Staying calm and playing steadily is the key, 2025 Badminton Asian Championships: Xie Su defeated Liang Wang in the semifinals

Maintaining a calm mindset and a consistent performance were the keys for Malaysia's "Cheah Su Pair" Chia Ding Feng and So Wei Yi to defeat defending champions Leung Wai Hang and Wang Chang at the 2025 Badminton Asia Championships. In a men's doubles semi-final on the 12th, world No. 6 Xie Dingfeng and So Wei Yi defeated Leung Wei Hang and Wang Chang 21-12, 21-14 at home, and tried to protect Malaysia's final hope of winning the Asian Championships.

Malaysia's "Xie Su Combination" Xie Dingfeng and Su Wei translated

Xie Dingfeng said after the game that they were calmer on the court that day, and their performance was stable, with the advantage in the first game and the pressure on their opponents in the second game. He pointed out that his idea on the field is to play a good game, win or lose, and present a wonderful game for the fans.

Su Wei translated: Don't give King Liang a chance to attack. Su Weiyi said that they played more steadily in the semi-finals that day, and did not give the opponent a chance to attack, which added a lot of pressure to the opponent and caused many mistakes, so they seized the opportunity. He said that in the past, the two sides were evenly matched, so they kept their mentality and continued to play consistently.

Su Weiyi also said that due to the poor performance in the previous few stops, being able to enter the final this time is also an affirmation of them and the head coach of the Malaysian national badminton men's doubles, Peng Weixin. He believes they have to learn a lot from the Indonesian coach and hope to play at a higher level in the final tomorrow.

Xie Su will face another representative of China's "100-point combination" Chen Boyang and Liu Yi in the men's doubles final of this Asian Championships on the 13th.