KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s challenge in the Japan Open badminton tournament ended today after its three remaining doubles representatives crashed out of the quarter-finals at the Maruzen Intec Arena in Osaka.
Tokyo 2020 Olympics champions Wang Yilyu-Huang Dongping of China proved too strong for national top pair Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing in the mixed doubles.
The world No. 4 Chinese pair won 21-16, 21-15 against the twelfth-ranked Malaysians.
Another mixed doubles pair, Hoo Pang Ron-Toh Ee Wei, also suffered a similar fate at the hands of three-time world champions Zheng Siwei-Huang Yaqiong of China.
The second-ranked Chinese pair easily won 21-13, 21-10 in 26 minutes.
In the men’s doubles, professional pair Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi went down 21-17, 17-21, 13-21 to Choi Sol-gyu-Kim Won-ho of South Korea. – Bernama, September 2, 2022
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