Wily Koreans exploit Wei Chong-Kai Wun’s inexperience to steal title


Pushing the limits: Man Wei Chong (left) and Tee Kai Wun in action against South Korea’s Kang Min-hyuk-Seo Seung-jae during the men’s doubles final. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

MAN Wei Chong was as cool and composed as a monk as he steadily guided his shaky partner Tee Kai Wun in the Malaysian Masters men’s doubles final but it was just not meant to be the homesters’ day.

South Koreans Kang Min-hyuk-Seo Seung-jae exploited Kai Wun’s vulnerability and kept attacking him but Wei Chong kept pulling them out of danger as they fought all the way till the last point.

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