Old-timers Koo-Tan on song in Sydney, Goh-Tan fizzle out


Malaysia's Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong in action against Takeshi Kamura and Keigo Sonoda during the first round of Celcom Axiata Malaysian open at Malawati stadium in Shah Alam yesterday. The Malaysian pair won 21-19, 24-26, 21-17 (06/04/2016/S.S.KANESAN/The Star)

PETALING JAYA: Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong sure love taking on Indonesia’s world No. 2 pair Hendra Setiawan-Mohd Ahsan.

The Malaysians stunned the top-seeded Hendra-Ahsan 17-21, 21-17, 21-19 in the second round of the Australian Open in Sydney on Thursday.

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