Following Lanier’s massive upset in last week's Japan Open, many have been looking forward to what kind of surprises will await us at this week's Korea Open 2024. 11 European players/pairs played the round of 32 on days 1 and 2.
Here are the results from their first matches:
European Winners
Mixed Doubles (XD)
Players: Jesper Toft / Amalie Magelund (DEN) vs. Hiroki Midorikawa / Natsu Saito (JPN)
Score: 9-21, 21-14, 12-21
Winner: Jesper Toft / Amalie Magelund (DEN)
Men's Doubles (MD)
Match: Andreas Søndergard / Jesper Toft (DEN) vs. Bjarne Geiss / Jan Colin Voelker (GER)
Score: 21-15, 21-12
Winner: Andreas Søndergard / Jesper Toft (DEN)
Women's Singles (WS)
Players: Line Højmark Kjærsfeldt (DEN) vs. Malvika Bansod (IND)
Score: 21-18, 15-21, 17-21
Winner: Line Højmark Kjærsfeldt (DEN)
Players: Line Christophersen (DEN) vs. Aakarshi Kashyap (IND)
Score: 21-15, 21-15
Winner: Line Christophersen (DEN)
Men's Singles (MS)
Players: Rasmus Gemke (DEN) vs. Arnaud Merkle (FRA)
Score: 18-21, 21-18, 21-23
Winner: Rasmus Gemke (DEN)
Players: Anders Antonsen (DEN) vs. Chan Yin Chak [Q] (HKG)
Score: 11-21, 8-21
Winner: Anders Antonsen (DEN)
Europeans out of Round 32
Mixed Doubles (XD)
Players: Mads Vestergaard / Christine Busch (DEN) vs. Zhou Zhi Hong / Yang Jia Yi (CHN)
Score: 16-21, 17-21
Winner: Zhou Zhi Hong / Yang Jia Yi (CHN)
Men's Singles (MS)
Players: Ng Ka Long Angus (HKG) vs. Alex Lanier (FRA)
Score: 22-20, 14-21, 23-21
Winner: Ng Ka Long Angus (HKG)
Men's Doubles (MD)
Players: Supak Jomkoh / Kittinupong Kedren (THA) vs. Daniel Lundgaard / Mads Vestergaard (DEN)
Score: 21-15, 16-21, 22-20