Kah Ming-Juan Shen lose in semis, but coach is beaming


In form: Indonesia’s Tommy Sugiarto beat countryman Jonatan Christie 21-13, 22-20 in the semi-finals of the Korean Open yesterday.

PETALING JAYA: The fairy tale run of independent shuttlers Chooi Kah Ming-Low Juan Shen ended at the Korean Open but there were plenty of positives to take back home.

Japan’s world No. 13 Hiroyuki Endo-Yuta Watanabe denied Kah Ming-Juan Shen their first final appearance in 13 months since the Russian Open last year, taking only 29 minutes to triumph 21-13, 21-12 in yesterday’s semi-final clash.

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