HK claim another esports bronze at Asian Games

Hong Kong, China has won another esports bronze medal at the Asian Games. The team, consisting of Cheng Ka-hin, Kwok Ho-wa, Kong Tsz-kin, Li Ka-hing, Deng Xinzhan, and Chui Sum-ki, lost to Malaysia in the semifinals of the multiplayer strategy game Honor of Kings. According to RTHK News, there is no third-place playoff, so Hong Kong will share the bronze medal with the Philippines, who also lost in their semifinal.

In other news, Malaysian women's doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan and M Thinaah have won a bronze medal at the Asian Games. They lost to China's world No. 1 pair Liu Sheng Shu and Tan Ning in a hard-fought semi-final, according to Free Malaysia Today and New Straits Times. Their achievement ended Malaysia's 12-year wait for a women's doubles pair to win a medal.

Malaysia and China will now compete for the gold and silver medals in the women's doubles. In a separate development, Pakistan's men's volleyball team made an impressive start to their Asian Games campaign, defeating Kazakhstan 3-1, and the country's medal tally rose to four bronze medals.

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