M’sian shuttlers Yew Sin-Ee Yi exit world c’ships with bronze medal

KUALA LUMPUR − Malaysia’s challenge at the 2021 World Championships fizzles out as the country’s remaining representatives in the semi-final stage − men’s doubles pair Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi − were shown the exit last night.

The independent pair − ranked 12th in the world − was no threat to world number four Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi in the last four stage as the Japanese recorded a 21-13, 21-9 victory in just 32 minutes at Huelva, Spain.

Despite the loss, the 2020 Thailand Masters champions can walk tall as the 2021 World Championships’ bronze medallists.

The Japanese pair will be hunting for the title against the winner of the semi-final match between China’s He Ji Ting-Tan Qiang and Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen of Denmark in the final on Sunday.

Yew Sin-Ee Yi cruised into the semi-finals by stunning Tokyo 2020 Olympic champions Lee Yang-Wang Chi Lin in the quarterfinals yesterday. – Bernama, December 19, 2021