PETALING JAYA: Women’s singles shuttler Wong Ling Ching has assured Malaysia of a representative in the Thailand Masters final after smashing into the last four.
World No. 43 Ling Ching fought hard to beat India’s world No. 48 Isharani Baruah 18-21, 21-16, 21-13 in 64 minutes at the Nimibutr Stadium in Bangkok on Friday (Jan 30).
The 22-year-old has not only made it into her maiden World Tour Super 300 semi-finals but also made sure Malaysia will have a finalist as she will face independent player Goh Jin Wei next.
Jin Wei narrowly defeated fellow Malaysian K. Letshanaa 12-21, 21-17, 21-19 to book her spot in the last four for the first time since reaching the same stage in the Hong Kong Open in 2023.
Meanwhile, Malaysia’s challenge in the men’s doubles ended after independent pairs Tan Wee Kiong-Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub and Chia Weijie-Lwi Sheng Hao bowed out.
Wee Kiong-Azriyn went down 13-21, 14-21 to China’s Hu Keyuan-Lin Xiangyi while Weijie-Sheng Hao lost out 11-21, 16-21 to Indonesia’s Leo Rolly-Bagas Maulana.
