BANGKOK, Feb 1 — National men’s singles Ng Tze Yong notched up an opening-round win in the 2023 Thailand Masters held at the Nimibutr Stadium in Bangkok today.
The 22-year-old Ng took 40 minutes to defeat Brazil’s Ygor Coelho 21 - 19, 21 - 10. He will now face Heo Kwang Hee of South Korea tomorrow.
Independent shuttler Cheam June Wei moved into the Round of 16 after scoring an impressive 21 - 18, 21 - 17 victory over Thailand’s Kantaphon Wangcharoen. He will face Hong Kong’s Angus Ng Ka Long tomorrow.
However, another independent, Soong Joo Ven failed to clear the first round, losing 16 - 21, 25 - 23, 20 - 22 to Hong Kong’s Chan Yin Chak.
Meanwhile, mixed doubles pairs of Goh Soon Huat - Shevon Lai Jemie and Chan Peng Soon - Cheah Yee See began their respective campaigns with a win.
World number seven Soon Huat - Shevon took 20 minutes to beat Israel’s world number 62 pair Misha Zilberman - Svetlana Zilberman 21 - 9, 21 - 14. They will now face either Japanese duo Hiroki Midorikawa - Natsu Saito or China’s Cheng Xing - Chen Fang Hui.
Peng Soon - Yee See, ranked 34 in the world, beat Taiwanese duo Chang Ko Chi - Lee Cheh Chin 18 - 21, 21 - 19, 21 - 15. They will face Indonesian pair Amri Syahnawi - Winny Oktavina Kandow tomorrow.
Meanwhile, men’s doubles pair Low Hang Yee - Ng Eng Cheong moved into the second round after defeating Indonesian pair Sabar Karyaman Gutama - Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani 27 - 25, 21 - 16. They will be up against Indonesia’s Muhammad Shobihul Fikri - Bagas Maulana.
In the women’s singles, S. Kisona, who left the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) last month, succumbed to a 19 - 21, 21 - 15, 12 - 21 defeat to Thailand’s Pornpicha Choeikeewong.
— Bernama
