China Open: Locals Dominate
It was a red letter day for the home nation at the VICTOR China Open 2025 in Changzhou on Saturday, dominating the semifinals and setting up four all-China title matches at the last Super 1000 event of the season.…
· LLOYD GREEN
It was a red letter day for the home nation at the VICTOR China Open 2025 in Changzhou on Saturday, dominating the semifinals and setting up four all-China title matches at the last Super 1000 event of the season. Only Indonesia’s men’s doubles scratch pairing Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri proving a thorn in the home side’s attempt at a clean sweep.
China were an impressive 8-2 on the day with men’s doubles aces Liang Wei Keng/Wang Cheng (conquered by Alfian/Fikri), and mixed doubles pair Guo Xin Wa/Chen Fang Hui (who lost their all-China semifinal against world No.1’s Feng Yan Zhe and Huang Dong Pin), the only ones missing out.
The sold out crowd, the string of consecutive victories, and the tricky drift conditions that the hosts know best, proving a near-impossible combination for their international rivals to combat. For once the winning streak began it became a near certainty that it would continue, with even their most unfancied of chances, Wang Zheng Xing in men’s singles, growing a leg and notching a popular victory over Dane Anders Antonsen.