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Early exit for Daren, Joo Ven from Korea Open

Men’s singles shuttlers crash out of badminton tournament in first round while men’s doubles played out in an all-M’sian affair

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 06 Apr 2022 10:00PM

Early exit for Daren, Joo Ven from Korea Open — Despite putting up a great fight in the first set, the unseeded Liew Daren (pictured above) was still unable to beat fifth-seeded player Srikanth Kidambi of India with the Malaysian professional shuttler losing 20-22, 21-11. – Bernama pic, April 6, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR − Two Malaysian men’s singles shuttlers, Liew Daren and Soong Joo Ven, crashed out early in the first round of the Korea Open Badminton Championships 2022 at the Palma Stadium, Suncheon, today.

Despite putting up a great fight in the first set, the unseeded Daren was unable to beat fifth-seeded player Srikanth Kidambi of India and went down 20-22 after a gruelling performance.

Srikanth emerged much stronger in the second set as he posted an easy 21-11 win over the Malaysian badminton professional to advance into the second round tomorrow.

In the other match, third seed player from Indonesia, Jonatan Christie, met expectations of reaching the next round as he defeated Joo Ven 21-13, 21-18 in 39 minutes.

Meanwhile, professional men’s doubles pair, Goh V Shem-Low Juan Shen saw off Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub-Lim Khim Wah, 21-17, 21-19, in an all-Malaysian affair.

V Shem-Juan Shen will next battle home pair Kang Minhyuk-Seo Seungjae after they defeated compatriots Jang Sung Ho-Dong Ju Ki, 21-14, 25-23. – Bernama, April 6, 2022