PETALING JAYA: A confident Ng Tze Yong is assured of a medal in the Commonwealth Games after stunning world No. 13 K. Srikanth yet again to reach the men's singles final.
National singles player Ng Tze Yong in action against India's K. Srikanth in the badminton semi-finals at the NEC Hall on Sunday. - Bernama
PETALING JAYA: A confident Ng Tze Yong is assured of a medal in the men's singles event after stunning world No. 13 K. Srikanth yet again in the Commonwealth Games. World No. 42 Tze Yong proved that his victory over the 2021 World Championship silver medallist Srikanth in the mixed team final was no fluke when he came from behind to beat the Indian 13-21, 21-19, 21-10 in a thrilling semi-finals at the National Exhibition Centre on Sunday .
The youngster showed great mental fortitude and fighting spirit to edge Srikanth in the second game after losing the first without much fight.Tze Yong who had toppled Singapore's reigning world champion Loh Kean Yew in the quarter-finals, will face another Indian, world No. 10 Lakshya Sen in the gold-medal match on Monday at 4.40pm Malaysian time.
Earlier, Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing fell 23-25, 18-21 to Terry Hee-Jessica Tan of Singapore in the mixed doubles semi-finals and will take on Adam Hall-Julia Macpherson of Scotland in the bronze-medal playoff.
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