Wee Kiong-Azriyn show class in Japan Open upset, storm into quarters


PETALING JAYA: Veteran shuttler Tan Wee Kiong showed he still has plenty to offer after combining with Nur Azriyn Ayub to stun former world No. 1 pair Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen of Denmark in the second round of the Japan Open on Thursday (July 17).

Wee Kiong, who won silver at the 2016 Rio Olympics, has yet to rediscover his best form since teaming up with Azriyn, but the duo stepped up when it mattered against the fourth seeds.

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