KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 (Xinhua) — Several Chinese shuttlers advanced to the quarterfinals of the Malaysia Masters on Thursday, following a string of victories on Day 3.
China\’s Weng Hongyang outplayed Indonesia\’s Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 21-19, 21-15 to enter the men\’s singles last eight, but Weng\’s compatriot Li Shifeng lost to India\’s Prannoy H.S. 21-13, 16-21, 11-21.
In the women\’s singles, China\’s Han Yue beat Hsu Wen-Chi of Chinese Taipei 21-16, 21-18, Wang Zhiyi bested Denmark\’s Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt 21-18, 22-20 and Zhang Yiman overcame South Korea\’s Kim Ga-eun 16-21, 21-15, 21-18.
China\’s mixed doubles shuttlers also delivered solid performances, with Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping beating Dejan Ferdinansyah and Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja of Indonesia 23-21, 21-16, while their compatriots Jiang Zhenbang and Wei Yaxin outplayed the Indonesian pair of Praveen Jordan and Melati Daeva Oktavianti 16-21, 21-13, 21-14.
In the women\’s doubles, Japan\’s Matsuyama Nami and Shida Chiharu upset China\’s Li Wenmei and Liu Xuanxuan 21-16, 21-12.
The men\’s doubles saw Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin of Indonesia defeat China\’s He Jiting and Zhou Haodong 21-14, 21-13.
The Malaysia Masters runs from May 23 to 28 at the Axiata Arena.