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Tokyo Olympics: Hong Kong mixed doubles take on Germany for place in badminton quarter-finals after China defeat

  • Monday’s match will decide who joins No 2 seeds in progressing from the group stage at the Tokyo Olympics
  • Flag-bearer Tse and partner Tang disappointed with defeat to Chinese pair ‘even if they are stronger on paper’

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Hong Kong's Tang Chun-man (right) and Tse Ying-suet prepare for a point in their mixed doubles badminton group stage match against China's Huang Dongping and Wang Yilyu during the Tokyo Olympic Games on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Jonathan Whitein Tokyo
Hong Kong’s mixed doubles badminton players Tang Chun-man and Tse Ying-suet were unable to build on their winning start to Tokyo 2020 with a victory over China.
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The Hong Kong duo, wearing their Yonex-branded Bauhinia uniforms, impressed against the Chinese pair of Wang Yilyu and Huang Dongping but felt the effects of going three games in their opening win over Malaysia on the first day of the competition.

Tse, who carried the flag for Hong Kong along with fencer Cheung Ka-long at the Opening Ceremony on Friday night, was a bit disappointed after the 2-0 loss, ruing the tough start at the Musashina Forest Sports Plaza the previous day.

“After the middle of the first game we’ve lost a bit of our speed and we need to be at our highest speed if we want to keep up with them. It was then that they pulled away,” Tse said.

“Three games late last night affected us a bit, we did not get sufficient rest as we needed to eat and receive some treatment … physically and mentally we may not be at our best.

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