BADMINTON/Wang Tzu-wei reaches All England Open men's singles quarterfinals

Taipei, March 14 (CNA) Taiwanese shuttler Wang Tzu-wei (王子維) tied his career best at the All England Open Badminton Championships by upsetting world No. 3 Anders Antonsen of Denmark on Thursday, advancing to the men's singles quarterfinals.
Ranked world No. 25, Wang dominated the match with a 21-10, 21-13 victory over Antonsen in just 47 minutes at Utilita Arena Birmingham.
The win marks Wang's first quarterfinal appearance at the Super 1000 event since 2020 and ends a three-match losing streak against Antonsen, whom he had previously lost to in three of their seven head-to-head encounters.
The victory is particularly significant for the 30-year-old veteran, who has struggled in Super-500 level tournaments or higher since 2022, including two World Championships.
Out of 47 tournaments at this level, Wang has advanced to the quarterfinals or beyond only seven times, including a quarterfinal finish at the 2023 World Championships and a third-place finish at the 2025 Indonesia Masters in late January.
In another impressive showing for Taiwan, Lee Chia-hao (李佳豪) advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating Japan's Yushi Tanaka 21-18, 21-8 in just 40 minutes on Thursday.
Wang and Lee are set to face off against rising French star Alex Lanier and Kenta Nishimoto of Japan, respectively, on Friday.
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