Trinh Linh Giang lost to Jack Wong, losing the PPA Asia championship title

Jack Wong successfully 'collected debt' from Trinh Linh Giang in the men's singles final of PPA Asia Tour - Hong Kong Open 2025 at home to win the championship for the first time.

Trinh Linh Giang could not defend his men's singles championship - Photo: PPA

No. 1 seed at PPA Asia - Hong Kong Open 2025, Jack Wong (Wong Hong Kit), received enthusiastic cheers from more than 500 home fans at Kai Tak Arena center at noon on August 24.

The final match between professional men's singles champion Trinh Linh Giang and Jack Wong is highly anticipated. The two have a lot of history as Giang defeated Jack at the Malaysia Open.

Game 1, Trinh Linh Giang entered the match with confidence and poise. The first 3 points helped the Vietnamese player silence the audience. But Jack Wong showed why he reached the final.

After letting Linh Giang get to the 7th point, Jack always played patiently to recover each point and break Giang's serves one by one. From 3-7, Jack recovered to 9-9 and won 11-9 in game 1.

Game 2 belonged to Trinh Linh Giang. He always had a good start and led 0-6, forcing his opponent to consult. Jack Wong still persevered to shorten the score to 4-6 but Giang won 4-11.

Game 3 was decisive and full of strategy. Trinh Linh Giang changed into a new shirt, Jack Wong had a bleeding left knee from game 1. The audience played a big role in helping Jack lead 6-0.

Trinh Linh Giang had to consult from 4-0 but could not stop Jack's momentum. Jack's cross-court wrist-backs were still very annoying. Linh Giang made mistakes when he often put the ball into his opponent's shooting range only to receive an unsaveable ball in return.

Jack Wong's timely medical consultation helped reverse the situation - Photo: PPA

However, Linh Giang realized that hitting back to the back of the court was not effective, so he proactively dropped the ball into the kitchen to make his opponent move a lot. This was effective, Linh Giang equalized 6-6 and reached the 9th point. Jack Wong had to consult a doctor to reduce his opponent's excitement.

This decision was partly correct when Linh Giang's performance slowed down, making mistakes, while Jack Wong equalized 9-9. At this time, Linh Giang had to consult a doctor but quickly returned to continue playing.

When Jack reached 10-9, Linh Giang once again returned the ball to a forehand position for Jack Wong to end the match amid cheers from the home crowd. The Vietnamese player held his head in disappointment.

Jack Wong got revenge on Trinh Linh Giang and also usurped his opponent's title to win the PPA Asia Tour for the first time, as well as the title on home soil. He received $1,800 and 1,000 points.

Jack Wong has one more men's doubles final, while Linh Giang plays the mixed doubles final on the afternoon of August 24 to close the 4-day competition of the Hong Kong Open 2025.

QUANG THINH

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/trinh-linh-giang-thua-jack-wong-mat-ngoi-vo-dich-ppa-asia-2025082415321141.htm