Macau: Local Hopes Pull Off Shock Wins In Qual

The opening day of qualification encounters at the 2016 Macau Open saw local hopes Bubble Lui and Chan Sin Yuk upset the seedings to earn surprise berths in the qualification finals and move to within one victory of a place in the main draw of the W50 and M50 tournaments.

Lui saw off the challenge of South Korean Yura Choi, coming through in four games, to set up a deciding battle with top seeded Egyptian Mayar Hany while Chan Sin Yuk also halted Egypt’s Farah Momen, sister of Men’s World No.11 Tarek, in four games to move through and meet Nada Abbas for a place in the main draw.

In the Men’s event there was no such joy for local hopes as Henry Leung, Leung Teng Chi, Manuel Chan Gassmann and Van Keng Hei all bowed out at the hands of superior opposition, with World No.72 Joshua Masters of England leading the charge with a straight-games victory over Leung.

Malaysian Elvinn Keo, South Korean Ko Youngjo, Chi Him Wong of Hong Kong and Taiwan’s James Huang will however keep regional interest alive after they all progressed.

Men’s Qualification RD1
[1] Joshua Masters (ENG) bt [L] Henry Leung (HKG) 3-0: 11-4, 11-9, 11-3 (30m)
[8] Ko Youngjo (KOR) bt Stu Hadden (IRL) 3-0: 11-5, 11-5, 11-4 (23m)
[7] Elvinn Keo (MAS) bt Ravi Dixit (IND) 3-1: 11-2, 11-4, 8-11, 13-11 (35m)
[4] Joshua Larkin (AUS) bt [L] Leung Teng Chi (MAC) 3-0: 11-1, 11-3, 11-2 (14m)
[3] Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu (IND) bt Tang Ming Hong (HKG) 3-1: 11-5, 9-11, 11-9, 13-11 (61m)
[5] James Huang (TPE) bt Ahmad Al-Saraj (JOR) 3-1: 7-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-3 (48m)
[6] Chi Him Wong (HKG) bt [L] Manuel Chan Gassmann (MAC) 3-0: 11-1, 11-4, 11-1 (15m)
[2] Joel Makin (WAL) bt [L] Van Keng Hei (MAC) 3-0: 11-1, 11-0, 11-0 (16m)

Qualification Finals – Draw
[1] Joshua Masters (ENG) v [8] Ko Youngjo (KOR)
[7] Elvinn Keo (MAS) v [4] Joshua Larkin (AUS)
[3] Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu (IND) v [5] James Huang (TPE)
[6] Chi Him Wong (HKG) v [2] Joel Makin (WAL)

Women’s Qualification RD1
[1] Mayar Hany (EGY) Bye
[L] Bubble Lui (HKG) bt [7] Yura Choi (KOR) 3-1: 11-3, 9-11, 13-11, 11-5 (32m)
[6] Hana Moataz (EGY) bt [L] Yeung Weng Chi (MAC) 3-0: 11-2, 11-1, 11-4 (15m)
[3] Cheyna Tucker (RSA) Bye
[4] Nada Abbas (EGY) Bye
[L] Chan Sin Yuk (HKG) bt [8] Farah Momen (EGY) 3-1: 9-11, 11-7, 12-10, 11-9 (32m)
[5] Carmen Lee (HKG) Bye
[2] Siyoli Waters (RSA) Bye

Qualification Finals – Draw
[1] Mayar Hany (EGY) v [L] Bubble Lui (HKG)
[6] Hana Moataz (EGY) v [3] Cheyna Tucker (RSA)
[4] Nada Abbas (EGY) v [L] Chan Sin Yuk (HKG)
[5] Carmen Lee (HKG) v [2] Siyoli Waters (RSA)