Yew Sin-Ee Yi must build on improved displays fast in bid to reach Olympics

Malaysia’s men’s doubles Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi in action against South Korea’s Kang Min-hyuk-Seo Seung-jae in the quarter-finals match of Malaysian Masters at Axiata Arena, Bukit Jalil on Friday. - IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi can take heart from their battling performance despite losing in the men’s doubles quarter-finals of the Denmark Open.

The independent pair have been struggling for form in the past few months but showed signs of revival when they gave home favourites Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen a run for their money before going down 19-21, 21-11, 14-21 at the Jyske Bank Arena in Odense on Friday.