Chinese pair Zhang Wei/Yu Yang cruised into the mixed doubles
quarterfinals at the Asian badminton championships in Malaysia on
Thursday.
Zhang/Yu defeated Indonesia's sixth-seeded Fitriawan Devin
Lahardi/Marissa Vita 21-17, 10-21, 21-19.
But China's three other pairs -- Shen Ye/Pan Pan, He Hanbin/Zhao
Yunlei and Gong Weijie/Tian Qing -- all fell at this round, losing
in straight sets to their respective opponents.
Besides Zhang Wei/Yu Yang, Japan's Masuda Keita/Matsuda Tomomi
are the other unseeded pair in the last eight. Masuda Keita/Matsuda
Tomomi advanced at the cost of Indonesia's eighth seed Rijal
Muhammad/Nursugianti Endang.
In the quarterfinals, Zhang Wei/Yu Yang will take on Masuda
Keita/Matsuda Tomomi, while top seed Widianto Nova/Natsir
Liliyanaface Gan Teik Chai/Fong Chew Yen.
(Xinhua News Agency March 31, 2006)
