Shuttlers in two badminton finals at New Zealand Open


Vivian Hoo and Woon Khe Wei

PETALING JAYA: Malaysian shuttlers are on track to win two titles in the New Zealand Open at the North Shore Events Centre in Auckland.

On Saturday, top women pair Vivian Hoo-Woon Khe Wei put up a gallant fight to beat Greysia Polii-Apriyani Rahayu of Indonesia 21-18, 13-21, 21-13 in a pulsating 81-minute match to enter the final.

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