Ong and Teo pack off Danish second seeds in opening round

Smashing form: Malaysia’s Ong Yew Sin (left) and Teo Ee Yi in action against Denmark’s Mathias Boe-Carsten Mogensen in the first round of the men’s doubles event. The Malaysians upset the world No. 3 pair with a 21-17, 18-21, 21-13 victory yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR: What a smashing start from national men’s doubles pair Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi at the Celcom Axiata Malaysian Open.

Playing in only their first competitive match together in two months, the national No. 2 pair created one of the biggest upsets of the day when they sent world No. 3 and second seeds Mathias Boe-Carsten Mogensen of Denmark packing with a 21-17, 18-21, 21-13 win in a thrilling 65-minute first round match yesterday.