Last local hope snuffed out in Malaysian Open


Malaysia's Woon Khe Wei (second right) and Vivian Hoo touch hands with their Chinese opponents after losing the women's doubles quarter-final match of the Malaysian Open in Bukit Jalil on Friday. - S.S. KANESAN/ The STAR

KUALA LUMPUR: The nation’s interest in the Malaysian Open is well and truly over – in just 29 minutes.

On Friday, top women’s pair Woon Khe Wei-Vivian Hoo’s hopes of salvaging some pride went up in smoke when they suffered a 21-3, 21-10 beating at the hands of China’s Tian Qing-Xia Huan in the quarter-finals.

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