Kok Siang-Kah Ming beat defending champions in first round


Teo Kok Siang (front) and Chooi Kah Ming dumped top seeds and defending champions Danny Bawa Christnanta-Chayut Triyachart of Singapore 15-21, 21-12, 21-18. - ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE/The Star

KUCHING: Two of the country’s former badminton world junior champions – Teo Kok Siang and Chooi Kah Ming – stole the show on the opening day of the Malaysian Open Grand Prix Gold with a smashing act.

Kok Siang was a world junior champion with Mak Hee Chun in 2008 while Kah Ming won the title with Ow Yao Han in 2010.

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