At the 2025 WTT India Chennai Star Challenge, the singles field of the Chinese Taipei Army was collectively bleak

Chinese Taipei teenager Feng Yixin 29 missed a 9:7 lead in the deciding game in the men's singles round of 16 of the 2025 WTT India Chennai Star Challenge, and finally lost 4 points in a row, 2:3 was reversed by 20-year-old French rookie Borret, and missed the ticket to the top 8.

Feng Yixin fought hard in 5 games and was reversed by French rookie Poret and missed the top 8

World No. 58 Feng Yixin knocked out world No. 18 Nigerian star Aruna in the previous round three straight times, and also showed confidence, today against world No. 54 Poret, the two sides played against the German club two years ago, when Feng Yixin won 3:1.

This time, Borett came prepared, and scored 3 points in a row at 7 in the first game, taking the lead in getting the game point, although Feng Yixin resolved 2 game points, he still conceded 9:11.

Feng Yixin stabilized in the second game, winning 11:9 and 11:7 in a row, and once let the opponent hit the racket and swallowed the yellow card. In the crucial 4th game, Feng Yixin struggled to chase 9 draws after falling behind 5:8, but failed to win both serves at the decisive moment, and was equalized by Porett 9:11.

In the deciding game, the two sides fought all the way to 6 draws, Feng Yixin won a 9:7 lead with consecutive forehand serves, but unfortunately he couldn't stop Boret from continuing to grab a forehand, losing 4 points in a row, 9:11.

Chinese Taipei's Liao Zhenting, ranked 72nd in the world, also lost 1:3 (6:11, 9:11, 11:5, 3:11) to the world's No. 17 Danish brother Glos, suffering three consecutive defeats and also ending in the men's singles round of 16.

In women's singles, Chinese Taipei women's Huang Yuwei, who knocked out India's Bartra on the 28th, first prospered and then declined in the round of 16, losing 1:3 (11:7, 9:11, 9:11, 9:11) to Wan Yuan, a German-Chinese woman ranked 70th in the world, and failed to avenge her sister Zheng Yijing. World No. 29 Huang Yihua also lost to world No. 16 Puerto Rico star Diaz 8:11, 6:11, 7:11 and missed out on advancing to the women's singles quarterfinals.