In the semifinals against the world number-two South Korean pair Lim Junghoon and Shin Yubin, after losing the first game, Wang Manyu and Lin Gaoyuan relied on an intense will to win to pull off a rare 23-21 score in the third game, ultimately scraping through with an 11-9 victory in the decider.
Currently, her mixed doubles ranking with Gaoyuan is 35th in the world. They were facing the world number-ones, Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha.
While their opponents had been long-term partners, Manyu and Gaoyuan hadn't teamed up in over a year, and had only trained together for a single week this time.
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