JAKARTA, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese badminton team are set to miss the men's singles medal at the Asian Games for the first time in 16 years following Chen Long's loss here on Sunday.
Chen fell to hometown favorite Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 21-19, 21-11 in 50 minutes in quarterfinals.
The last time that China failed to snatch medals in badminton men's singles dated back to the Busan Games in 2002.
It marked another victory for Indonesian shuttlers over their Chinese counterparts in men's singles at the tournament, as Jonatan Christie had knocked top-seeded Shi Yuqi out of round of 32.
Chen built a 14-9 lead in the first game, but Ginting bounced back with five straight points at 14-all.
Both players were involved in a tussle en route to a 19-all tie, before the host player grasped his opportunity for the 21-19 victory in home crowds' support.
Chen found himself 6-11 down at the changeover of the second game, and never appeared to cut his deficit to fewer than five points later on. With his poor return dropped off the net, Ginting enjoyed his dreaming journey on home court after having eliminated reigning world champion Kento Momota on Saturday.
Ginting will take on Chou Tienchen of Chinese Taipei in Monday's semifinals.
