Sports | Jeon Hyeok Jin’s surprise win at Badminton Open

Malaysia’s Goh Soon Huat, who lost to Jeon in the semi-finals

P. Venkata Sindhu

In a surprise twist, South Korean national Jeon Hyeok Jin – ranked number 32 in the world by BWF (Badminton World Federation) – won the men’s single category of the Macau Open of Badminton.
Jeon beat Chinese national Tian Houwei, ranked number 9 in the world, by 2-1 (21-11, 13-21, and 23-21). Jeon beat all opponents by 2-0 until the final.
At the women’s single competition draw, the winner was India’s P. Venkata Sindhu, who defeated Japan’s Minatsu Mitani in the final to claim her third Macau Open title. Sindhu, a two-time bronze medalist at the world championship, beat Mitani by 2-1 (21-9, 21-23, and 21-14) in a thrilling match that lasted one hour and six minutes.
As for the doubles, the men’s draw was won by Korean duo Ko Sung Hyun and Shin Baek Cheol, seizing the trophy from Indonesians Angriawan Berry and Saputra Ryan Agung. They won the match by 2-0 (22-20, 21-14) in only thirty-­seven minutes.
Koreans Jung Kyung Eun and Shin Seung Chan won the women’s draw, thanks to the early retirement of Hong Kong double Poon Lok Yan and Tse Ying Suet.
The Koreans dominated the Mix Double draw with two Korean pairs competing for the title in the final match.
After only twenty-nine minutes, victory went to the duo Shin Baek Cheol and Chae Yoo Jung, with a 21-18, 21-13 over fellow Korean nationals Solgyu Choi and Eom Hye Won, in the shortest match of all the finals.
The 2015 Macau Open took place at Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion from November 24 to 29. Around 260 players participated in 5 different categories.