Hong Kong Open: Fast and Furious Floors Holders
Unseeded Huang Di and Zhou Hao Dong, playing only their second tournament together, walked away from the Coliseum with the biggest result on Day 1 of LI-NING Hong Kong Open 2024.
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Promoted from the qualifiers, the Chinese pair who exited the Korea Open in the first round on debut two weeks ago, stunned men’s doubles top seeds and defending champions Kim Astrup/Anders Skaarup Rasmussen with a fast-paced game, winning 21-15 25-23.
Although the end of the second game was tight – both pairs exchanged one point leads from 18-all – Huang/Zhou held firm to put the game to bed.
Zhou, who had a two-year partnership with He Ji Ting before switching to Tan Qiang at the end of last year, said playing to their strengths was key to defeating the world No.2s.