Doubles delight for shuttlers in Malaysia

2022/07/12 15:49

Chinese shuttlers claimed the women's and mixed doubles titles at the Malaysia Masters in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.

China's women's doubles pair Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan stormed to a convincing 21-11, 21-12 victory over Japan's world No 3 duo Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida. It was the Chinese pair's fourth title this season, making up for a disappointing quarterfinal exit at the Malaysia Open the previous week.

China's Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong defeated Indonesia's Rinov Rivaldy and Pitha Haningtyas Mentari 21-17, 21-12 in the mixed doubles final to claim their sixth title in a row. It was also a 30th consecutive victory for the world No 1 pair.

In women's singles, South Korea's An Se-young ended a seven-match losing streak against China's Chen Yufei, stunning the 24-year-old Olympic champion 21-17, 21-5 in just 38 minutes.

Indonesia's Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo beat Ng Ka Long Angus of Hong Kong, China 22-20, 21-15 to claim the men's singles title while Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto beat Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan 21-12, 21-19 in an all-Indonesian men's doubles final.

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