Thursday 3 March 2011

Huang Chao a rising star


EVEN at this early stage of his career, Huang Chao is becoming Singapore badminton's player to watch.

The powerfully-built China-born 18-year-old placed himself in the running for a medal after qualifying for the quarter-finals of the YOG badminton competition yesterday.

He first scored an upset by scalping second seed Sai Praneeth Bhamidipati on Sunday.

He defeated Peru's Mario Cuba 21-15, 21-10 in the early match, and easily dispatched New Zealand's Asher Richardson 21-7, 21-8 in the evening.

He faces Malaysian Low Wei Sheng, who is seeded seventh, in the quarter-finals today.

The pair last met at this year's World Junior Championships and Huang Chao lost in the rubber set.

'Our standards are close, so a match could go either way,' he said. 'It'll be a hard match tomorrow, but I will give of my best.'

Singapore coach Jeffer Rosobin said today's match would offer Huang Chao a chance for revenge. A win would also be a springboard to launch his career.



18 Aug 2010 ... In badminton, Singapore shuttler Huang Chao's dream run came to an end after he lost to Malaysia's Loh Wei Sheng in the quarter-finals. ...

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