Badminton News: Men’s singles badminton player Ng Tze Yong faces a huge challenge to continue his new form on his World Championships debut in Tokyo from August 21-28.
The world number 42, who caught the eye with his stunning performance to deliver an unexpected silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, had a tough draw at the 2022 World Championships.
He will open the competition against the Indonesian champion of the Malaysia Masters 2022, Chico Aura in the first round after being placed first in the draw.
A win could pit Tze Yong against Japan’s world number 14 Kanta Tsuneyama in the next round.
If the Malaysian player manages to overtake the representatives of Japan, he can face the top seed and favorite of Denmark, Viktor Axelsen.
Ng Tze Yong, however, had to adopt the same fearless mentality that carried him through the Commonwealth Games campaign where he ousted world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore and runner-up Kidambi Srikanth of India. (twice).
The 22-year-old sent India’s representative and last year’s world championship bronze medalist Lakshya Sen into a frenzy before losing three games in the thrilling final.
“I hope to continue my good form at the World Championships. I will work hard and keep trying to improve,” Tze Yong said after his silver medal.
Meanwhile, compatriot and world number 5 Lee Zii Jia, who missed the quadrennial Olympics to fully focus on preparing the world, could face Srikanth or Zhao Junpeng of China in the third round.
Prior to that, Zii Jia, who was in the bottom half of the draw, had to pass Brice Leverdez of France in the first round.
In the second round, the 24-year-old should also have no trouble overcoming the German Max Weisskirchen or the Portuguese Bernardo Atilano.
If Zii Jia manages to get past Srikanth or Junpeng, he can fight Lakshya or Japan’s world number 2, Kento Momota.
World number 10 Lakshya and Momota could face off in the third round which promises to be an interesting encounter.
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