Unbeaten on the first day of action at the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games, Hung Ka Tak and Doo Hoi Kem both remained unbeaten on the second day, Monday 18^th August, to reach the quarter-final stage of the respective Men’s Singles and Women’s Singles events.

Doo Hoi Kem, the top seed, completed her first phase matches with victory over Uganda’s Florence Seera (11-6, 11-4, 11-2) to finish in first position in her group.

A place in the opening round booked; she overcame Israel’s Nicole Trosman, the no.8 seed (11-3, 11-5, 11-3, 11-8) to reserve her place in the last eight.

Similarly, Hung Ka Tak was in good form, the no.10 seed in the Men’s Singles competition.

He accounted for Switzerland’s Elia Schmid to secure first place in his group before accounting for Argentina’s Fermin Tenti, the no.17 seed, in five games (9-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-7, 11-7).

“Yesterday was a hard match against Tomislav Pucar and I was nervous before the start; however because I win I felt much more confident when I played Fermin”, said Hung Ka Tak. “I’ve played him four and five times in the past and lost once; I think today I served well and was able to follow with a strong forehand attack.

At the quarter-final stage of the Men’s Singles event, Hung Ka Tak meets China’s Fan Zhendong, the top seed; in the counterpart Women’s Singles competition, Doo Hoi Kem opposes Austria’s Adina Diaconu, the no.6 seed.

Article by: Ian Marshall