Singaporean Badminton Player Zheng Jiahengโฃ Falls in Arctic Open Quarterfinals
Aarhus, Denmark – Zheng Jiaheng’s โคrun at the Arctic Open badminton tournament ended in the quarterfinals today, October 8, 2025, following a โdefeat against Weng Hongyang. The loss halts hisโข first-round trip and preventsโค him from advancing to the tournament’s later stages.
The 2025 Arctic Open represents a key opportunity for players to gain โranking points and momentum heading into upcoming major tournaments like โthe Denmark Open andโข French Open. Zheng’s quarterfinal appearanceโ demonstrates his rising potential on the international circuit, though today’s result underscores areas for enhancement as he prepares โคfor these challenges.
Following the match, Zheng expressed aโ degree of disappointment, telling Lianhe Zaobao, “My opponent played very well today.โฃ I was a little impatientโ and made some mistakes inโฃ my shot selection.” He identified โขbatting stability as a key focus for future training. “I will reflect โon the performance of theโ entire tournamentโ and prepare for the โฃnext Denmark Open and Frenchโฃ Open,” he added.
Elsewhere in the tournament, top-seeded Japanese player Akane โคYamaguchi โexperienced โan unexpected exitโฃ inโค the women’s singlesโ semifinals, retiring during her match against Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt after losing the first game 21-11. This โฃends Yamaguchi’s streak of reaching at least the semifinalsโข inโ nine consecutiveโฃ events.
The women’s โคsingles bracket also saw โฃDanish player Amalie Schulz defeated byโ India’s Anmol Kharb 21-15, 21-14, while Line Kjaersfeldt fell to Thai player Busanlan 18-21, 21-17, 21-11. Busanlanโ will now face compatriot Rachanoโฃ in the semifinals, afterโ Rachano secured a decisive victory over Chinese taipei’s Qiu Pinxi, winning 21-13,โค 21-9.