Aaron-Soh, Yew Sin-Ee Yi face current and former world champs in home quarters


Home heroes: Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik (in green attires) beat Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin Rumsani in the second round at the Malaysian Open. - S.S.KANESAN/THE STAR

KUALA LUMPUR: It was a day to remember for professional doubles shuttlers Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi.

Yew Sin-Ee Yi pulled off an incredible show to upstage Denmark's No. 1 pair Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 21-10, 11-21, 24-22 for the first time in their fifth attempt to storm into the Malaysian Open quarter-finals at the Axiata Arena on Thursday (Jan 11).

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