loss at the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2023 to beat Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino, the only top 10 pair they hadn’t yet beaten apart from No.1 duo Zheng Si Wei/Huang Ya Qiong.
The Malaysians, making their debut at the season finale, had appeared downcast following their 38-minute loss to Feng Yan Zhe/Huang Dong Ping yesterday, but today they were fired up and at their aggressive best against the Japanese world No.2. From 14-all in the third the Malaysians stepped it up, reeling off the last four points to take the match 12-21 21-16 21-16 and stay in the hunt for a semifinals place.
“Today we did a really good job, it’s never easy against them,” said Chen. “If you lose focus or get scared to do things, they will win the point very quickly. So we are proud of ourselves. I have to thank my partner, she really believed in me.”