Mathias marks return from ban by shocking China’s world No. 1 with Boje


PETALING JAYA: Danish shuttler Mathias Christiansen has returned stronger than ever after a one-year ban from competitions due to a doping offence.

Yesterday, Christiansen and Alexandra Boje pulled off the biggest shock in the mixed doubles in the World Championships when they sent China’s world No. 1 Feng Yanzhe-Huang Dongping packing in the second round.

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