Tze Yong awaits in-form Kunlavut after battling into second round


PETALING JAYA: Men’s singles shuttler Ng Tze Yong (pic) battled into the second round of the Singapore Open to continue his charge into the world’s top 20 while independent shuttler Cheam June Wei went down fighting to All England champion Li Shifeng of China yesterday.

Tze Yong, who reached the quarter-finals in the Thailand Open last week, overcame Ngat Nguyen of Ireland 21-17, 18-21, 21-15 in his opening match.

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