Back-to-back wins with new partner gives Haikal confidence

KUALA LUMPUR: Winning back-to-back titles is always special and Haikal Nazri is over the moon after achieving the feat with new partner Choong Hon Jian at the Indian Masters in Guwahati on Sunday.

Although their success came in a smaller super 100 tournament, Haikal said there was a lot of pressure after having won the Syed Modi International, a super 300 event, in Lucknow the previous week. The duo had also taken a long time to steady their ship and the Syed Modi International was their ninth competition before they finally broke the deadlock.