Tze Yong stuns Axelsen to reach All-England quarter-finals


PETALING JAYA: National men's singles shuttler Ng Tze Yong stunned Denmark's world No. 1 and defending champion Viktor Axelsen to storm into the quarter-finals of the All-England in Birmingham on Thursday (March 16).

World No. 28 Tze Yong, who was making his debut in the prestigious tournament, fought bravely to come away with a sensational 21-15, 9-21, 23-21 victory in the men's singles second round match.

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