Tan Boon Heong (left) and Hoon Thien How in action during the Thomas Cup in India in May. They are the only survivors for Malaysia in the Australia Open. - AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s hope for a double joy was shattered when only Hoon Thien How-Tan Boon Heong made the semi-finals of the Australian Open in Sydney.
On Friday, the unseeded Thien How-Boon Heong survived a strong assault in their opening game to beat China’s Cai Yun-Kai Lu 23-21, 21-16 in a 47-minute men’s doubles quarter-final match.
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