Pictured: Phillip and Ryan Chew. Photo credit: Badminton Photo
An intense day of competition has seen numerous seeds fall with particularly surprising results in the Men’s and Women’s Doubles.
Croatia’s Durkinjak was the first seed to fall on day two, followed by an immense victory for Australia’s 15-year-old Jack Yu against a fellow compatriot and fourteenth seed in Adelaide.
- Aidil Sholeh Ali Sadikin (MAS) vs Zvonimir Durkinjak (CRO)[6] 21-13 18-21 21-15
- Jack Yu (AUS) vs Daniel Fan (AUS)[14] 21-18 13-21 21-14
Yu was later knocked out by Sri Lanka’s Buwaneka Goonethilleka, despite earning a respectable 12 and 16 points over the two games.
As the day unfolded, more casualties fell at the second hurdle, including the favourites from Finland who were penned for the Finals in the Men’s and Women’s Singles.
- Tze Yong Ng (MAS) vs Kalle Koljonen (FIN)[2] 21-16 21-16
- Chiu Pin-Chian (TPE) vs Airi Mikkela (FIN)[2] 17-21 24-22 21-10
Philippines’ Philip Joper Escueta and Paul John Pantig caused the biggest upset of the day as they endured the fast and flat game against the outstanding favourites and world number 43 pair, Ryan and Phillip Chew.
- Philip Joper Escueta/Paul John Pantig (PHI) vs Phillip Chew/Ryan Chew (USA)[1] 9-21 22-20 21-19
BREAKING NEWS: Two huge upsets as the top Men’s and third Women’s Doubles seeds are overwhelmed in the second round 🏸#SAInternational19 Cheng Yu Chieh/Tseng Yu-Chi (TPE) vs Catherine Choi/Josephine Wu (CAN)[3] 21-15 21-18Philip Joper Escueta/Paul John Pantig (PHI) vs Phillip Chew/Ryan Chew (USA)[1] 9-21 22-20 21-19 Check out the final rallies ⬇️
Posted by Badminton Oceania on Friday, September 13, 2019
Meanwhile, there was no stopping Australia’s National Champions and reigning Regional Champions, Setyana Mapasa and Gronya Somerville, as they took complete control as they stormed past their opponents from Chinese Taipei.
- Setyana Mapasa/Gronya Somerville (AUS)[1] vs Tai Wei-Ling/Wu Yu Chen (TPE) 21-12 21-7
Gronya and her Mixed Doubles partner, Simon Leung, made it two out of two as they both progressed through to the Quarter-Finals in the Mixed and level Doubles disciplines.
- Simon Wing Hang Leung/Mitchell Wheller (AUS)[2] vs Chia Hao Lee/Liu Wei Chi (TPE) 21-19 21-13
- Simon Wing Hang Leung/Gronya Somerville (AUS)[2] vs Peter Gabriel Magnave/Thea Marie Pomar (PHI) 24-22 21-17
New Zealand’s Curtin and Soedjasa gave the fourth seeds a run for their money in the Men’s Doubles, but just missed out on a spot in tomorrow’s Quarter-Finals. Meanwhile, their fellow compatriots and third seeds were knocked out on the court next door.
- Sachin Dias/Buwaneka Goonethilleka (SRI) vs Jonathan Curtin/Dylan Soedjasa (NZL) 22-20 21-18
- Kim Dukyoung/Kim Sa Rang (KOR) vs Oliver Leydon-Davis/Abhinav Manota (NZL)[3] 21-19 21-12
Regional Champions Setyanatyana Mapasa and Gronya Somerville were on fire this afternoon as they stormed through their opening game 21-12 21-7 🎉 Meanwhile, Badminton New Zealand’s Curtin and Soedjasa gave the fourth seeds a run for their money in the Men’s Doubles, while their compatriots and third seeds were knocked out on the court next door ⬇️ Sachin Dias/Buwaneka Goonethilleka 🇱🇰[4] vs Jonathan Curtin/Dylan Soedjasa 🇳🇿 22-20 21-18 Kim Dukyoung/Kim Sa Rang 🇰🇷 vs Oliver Leydon-Davis/Abhinav Manota 🇳🇿 [3] 21-19 21-12 Check out some of the rallies 🏸 #SAInternational19
Posted by Badminton Oceania on Friday, September 13, 2019
Find all results from day two, along with the draw for tomorrow morning’s Quarter-Finals on Tournament Software.
The Quarter-Finals begin at 10am on Saturday 14 September. Courts one and two will be live streamed and available to watch for free on OVO.
