Posted: 9:36pm 13/12/2025
(Bangkok Comprehensive News on the 13th) 2025Thailand SEA GamesThe badminton match entered the semi-finals today, and there was mixed news from the Malaysian doubles camp with 2 wins and 2 losses, and the three singles matches that followed were all defeated.
Malaysia’s number one men’s doubles”Xie Su combination“Xie Dingfeng and Su Weiyi teamed up for the top women’s doubles”Leti Group“Chen Kangle and Tina both won and reached the finals together. However, the Malaysian Mixed Doubles World Champion”Jie Wei Group” Chen Tangjie and Du Yiwei, as well as the second men’s doubles “Congwen combination” Wan Weicong and Zheng Kaiwen, all stopped in the semi-finals and ended with bronze medals.
Chia Dingfeng and Su Weiyi, who were ranked as the top seeds of the tournament, defeated Leo and Bagas 21-10, 21-12 in only 33 minutes. After winning the Philippines SEA Games in 2019, they reached the final again and competed for their second SEA Games men’s doubles gold medal.
Xie SuShamoA narrow encounter in the finals
Tomorrow, the Xiesu combination will meet the Indonesian No. 3 seeds “Shamo combination” Sabal and Moresa. The two sides just met in the men’s team final on Wednesday. At that time, Sabal and Moresa won in straight games and became one of the contributors to Indonesia’s final successful defense of the men’s team championship.
In another semi-final, Shamo defeated the second seeds Wan Weicong and Cheng Kaiwen 21-16, 21-17, dashing Malaysia’s hopes of qualifying for the finals in men’s doubles.
Leti narrowly defeated the Indonesian women’s doubles in 3 hard-fought games
In the women’s doubles arena, top seeds Chen Kangle and Tina, the world runners-up, struggled to reach the finals in their SEA Games debut.
In the women’s doubles semi-finals, after 77 minutes of hard-fought battle, the two narrowly defeated Indonesia’s No. 4 seeds Rachel and Phoebe 21-14, 19-21, 21-16. In the final, they will face another Indonesian women’s doubles team, Phoebe Liana and Melissa, who easily defeated the Vietnamese combination of Vo Thi Trang and Bui Bifang 2-0.
Among them, Chen Kangle suffered a bruise on her right knee due to a save when the decisive game reached 14 to 11. However, she requested treatment from the conference to no avail. She had to continue to fight with gritted teeth and finally withstood the pressure of her opponent to cling to the score and successfully won.
This is the first time in 10 years that Malaysian women’s doubles has reached the final since Soong Pei Chu and Amelia won the gold medal at the 2015 Singapore SEA Games.
Jie Wei regrets winning the bronze medal
In the mixed doubles, the tournament’s top seeds Chen Tangjie and To Yiwei were dominated by their opponents throughout the game. In the end, they lost to the host country’s second mixed doubles Rutana Park and Janecha in straight sets 15-21, 16-21 after 44 minutes of hard work. They missed the opportunity to compete for the gold medal in their SEA Games debut.
The Malaysian Badminton Association had high hopes for the two before the competition and set a gold medal target for them. Now, the Jie Wei combination can only regretfully win the bronze medal.
Chen Tangjie also failed to win the mixed doubles gold medal in the SEA Games for the second time after the 2021 Vietnam Games (the event was postponed to 2022 due to the epidemic). That year he won the gold medal with his partner Bai Yanwei.
Thailand arranges mixed doubles gold and silver medals
As No. 2 seeds Te Chapo and Subisara defeated Indonesia’s Jafa and Felisa in 2 games in the other semi-final, Thailand locked in the mixed doubles gold and silver medals in advance.
Malaysia won bronze medals in all three singles events
Malaysia won bronze medals in both men’s and women’s singles.
Malaysia’s two national badminton men’s singles players, Liang Junhao and He Shouwei, both lost to the Indonesian men’s singles Chaki and Alvi in the semi-finals, which meant that Malaysia won two men’s singles bronze medals. Indonesia, on the other hand, secured the men’s singles championship and runner-up in advance by hosting the final, repeating the results of the previous tournament.
In the last tournament, Malaysia also won two men’s singles bronze medals, one of which was Liang Junhao. Indonesia won both the gold and silver medals.
In the semifinals on Saturday, Liang Junhao, the No. 4 seed in the tournament, lost to world No. 48 Chaki 18-21, 13-21, losing the first meeting between the two.
The 21-year-old He Showei successfully reached the semi-finals in his SEA Games debut. In the end, he lost to Indonesia’s former World Youth Champion and No. 2 seed Alvi 10-21, 21-15, 14-21 after 69 minutes of tug-of-war.
Huang Lingqing fought hard and lost to Rachano in 3 games
In addition, Malaysian women’s singles rising star Huang Lingqing later challenged the host country’s famous player and former world champion Ratchanok in the quarterfinals. After 68 minutes, she lost 11-21, 21-18, 17-21. This is Huang Lingqing’s second consecutive defeat against Ratchano after this year’s Kumamoto Masters in Japan.
Among them, Huang Lingqing was lagging behind 2-11, 6-15 in the second game, but she came back to win in one fell swoop. Her performance was remarkable.
In any case, this is the second time Huang Lingqing participated in the SEA Games and she finally got her wish. It also ended Malaysia’s six-year medal drought in women’s singles at the SEA Games.
In the other semi-final, Thailand’s No. 3 seed Subanida defeated Indonesia’s top seed Butli in 2 games, allowing Thailand to win the gold and silver medals in advance.
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