HE Ji Ting / REN Xiang Yu beats HU Ke Yuan / LIN Xiang Yi to move on to the Quarter Finals in the men's doubles this Li-Ning China Masters 2026

It went all the way at the Li-Ning China Masters 2026: HE Ji Ting / REN Xiang Yu held their nerve in the decider to beat HU Ke Yuan / LIN Xiang Yi 21-18 15-21 21-19 in the Men's Doubles Round of 16.

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21-19 — game 3 was the tightest of the match, settled by just 2 points.

What's Next

HE Ji Ting / REN Xiang Yu advances to the quarter-finals of the Li-Ning China Masters 2026, while HU Ke Yuan / LIN Xiang Yi's run ends here. Up next for HE Ji Ting / REN Xiang Yu: the Quarter Finals against SOH Wooi Yik / Aaron TAI — a player winning 71% of 28 recorded matches. Our results ledger has no previous meetings between the two.

Pre-Match AI Scout Analysis

Prior to the encounter, the AI Scout model favored HU Ke Yuan / LIN Xiang Yi with a 69% confidence projection because only one side held a world ranking. Defying the analytical model's 69% projection, HE Ji Ting / REN Xiang Yu produced a decisive tactical shift to secure the upset.

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