Indonesia Masters: Yang Outdoes Li
Brian Yang bagged his first ever win over a top five player by beating world No.3 Li Shi Feng 21-18 14-21 23-21 at the DAIHATSU Indonesia Masters 2024.
· DIANNE PIERRE
“I’m exhausted,” said Yang after an 84-minute match. “That was really long, the hall is slow and you definitely need strong stamina to win matches like this."
Yang held five match points against the All England champion but the Chinese caught up.
“I'm happy to win in the end. I had a lot of leads and blew them most of the time. The different ends played a big part in adapting to the conditions and nerves too,” said the Canadian.