Hon Jian-Haikal pull off upset to join Aaron-Wooi Yik in Arctic Open semis


National men’s doubles shuttlers Choong Hon Jian and Mohd Haikal Nazri. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Doubles shuttlers Choong Hon Jian-Mohd Haikal Nazri continue to show rapid progress as they pull off a surprise to join Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik in the Arctic Open semi-finals. 

Unseeded Hon Jian-Haikal knocked out third seeds Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen of Denmark 23-21, 21-15 in the quarter-finals in Vantaa, Finland on Friday. 

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