PETALING JAYA: Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif-Hoon Thien How (pic) served a pleasant birthday surprise for men’s doubles coach Rexy Mainaky by pulling off a first upset win in a year in the first round of the All-England badminton championships in Birmingham yesterday.
Zakry-Thien How, who came through from the qualifying tournament, went on the offensive to stun seventh seeds Fang Chieh-min-Lee Sheng-mu 21-14, 21-19 in just 27 minutes.
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