Kian Meng-Pei Jing squander chance to grab ticket to World C’ships


Making history: K. Srikanth will contest an all-Indian men’s singles final with B. Sai Praneeth. — AFP

PETALING JAYA: National No. 2 mixed doubles pair Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing have blown their chance of booking a place in the World Championships in Glasgow in August.

The eighth-seeded Kian Meng-Pei Jing lost 21-18, 11-21, 14-21 to unseeded Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Sapsiree Taerattanachai of Thailand in the semi-finals of the Singapore Open at the Singapore Indoor Stadium yesterday.

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