World no. 9 Hoon Thien How (left) and Tan Wee Kiong can clinch their spot in the Super Series Finals (Top 8) next month when they compete in the China Open from Nov 12-17. - Filepic
PETALING JAYA: World No. 12 Hoon Thien How-Tan Wee Kiong produced an amazing effort for one of the biggest wins in their careers after dumping world No. 3 Mathias Boe-Carsten Mogensen of Denmark in the first round of the China Open at Shanghai on Wednesday.
The pair who had sneaked into contention for the Super Series Finals following a semi-final showing at the French Open, were just too much for the second seeded Danes, winning 25-23, 21-15.
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