Two qualifiers beat the top seeds and have not slowed down since. Jamie Haas and Harsh Mehta are in the Mixed Doubles semifinals in Ho Chi Minh City, and the host nation holds all four Men's Singles semifinal places.
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HONG KIT WONGFriday's results
Haas (USA) and Mehta (IND) beat top seeds AJ Koller and Meghan Dizon (USA) 11-7, 11-8 in the round of 16, then Sophia Tran (VIE) and Aryaan Bhatia (IND) 11-3, 11-3 to reach the semifinals. Second seeds Alix and Jonathan Truong (USA) conceded no more than six points in any game on their way to a semifinal against Danni-Elle Townsend and Joseph Wild (AUS).
Vietnam swept the Men's Singles semifinal places. Phuc Huynh (VIE) beat top seed Hong Kit Wong (HKG) 11-2, 11-5 in the quarterfinals, and third seed Giang Trinh (VIE) won both his matches in straight games. Trinh and Huynh now meet for a place in the final; Hien Truong and Hoang Nam Ly (VIE) contest the other half. Truong's day started with a 9-11, 11-7, 11-5 win over Jimmy Liong (MAS) in the round of 16.
Fukuoka champion Yufei Long (CHN) opened her bid for back-to-back Women's Singles golds by dropping five points in total across her round of 16 and quarterfinal. She faces Rika Fujiwara (JPN), who knocked out fourth seed Townsend 11-2, 9-11, 11-1 and then beat Tran in straight games.
Event | Round | Winner | Defeated | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Men's Singles | Quarterfinals | Phuc Huynh (VIE) | Hong Kit Wong (HKG) | 11-2, 11-5 |
Men's Singles | Quarterfinals | Giang Trinh (VIE) | Kenta Miyoshi (JPN) | 11-5, 11-6 |
Men's Singles | Quarterfinals | Hoang Nam Ly (VIE) | Nguyen Tien (VIE) | 12-10, 2-11, 11-3 |
Men's Singles | Quarterfinals | Hien Truong (VIE) | Aditya Ruhela (IND) | 10-12, 11-9, 11-3 |
Women's Singles | Quarterfinals | Yufei Long (CHN) | Katie Morris (GBR) | 11-2, 11-3 |
Women's Singles | Quarterfinals | Rika Fujiwara (JPN) | Sophia Tran (VIE) | 11-6, 11-5 |
Women's Singles | Quarterfinals | Sahra Dennehy (AUS) | Ting Chieh Wei (TPE) | 11-1, 11-4 |
Women's Singles | Quarterfinals | Albie Huang (TPE) | Nicola Schoeman (AUS) | 11-3, 11-6 |
Mixed Doubles | Quarterfinals | Jamie Haas (USA) / Harsh Mehta (IND) | Sophia Tran (VIE) / Aryaan Bhatia (IND) | 11-3, 11-3 |
Mixed Doubles | Quarterfinals | Alix Truong (USA) / Jonathan Truong (USA) | Sarah Burr (AUS) / Louis Laville (GBR) | 11-4, 11-6 |
Mixed Doubles | Quarterfinals | Danni-Elle Townsend (AUS) / Joseph Wild (AUS) | Yufei Long (CHN) / LE Xuan Duc (VIE) | 7-11, 11-5, 11-4 |
Mixed Doubles | Quarterfinals | Xiao Yi Wang-Beckvall (USA) / Vanshik Kapadia (IND) | Nicola Schoeman (AUS) / Lucas Pascoe (AUS) | 11-1, 11-3 |
Saturday order of play
Saturday morning brings the round of 16 and quarterfinals in Men's and Women's Doubles, with the Mixed Doubles and Singles semifinals in the afternoon. Top-seeded Women's Doubles pair Alix Truong and Dizon begin their title bid, while Ting Chieh Wei (TPE) chases a fourth straight PPA Tour Asia Women's Doubles gold, and a first with the same partner twice, alongside Fukuoka champion Long.
Vietnam has a guaranteed Men's Singles finalist from the Trinh v Huynh semifinal. Vanshik Kapadia (IND), the Malaysia Open double gold medalist, returns to action in Men's Doubles with Tejas Mahajan (IND).
Event | Round | Semifinal |
|---|---|---|
Men's Singles | Semifinals | Phuc Huynh (VIE) vs Giang Trinh (VIE) |
Men's Singles | Semifinals | Hoang Nam Ly (VIE) vs Hien Truong (VIE) |
Women's Singles | Semifinals | Sahra Dennehy (AUS) vs Albie Huang (TPE) |
Women's Singles | Semifinals | Yufei Long (CHN) vs Rika Fujiwara (JPN) |
Mixed Doubles | Semifinals | Danni-Elle Townsend (AUS) / Joseph Wild (AUS) vs Alix Truong (USA) / Jonathan Truong (USA) |
Mixed Doubles | Semifinals | Xiao Yi Wang-Beckvall (USA) / Vanshik Kapadia (IND) vs Jamie Haas (USA) / Harsh Mehta (IND) |
Next on the tour
Championship Sunday closes the tournament before the tour returns to Malaysia for the Panas Malaysia Cup, September 24 to 28. Schedules are on events.thepicklebase.com.