Independent shuttler scores big upset against fifth seed Iskandar in Taiwan

Solid show: Goh Giap Chin beat compatriot Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin 21-15, 18-21, 21-19 in the second round of the Taiwan Open at the Taipei Arena yesterday.

PETALING JAYA: Independent shuttler Goh Giap Chin has proven that there is life outside the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM).

The 24-year-old, who bagged the fifth-tier Mauritius International last week, scored a big upset when he ousted compatriot and fifth seed Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin in the men’s singles second round of the Taiwan Open.