KANG Min Hyuk / LEE JONGMIN beats CHIU Hsiang Chieh / WANG Chi-Lin to move on to the Quarter Finals in the men's doubles this French Open 2026

KANG Min Hyuk / LEE JONGMIN kept it clean at the French Open Badminton 2026, seeing off CHIU Hsiang Chieh / WANG Chi-Lin 21-19 21-17 without dropping a game in the Men's Doubles Round of 16.

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21-19 — game 1 was the tightest of the match, settled by just 2 points.

What's Next

KANG Min Hyuk / LEE JONGMIN advances to the quarter-finals of the French Open Badminton 2026, while CHIU Hsiang Chieh / WANG Chi-Lin's run ends here. Up next for KANG Min Hyuk / LEE JONGMIN: the Quarter Finals against Leo Rolly CARNANDO / Daniel MARTHIN — a player winning 65% of 130 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 CHIU Hsiang Chieh / WANG Chi-Lin with a 69% confidence projection because only one side held a world ranking. Defying the analytical model's 69% projection, KANG Min Hyuk / LEE JONGMIN produced a decisive tactical shift to secure the upset.

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