Haikal-Choong spring surprise in Sydney


PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers Mohd Haikal Nazri-Choong Hon Jian continued their push to return to the world’s top 32 rankings by taking down Taiwan’s world No. 12 Lee Jhe-huei-Yang Po-hsuan to reach the Australian Open men’s doubles second round.

Haikal-Hon Jian, who were ranked as high as No. 18 in the world last year, dropped out of the top 32 due to injuries.

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