Source: Visual China Group/Xiao Jian/China News Service/VCG
[Saba Sports News] At the 2025 Badminton Asia Championships mixed doubles final, the veteran Hong Kong team of Tang Chun Man and Tse Ying Suet defeated the Japanese pair Midorikawa Hiroki and Saito Natsu with a score of 2-1 to win the championship. After the match, Tse Ying Suet was very emotional, saying that she had surgery after last year’s year-end finals and almost retired. The two were then separated, only deciding to “reunite” to compete two weeks before the match. They never thought they could pair up with Tang Chun Man again, and this championship is an important milestone in their careers. Records show that the Tang Chun Man/Tse Ying Suet pair is the top mixed doubles team for the Hong Kong team, having won bronze in the mixed doubles event at the 2018 and 2021 World Championships, and fourth place in the mixed doubles event at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Their highest world ranking was second. However, with increasing age and the impact of injuries, the Tang Chun Man/Tse Ying Suet pair has gradually faded from the competition after the Paris Olympics. After the 2024 Hangzhou year-end finals, 34-year-old Tse Ying Suet underwent surgery, and 30-year-old Tang Chun Man got a new partner. After winning the Asia Championships, the two seem to have lost their desire to retire and both expressed their hope to help the Hong Kong team achieve better results in future events such as the Sudirman Cup, National Games, and World Championships.