Kien Keat and Boon Heong slam the umpire for unfair call


THE umpire spoiled the day for Malaysia’s men’s doubles once again at the All-England.

A controversial decision by umpire Gavin Smith of England to give Koo Kien Keat a red card with the match evenly poised at 20-20 in the decider saw world No. 6 Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong crashing out 21-12, 17-21, 20-22 to China’s Hong Wei-Shen Ye in the second round.

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