Liek Hou through to semis

Bernama
September 2, 2021 16:32 MYT

National paralympic badminton athlete Cheah Liek Hou responds to his opponent's pass from Egypt Eldakrory in the first round of the group stage at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Yoyogi National Stadium. Cheah won 21-3 and 21-2. - BERNAMA

TOKYO: Six-time world badminton champion Cheah Liek Hou has booked his place in the last four of the Tokyo Paralympics after another convincing win in his second Group B match today.

Liek Hou, who is competing in the men's singles SU5 (physical impairment) category, was in stunning form as he defeated Jen Yu Fang of Chinese Taipei 21-13, 21-9 at the in Yoyogi National Stadium here.

World number two Liek Hou was glad that Yu Fang gave him a good fight after an easy 21-3, 21-2 opening group win in just 15 minutes over Egypt's Eldakrory Ahmed Magdy Amin yesterday (Sept 1).

"I think I finally found my rhythm, thanks to a great challenge posed by Yu Fang. I was trailing 2-5 in the second game and that was when I found my rhythm as I managed to reel him in en route to winning it. I hope to get a third win tomorrow (Sept 3) and top Group B," he told reporters.

The second seed will complete his group fixtures against Japan's Taiyo Imai tomorrow.

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