,B>Something to shout about: Malaysia’s Hoon Thien How (left) and Tan Wee Kiong stunned Japan’s world No. 12 pair Hirokatsu Hashimoto-Noriyasu Hirata 21-19, 21-11 in the Japan Open quarter-finals.
KUALA LUMPUR: It was a sad day for Japan’s chief coach Park Joo-bong as his top two pairs were made to eat humble pie by Malaysians in the quarter-finals of the Japan Open in Tokyo yesterday.
Hoon Thien How-Tan Wee Kiong pulled the rug from under World No. 12 Hirokatsu Hashimoto-Noriyasu Hirata with a 21-19, 21-11 win to set up a semi-final date with their more illustrious compatriots Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong.
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