PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles pair Teo Ee Yi-Chia Weijie pulled off an upset by knocking out Japan’s world No. 21 Kakeru Kumagai-Hiroki Nishi to reach the second round of the China Masters.
Ee Yi-Weijie, ranked No. 86 in the world, came from a game down to win 16-21, 21-19, 22-20 after a 55-minute battle at the Shenzhen Arena on Wednesday (Sept 20.
They will next face fellow Malaysians Tan Wee Kiong-Nur Azriyn Ayub, ensuring Malaysia will have at least one pair in the quarter-finals.
