The 25-year-old Jun Hao fell in the first game, but his mindset switched in the second game where he launched his comeback attack. “In the second game, I just didn’t think about anything. Jun Hao had already taken down higher-ranked players on his way to the final, beating second seed Japanese shuttler Kodai Naraoka in the quarter-finals, Koki Watanabe in the second round, and India’s Lakshya Sen in the first round. Jun Hao is the first men’s singles player from the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) to enter a World Tour final this year. Meanwhile, the fairytale run of men’s doubles pair Tan Wee Kiong-Noor Mohd Azriyn Ayub ended in the semi-finals after Japan’s Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi beat them 21-12, 21-15.

Source: The Star November 17, 2024 12:41 UTC