Too little too late for Hon Jian-Haikal in Indonesian Masters


PETALING JAYA: It was their first final as a pair but men’s doubles pair Choong Hon Jian-Haikal Nazri (pic) were frustrated after leaving it too late to find their rhythm at the Indonesian Masters in Surabaya yesterday.

Haikal-Hon Jian, playing in their sixth tournament together, lost 16-21, 18-21 to Kenya Mitsuhashi-Hiroki Okamura of Japan in 43 minutes.

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