Dania-Zi Yu stun Chinese top seeds to reach final at World Junior tourney


Dania Sofea Zaidi (right) and Low Zi Yu stunned Chinese top seeds Chen Fan Shutian-Liu Jia Yue to storm into the girls' doubles final in the World Junior Championships.

PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers Dania Sofea Zaidi-Low Zi Yu pulled off a huge upset over China's top seeds Chen Fan Shutian-Liu Jia Yue to storm into the girls' doubles final in the World Junior Championships.

Zi Yu, who is the youngest Malaysian in the team at only 14, combined superbly with Dania to come away with a hard fought 16-21, 21-16, 21-17 win in 71 minutes in Nanchang, China on Saturday (Oct 12).

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