KUALA LUMPUR: French Open champions Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun produced a stunning second-game comeback to reach the Korea Open men’s doubles semi-finals in Yeosu today, moving another step closer to back-to-back World Tour titles.
The world No. 9 defeated Japan’s Haruki Kawabe-Kenta Matsukawa 21-14, 26-24 in a thrilling quarter-final that saw them survive five game points in the second game.
After comfortably taking the opener, Wei Chong-Kai Wun found themselves trailing 18-11 in the second before staging a remarkable fightback to force a tense finish.
The third seeds eventually prevailed 26-24 to extend their winning streak to eight matches, having captured the Super 750 French Open title in Paris less than two weeks ago.
Wei Chong-Kai Wun will next face the winners of the quarter-final between South Korea’s world No. 1 Kim Won Ho-Seo Seung Jae and China’s eighth seeds Wang Chang-Xie Hao Nan for a place in Sunday’s final.