HOO Pang Ron / LAI Pei Jing beats CHENG Xing / ZHANG Chi to move on to the Quarter Finals in the mixed doubles this Li-Ning China Masters 2026

HOO Pang Ron / LAI Pei Jing kept it clean at the Li-Ning China Masters 2026, seeing off CHENG Xing / ZHANG Chi 24-22 21-19 without dropping a game in the Mixed Doubles Round of 16.

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24-22 — game 1 was the tightest of the match, settled by just 2 points.

Head-to-Head

This was the first meeting between the two in our results ledger.

Coming in, HOO Pang Ron / LAI Pei Jing had gone W-W-L-L-W in recent recorded matches, while CHENG Xing / ZHANG Chi stood at L-W-L-W-W.

What's Next

HOO Pang Ron / LAI Pei Jing advances to the quarter-finals of the Li-Ning China Masters 2026, while CHENG Xing / ZHANG Chi's run ends here. Up next for HOO Pang Ron / LAI Pei Jing: the Quarter Finals against LIU Kuang Heng / HSU Yin-Hui — a player winning 57% of 47 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 CHENG Xing / ZHANG Chi with a 68% confidence projection on the draw's seeding. Defying the analytical model's 68% projection, HOO Pang Ron / LAI Pei Jing produced a decisive tactical shift to secure the upset.

Match video

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