Events/Star Contender Astana 2026 - President’s Cup/Men's doubles
Yu Haiyang/Tang Yiren v Chirita Iulian/Ionescu Ovidiu, men's doubles qualifying round 1, Star Contender Astana 2026 - President’s Cup
CHN
Yu Haiyang/Tang YirenWinner
3-1Games
ROU
Chirita Iulian/Ionescu OvidiuRomania
12:45 localscheduled, Wed 16 Sep (UTC+5)
33 minmatch length
44-36points won
Best of 5games to 11, win by 2
Game by game
Points, and the match score after each gameGameYirenOvidiuGames
Game 17110-1
Game 21191-1
Game 31132-1
Game 415133-1
Yu Haiyang/Tang YirenChirita Iulian/Ionescu Ovidiu
Point by point
Point by point is kept for matches our live tracking followed, from October 2026. This match was played before then; its game scores are above.
Match facts
- Event
- Star Contender Astana 2026 - President’s Cup
- Round
- Qualifying round 1
- Scheduled
- 12:45 local, 07:45 UTC
- Length
- 33 min
- Table
- Table 1
- Format
- Best of 5, to 11, win by 2
- Timeouts
- Yu Haiyang/Tang Yiren 1, Chirita Iulian/Ionescu Ovidiu 1
- Video review
- Not used
- Longest game
- Game 4, 15-13
- Came from behind
- Yes, from 0-1