Malaysian pair Hoon Thien How (left) and Tan Wee Kiong holding the runner-up's mock cheque beside champions Lee Yong-dae-Yoo Yeon-seong after losing the China Open doubles final on Sunday. - AFP
PETALING JAYA: Hoon Thien How and Tan Wee Kiong failed to complete a fairy-tale ending at the China Open in Shanghai on Sunday.
The world No. 11’s hopes of landing their first Super Series title ended in despair as they went down 13-21, 12-21 to South Korea’s Lee Yong-dae-Yoo Yeon-seong in just 33 minutes in the men’s doubles final.
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