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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.
