Kian Meng-Pei Jing fail to win Singapore Open title


Malaysia mixed double Tan Kian Meng - Lai Pei Jing in action against China's Wang Yilyu - Huang Dongping at semi-final match for the Celcom Axiata Malaysia Open 2019 at Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur. FAIHAN GHANI/The Star.

PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing failed in their bid to win their first international title in two years.

The mixed doubles pair, who won the Malaysia Masters in 2017, fell 14-21, 6-21 to Thailand's Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Sapsiree Taerattanachai in the Singapore Open final on Sunday (April 14).

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