M’sian badminton duo Yew Sin-Ee Yi clear second round of world c’ships

KUALA LUMPUR − National men’s doubles pair Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi were made to toil before advancing to the third round of the World Badminton Championships in Huelva, Spain, today.

In their second-round match at Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Yew Sin-Ee Yi easily beat Joel Eipe-Rasmus Kjær of Denmark 21-12 in the first game.

However, the ninth-seeded Malaysians faced stiff resistance in the second game, which saw the score tied at 19-19, before finally winning 21-19 in 39 minutes.

Yew Sin-Ee Yi − the world number 12 − will face eighth-seeded and world number nine Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty of India, who beat Taiwan’s Lee Jhe-Huei-Yang Po-Hsuan 21-4, 21-12.

Also through to the third round are national mixed doubles pair Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing, who scored a convincing 21-8, 21-18 win over India’s Saurabh Sharma-Anoushka Parikh.

The ninth seeded Kian Meng-Pei Jing will next meet third seeds and Tokyo Olympics 2020 bronze medallists Yuta Watanabe-Arisa Higashino of Japan.

Malaysia put another men’s doubles pair into the third round when Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Mohd Rumsani beat Alexander Dunn-Adam Hall of Scotland in three games.

After easily winning the first game at 21-14, Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin trailed for most of the second before losing 19-21.

However, they bounced back in the decider with a spirited display to take the game and match at 21-16 in almost one hour.

In the third round, Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin will take on Tokyo Olympics 2020 champions Lee Yang-Wang Chi-lin of Taiwan, who were upset by the Malaysians in the second round of the Indonesian Open in Bali last month. – Bernama, December 15, 2021