'I told them to keep the shuttle in the back of the court'
Hong Kong players mastered the wind to breeze through their opening round matches at the world championships. Ninth seed Ng Wei completed a routine day's work for the SAR's shuttlers at Anaheim's Arrowhead Pond by downing New Zealand's John Moody 15-12, 15-4 to advance to a second-round meeting with Canadian world number 23 Andrew Dabeka.
Ng's victory came after Hong Kong players had recorded straightforward wins in the women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles.
Hong Kong coach Chan Chi-choi, who had expressed fears about the unusually strong drafts in the competition arena on the eve of the tournament, said the team had adapted to the conditions well.
'I told them that they should try to keep the shuttle in the back of the court in the corners and it worked well,' he said.
'We are satisfied with our start. But the tournament will get much harder in the second round.'
