Worries rise over Yew Sin and Ee Yi’s form ahead of Hangzhou mission


Out of sorts: Ong Yew Sin (left) and Teo Ee Yi were stunned by Japan’s world no. 27 Keiichiro Matsui-Yoshinori Takeuchi in the first round of the Hong Kong Open.

PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi suffered a blow ahead of the Asian Games after shockingly going down in the men’s doubles first round of the Hong Kong Open.

The world No. 8 lost out 16-21, 23-25 to Japan’s world No. 27 Keiichiro Matsui-Yoshinori Takeuchi at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Kowloon yesterday.

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