HK Open: 'Pack-Up' For Malaysian Shuttlers

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's campaign at the Hong Kong Open Super Series ended when all its shuttlers crashed out of the quarterfinals in Kowloon, Friday night. The highly-anticipated Rio Olympics silver medal winning men's doubles pair, Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong, went down to Mohammad Ahsan/Rian Agung Saputro of Indonesia. The world number one pair managed to bounce back to win the second set 21-17 after losing the first set 11-21, but failed to continue their rhythm in the third set, losing 17-21. However, national number two men's doubles pair, Ong Yew Sin/Teo Ee Yi gave the tournament's fourth seeded Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen a run for their money before losing the match. After losing the first set 14-21, the unseeded Malaysian pair surprised the Danes in the second set with a 21-18 win. However, they lost 13-21 in the third set in the 55-minute battle. The Danish pair will next face Mohammad/Rian tomorrow, to secure their berth into the finals. Earlier, independent men's singles shuttler Chong Wei Feng was unable to continue his winning streak against Sameer Verma of India, losing 17-21, 21-23 in another match. Despite leading 12-5 in the second set, the 2015 Singapore SEA Games gold medallist was unable to secure victory against the world number 43. -- BERNAMA