National Badminton Men’s Doubles Team Completely Defeated; Huang Di / Zhou Haodong Lose 0-2 to Chiu Hsiang-chieh / Wang Chi-lin
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In today’s quarterfinals of the 2024 Hong Kong Open, the new Chinese men’s doubles pair Huang Di / Zhou Haodong lost 0-2 (21-23, 17-21) to Taipei’s Chiu Hsiang-chieh / Wang Chi-lin, ending their run in the top eight. This loss marked the complete elimination of the Chinese men’s doubles teams from the tournament.
In this event, China sent four pairs to compete. Huang Di / Zhou Haodong, who had an early exit at the Korean Open, started from the qualification rounds here. They caused an upset by defeating the top-seeded Danish pair Astrup / Andersen in the first round and then swept another Taipei pair 2-0 in the second round.
After losing to the new combination of two-time Olympic champions Wang Chi-lin and Chiu Hsiang-chieh today, Huang Di / Zhou Haodong commented in an interview that they were quite proactive on the court but need to improve on rotation and coordination.
