Haikal-Arif welcome Ramadan with great show in France


Fast and furious: Wan Arif Wan Junaidi (front) and Mohd Haikal Nazri will meet Holland’s Ruben Jille-Ties van Der Lecq in the final.

KUALA LUMPUR: SEA Games-bound Mohd Haikal Nazri-Wan Arif Wan Junaidi have ushered the month of Ramadan in style in France.

The world No. 13 continued their gallant run at the Orleans Masters when they defeated higher ranked pair Eloi Adam-Julien Maio of France with a superb 21-18, 21-16 win despite fasting on Saturday to enter the men’s doubles final.

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