PETALING JAYA: Independent shuttler Soong Joo Ven (pic) will be in familiar territory when he takes on top seed Chou Tien-chen, a player who used to regularly spar with the Malaysian a couple of years ago, in a second round clash of the Taiwan Open today.
World No. 72 Joo Ven secured his place in the last 16 after beating fellow Malaysian Tan Jia Jie 21-18, 21-11 while Tien-chen easily overcame Saran Jamsri of Thailand 21-13, 21-13 in the first round yesterday.
