Yew Sin-Ee YI storm into Asian Championships semi-final


Ong Yew Sin (left) and Teo Ee Yi rose to the occasion to topple Indonesian's world No.1 Fajar Alfian-Rian Ardianto.

PETALING JAYA: Independent men's doubles pair Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi stunned Indonesia's world No. 1 Fajar Alfian-Rian Ardianto 22-20, 21-15 to reach the semi-finals of the Asian Championships in Dubai on Friday (April 28).

The brilliant win was sweet revenge for world No. 8 Yew Sin-Ee Yi, who were denied by Fajar-Rian in the quarter-finals of the Malaysian Open in January.

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