Yew Sin-Ee Yi vow to break first-round jinx at Hong Kong Open

Determined: Ong Yew Sin (right) and Teo Ee Yi said they intend to break their first-round-loss jinx at next week’s Hong Kong Open.

PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles shuttlers Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi are confident of ending their first-round losing streak when they play in the Hong Kong Open next week.

The world No. 29 pair narrowly fell to Japanese pair Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi 19-21, 21-11, 16-21 in the Denmark Open last month.