JAKARTA Anthony Sinisuka Ginting's men's singles managed to beat Japanese representative Kenta Nishimoto to get past the last 16 of the 2023 Asian Badminton Championships.
Playing at Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall, Al Nasr Club, Dubai, Thursday, April 27 evening WIB, Anthony, who was the second seed to end the Japanese representatives' resistance in two straight games, 21-18 and 21-17.
The victory automatically beautifies Anthony's winning record over Kenta to 6-2. Last year, at the same event Anthony also succeeded in stopping Kenta in the round of 16.
In the next round, Anthony will face Li Shi Feng. The Chinese men's singles extended their journey to the quarter-finals after repatriating sixth seed from Thailand, Kunlavut Vitidsarn.
Anthony and Le Shi Feng have only met once so far. The meeting took place at this year's India Open, where Anthony successfully won in a three-game match.
Apart from Anthony, tickets to the quarter-finals were also secured by two Indonesian mainstay men's doubles, namely Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto and Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan.
Fajar/Rian, who are the first seeds, advanced to the last eight after defeating Chinese Taipei's representative, Lee Jhe-Huei/Yang Po-Hsuan, in an easy two game match.
Meanwhile, The Daddies, who became the third seed, followed other Indonesian representatives after stopping the Chinese pair, Ren Xiang Yu/Tan Qiang.
In the top eight, Fajar/Rian will meet eighth seed Ong Yew Sin/Teo Ee Yi from Malaysia, while Hendra/Ahsan will meet India's sixth seed, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty.
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