Still not good enough


Running out of steam: Tan Boon Heong (left) and Hendra Setiawan were beaten by world No. 5 Takeshi Kamura-Keigo Sonoda of Japan in the final of the Australian Open in Sydney on Sunday.

PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles pair Tan Boon Heong-Hendra Setiawan have come up short in their bid for a first badminton title.

Malaysian Boon Heong teamed up with former world and Olympic champion Hendra of Indonesia in January and the pair were beaten by world No. 5 Takeshi Kamura-Keigo Sonoda of Japan in the final of the Australian Open in Sydney on Sunday.

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