HU Ke Yuan / LIN Xiang Yi beats CHEN Zhi Ray / LIN Yu Chieh to move on to the Quarter Finals in the men's doubles this French Open 2026

HU Ke Yuan / LIN Xiang Yi kept it clean at the French Open Badminton 2026, seeing off CHEN Zhi Ray / LIN Yu Chieh 21-15 23-21 without dropping a game in the Men's Doubles Round of 16.

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23-21 — game 2 was the tightest of the match, settled by just 2 points.

What's Next

HU Ke Yuan / LIN Xiang Yi advances to the quarter-finals of the French Open Badminton 2026, while CHEN Zhi Ray / LIN Yu Chieh's run ends here.

Pre-Match AI Scout Analysis

Prior to the encounter, the AI Scout model favored CHEN Zhi Ray / LIN Yu Chieh with a 59% confidence projection on the world-ranking gap between them. Defying the analytical model's 59% projection, HU Ke Yuan / LIN Xiang Yi produced a decisive tactical shift to secure the upset.

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