Penang boys the shining stars for Singapore at Asia team meet


(BRIEF CAPTION) Malaysia man single Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin celebrates his win after beating K.Srikanth from India's during the semi-final round of the Malaysia Master badminton tournament at SPICE Arena in Penang .Star pic by: ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star / 23 January 2016.

KUALA LUMPUR: Two brothers from Penang – Loh Kean Yean and Loh Kean Yew – nearly helped Singapore turn the tables on mighty China on the opening day of the Asia Team Championships in Hyderabad, India.

The 21-year-old Kean Yean combined superbly with Terry Hee Yong Kai in the first doubles to upset world No. 11 and former All-England champions Liu Xiaolong-Qiu Zihan 16-21, 21-13, 21-10 in 45 minutes.

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