Ming Hong loses in Italian Open final
PETALING JAYA: Shuttler Lim Ming Hong let slip a good chance to win his first international title after losing in the Italian Open final.
On Sunday (June 29), the unseeded 23-year-old Ming Hong from the Ampang Jaya Badminton Club went down 13-21, 19-21 to second seed Ditlev Jaegar Holm of Denmark in Bolzano.
He had beaten the Dane once before at the early round of the Austrian Open but he could not reproduce the same.
Still it was a creditable show as it was his first final appearance in an international meet.
On Saturday, he had defeated world No. 78 and top seed Daniil Dubovenko of Israel 21-17, 21-14 in the semi-finals of the Italian Open.
Ming Hong also played in the mixed doubles with Stella Pan but they lost 15-21, 15-21 to French pair Kathell Desmots-Chacun in the semi-finals.
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PETALING JAYA: Shuttler Lim Ming Hong let slip a good chance to win his first international title after losing in the Italian Open final. On Sunday (June 29), the unseeded 23-year-old Ming Hong from the Ampang Jaya Badminton Club went down 13-21, 19-21 to second seed Ditlev Jaegar Holm of Denmark in Bolzano. He had beaten the Dane once before at the early round of the Austrian Open but he could not reproduce the same. Still it was a creditable show as it was his first final appearance in an international meet. On Saturday, he had defeated world No. 78 and top seed Daniil Dubovenko of Israel 21-17, 21-14 in the semi-finals of the Italian Open. Ming Hong also played in the mixed doubles with Stella Pan but they lost 15-21, 15-21 to French pair Kathell Desmots-Chacun in the semi-finals.
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