KUALA LUMPUR: After earning a break to compete in the Super Series Finals, world No. 8 Hoon Thien How-Tan Wee Kiong’s luck appears to have run dry as they were handed the toughest possible draw.
Thien How-Wee Kiong, who are in only because Koo Kien Keat was forced to withdraw following an eye infection and a minor procedure, have been drawn against world champions Mohd Ahsan-Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia, All England champions Liu Xiaolong-Qiu Zihan of China and the dangerous South Korean combination of Kim Ki-jung-Kim Sa-rang in Group A.