Doubles pair Kien Keat-Boon Heong are winners again


A recent filepic of Malaysian doubles pair Tan Boon Heong (left) and Koo Kean Kiet.

KUALA LUMPUR: Doubles shuttlers Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong proved a point by winning the Sri Lanka International Challenge - their first international title in three years.

On Sunday, the seasoned campaigners Kien Keat-Boon Heong defeated top back-up shuttlers Chooi Kah Ming-Ow Yao Han 21-19, 21-19 in an all-Malaysian final at Colombo.

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