13 March 2025
Greg Mairs believes he and combined doubles companion Jenny Mairs’s badminton nouse might help them of their quest for a semi-final spot on Day 4 of the YONEX All England Open.
The pair have been handed a beneficial draw after two spectacular performances punched their ticket to the final eight of the All England for the primary time.
On Thursday, the pair will tackle fellow unseeded pairing Lee Jong Min and Chae Yu Jung of Korea within the final eight.
They may play fourth on the Minoru Yoneyama Courtroom with the match additionally set to be reside on the BBC.
“Lee and Chae eat the pair that now we have simply overwhelmed 21-19 within the third recreation final week, so it simply exhibits on paper, we’ve obtained an opportunity,” Greg mentioned.
“In opposition to the perfect pairs on the earth, we all know how you can beat all of them. Doing that’s one other matter however we’ve achieved it twice, let’s simply preserve going.”
Having by no means gained an All England match previous to Tuesday, the Mairs now have two victories below their belt in what is about to be their remaining worldwide event.
The pair started the week by knocking out the eighth seeds Natsu Saito and Hiroki Midorikawa of Japan 21-17 13-21 21-13.
The second match towards Ruttanapak Oupthong and Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat of Thailand was extra easy as they triumphed 21-19 21-16.
The world no.44s have been happy to have somebody who has expertise of profitable the All England of their nook in the course of the high-pressure moments of their second-round match.
