Doubles dream of 1-2 as Ong-Teo and Goh-Izzuddin reach Japan Open semis in style


Big surprise: Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi toppled China’s Liang Weikeng-Wang Chang in the quarter-finals of the Japan Open.

PETALING JAYA: It was a day when the professional men doubles shuttlers stole the show by toppling giants and turning the Japan Open into a stage for their resurgence.

Old-hands Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi pulled off the biggest shock of the day when they sent China’s top duo Liang Weikeng-Wang Chang packing in the quarter-finals while world No. 1 Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani kept their hopes of defending their title alive by coming out on top over Indonesia’s Fajar Alfian-Shohibul Fikri.

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