JOHOR BARU: The early rounds in the men’s singles of the Malaysian Open Grand Prix Gold championships at the Bandaraya Stadium here yesterday saw the exit of several fancied players.
Chinese youngster Chen Long lived up to his name of “dragon” and pulled off the biggest upset of the day by dumping second seed Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia, winning the first-round match 21-14, 20-22, 21-19.
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