Tuesday 24 April 2012

Summary of Badminton Asia Championships 2012


Kim Ki Jung / Kim Sa Rang take the men’s doubles title at the Badminton Asia Championships 2012

The young South Korean pairing of Kim Ki Jung / Kim Sa Rang defeated Japan’s Endo Hiroyuki / Kenichi Hayakawa 21:12, 21:16 to take the men’s doubles title at the Badminton Asia Championships 2012.


The pair were unseeded but knocked out a series of seeded pairs from the last 16 stage, knocking out third seeds, Japan’s renowned pair Shoji Sato / Naoki Kawamae, eighth seeds Liu Xiao Long / Qiu Zi Han, championship top seed and local favorites Chai Biao / Guo Zhen Dong and championship sixth seeds Endo Hiroyuki / Kenichi Hayakawa of Japan in succession. The two Kims didn’t drop a single game in their five matches in the Badminton Asia Championships 2012 and, moreover, took out all their opponents in straights games, showing that they are on top form at the moment.......<FULL ARTICLE>


Winners of the men’s doubles title: Kim Ki Jung / Kim Sa Rang  


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