PETALING JAYA The All-England badminton championships lost its number two seed in the men's singles when Wong Choong Hann crashed out in the second round to Malaysian teammate Yong Hock Kin at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham yesterday.
Despite being 45 rungs below Choong Hann's world number two ranking, the 29-year-old Hock Kin pulled off a 40-minute upset win in straight games, winning 15-9, 15-5.
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