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The Star
05-07-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Reality check for Next-Gen players in Canada
Tough luck: Eogene Ewe lost to Canada's Victor Lai 6-21, 21-11, 9-21 in the quarter-finals of the Canada Open. PETALING JAYA: The current generation of Malaysia's men's and women's singles shuttlers are still finding it tough to rise to the occasion, with performances falling short at lower-tier international tournaments. At the ongoing Canada Open in Markham, Malaysia's challenge ended in the quarter-finals with the exits of Eogene Ewe and Wong Ling Ching. Eogene was beaten 6-21, 21-11, 9-21 by Canada's Victor Lai in the men's singles, while Ling Ching narrowly missed out on a semi-final spot after losing 21-17, 20-22, 15-21 to Vietnam's Nguyen Thuy Linh in the women's singles. Earlier, Justin Hoh and K. Letshanaa also made early exits in the tournament. Despite being seen as rising prospects, these players continue to struggle in lower-ranked events and will need to raise their game significantly to close the gap on the international stage.
The Star
05-07-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Shuttlers Eogene, Ling Ching bow out of Canada Open
Men singles shuttler Eogene Ewe . — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star PETALING JAYA: Malaysia's challenge has ended in the Canada Open with the exits of shuttlers Eogene Ewe and Wong Ling Ching. On Friday, Eogene went down 6-21, 21-11, 9-21 to Victor Lai of Canada in the quarter-finals of the men's singles event in Markham. National women's singles player Ling Ching fought hard but it was not good enough to beat Vietnam's Nguyen Thuy Linh and went down 21-17, 20-22, 15-21 in the last eight.
New Straits Times
05-07-2025
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Eogene, Ling Ching fall short in Canada Open quarter-finals
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's campaign at the Canada Open came to an end on Friday after both Eogene Ewe and Wong Ling Ching bowed out in the quarter-finals of the Super 300 tournament in Markham, Ontario. Eogene, the world No. 98, fell 21-6, 11-21, 21-9 to Canada's world No. 72 Victor Lai in the men's singles. While a last-eight finish remains a commendable feat - his first at a Super 300 tournament - it was still a missed opportunity for the 20-year-old Eogene, especially after receiving a walkover in the first round from Japan's world No. 40 Takuma Obayashi. Victor is from the same generation as Eogene, and the Malaysian would have fancied his chances of progressing further into the tournament and picking up invaluable world ranking points. Ling Ching, meanwhile, pushed Vietnam's second seed Nguyen Thuy Linh to the limit before going down 17-21, 22-20, 21-15 in a hard-fought encounter that lasted 66 minutes. The 20-year-old, who had stunned fourth seed Line Christophersen of Denmark earlier in the tournament, can still take pride in reaching the quarter-finals of a Super 300 event for only the second time in her career. Thuy Linh, the world No. 22, is widely regarded as Vietnam's top women's player since former men's world No. 5 Nguyen Tien Minh. A three-time Vietnam Open champion, the 27-year-old has been in fine form this year, making the quarter-finals of both the Malaysia Masters and Indonesia Masters, and finishing runner-up at the German Open in 2025 and 2025.
New Straits Times
04-07-2025
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Eogene hits new high, Ling Ching cruises into Canada Open quarters
KUALA LUMPUR: Eogene Ewe reached a career milestone at the Canada Open on Thursday, while Wong Ling Ching also continued her fine form to join him in the quarter-finals of the Super 300 tournament in Markham, Ontario. World No. 98 Eogene fought back from a game down to beat Germany's world No. 81 Matthias Kicklitz 13-21, 21-14, 21-18 in 54 minutes, marking his best-ever run at a Super 300 tournament. The 20-year-old previously reached the quarter-finals of the Vietnam Open last year, but that was at the Super 100 level. He will face Victor Lai of Canada in the quarter-finals. Meanwhile, Ling Ching kept her dream run alive by outclassing Spain's Clara Azurmendi 21-17, 21-7 in the women's singles. The 22-year-old world No. 87, who stunned fourth seed Line Christophersen of Denmark in the opening round, will now attempt to go one step further than her previous best at this level - a quarter-final finish at the 2023 Syed Modi International in India. Ling Ching faces a tough test next against Vietnam's Nguyen Thuy Linh, the second seed and world No. 22. However, it was the end of the road for K. Letshanaa. The 21-year-old, who reached a career-high world No. 45 this week, fell 21-15, 21-14 to India's Shriyanshi Valishetty - a player she had comfortably beaten in straight games at the Thailand International last year. It is a setback for Letshanaa, who was aiming to reach her second successive quarter-final after last week's strong showing at the US Open.
New Straits Times
02-07-2025
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Eogene bounces back to reach Canada Open main draw
KUALA LUMPUR: Eogene Ewe showed strong resolve to bounce back from last week's early exit at the US Open by booking his place in the main draw of the Canada Open. The world No. 98 cleared both his qualifying hurdles at the Markham Pan Am Centre in Ontario on Tuesday to earn a shot at redemption in the Super 300 tournament. Eogene made a confident start, brushing aside India's world No. 137 Chirag Sen 21-14, 21-10. He then edged Taiwan's world No. 93 Ting Yen Chen 21-19, 22-20, improving his head-to-head record against the Taiwanese to 3-1. The back-to-back wins will be a welcome confidence boost for the 20-year-old, who crashed out in the opening qualifying round of the US Open last week to South Korea's Yoo Tae Bin — the same player he had beaten to win the Slovenia Open title in May. Eogene will now look for a further breakthrough when he takes on world No. 40 Takuma Obayashi in the first round on Wednesday. The Japanese shuttler was a finalist at the 2022 Canada Open. Three other Malaysians will also begin their campaigns on Wednesday. World No. 43 Justin Hoh, who fell short of expectations at the US Open last week, opens his men's singles challenge against Taiwan's world No. 71 Wang Po Wei. In the women's singles, K. Letshanaa, fresh off a new career-high ranking of No. 45, will meet American world No. 67 Ishika Jaiswal. World No. 87 Wong Ling Ching faces a tough first-round clash against Denmark's fifth seed and world No. 31 Line Christophersen.
