Marching forward: Malaysia’s Teo Ee Yi-Ong Yew Sin stay steady to book a place in the quarter-finals of the Malaysian Open. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: Men’s doubles shuttlers Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi continued their fine run in the Malaysian Open by smashing into the quarter-finals.
Yew Sin-Ee Yi fought hard to beat South Korea’s 2023 world champion Kang Min-hyuk and his new partner Jin Yong 23-21, 16-21, 21-18 at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil on Thursday (Jan 9).
A day earlier, the world No. 24 independent pair had pulled off a big upset over Indonesia’s world No. 4 Fajar Alfian-Rian Ardianto.
Yew Sin-Ee Yi next face either teammates Tan Wee Kiong-Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub or India’s 2022 Asian Games champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty for a place in the last four.
Wee Kiong-Azriyn had earlier booked their spot in the second round after overcoming China’s Xie Haonan-Zeng Weihan 21-15, 12-21, 21-18 on Wednesday (Jan 8).
