Buoyant V Shem-Wee Kiong eye the No. 1 spot in France


REFILE - ADDING BYLINE Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong (L) of Malaysia are meeting Thailand's Bodin Isara and Nipitphon Phuangphuapet in the men's doubles final at the Yonex Denmark Open badminton tournament in Odense, Denmark, 23 October 2016. Scanpix Denmark/Frank Cilius/ via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. DENMARK OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN DENMARK.

ODENSE (Denmark): Goh V Shem-Tan Wee Kiong are ready to accomplish another mission in Europe.

The Olympic silver medallists have already achieved one of their goals when they edged Thailand’s Bodin Isara-Nipitphon Phuangphuapet 14-21, 22-20, 21-19 in the 61-minute final to win the Denmark Open on Sunday. It was the Malaysians’ first Superseries title.

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