National men’s doubles, Goh V Shem-Tan Wee Kiong played out an entertaining three setter against China’s Liu Cheng-Zhang Nan to advance to the quarterfinals of the Celcom Axiata Malaysia Open 2018. V Shem-Wee Kiong started brightly by taking the first set 21-14 before dropping the second 21-23 to the World No.2 ranked pair and eventually rallying to clinch the rubber set 21-17 in front of a loud home crowd. After this, the Olympic silver medallists will hope to continue their fine run in the competition when they face sixth seeds, Takeshi Kamura-Keigo Sonoda from Japan tomorrow. Another men’s doubles pair, Ong Yew Sin-Teo...

National men’s doubles pair Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi sprung a surprise over the current World No.3 ranked pair, Mathias Boe-Carsten Mogensen in the Celcom Axiata Malaysia Open 2018 which opened its doors today at Axiata Arena, KL Sports City. Ee Yi-Yew Sin upset the experienced Danish pair 21-17, 18-21, 21-31 to move into the second round on Thursday. “Unbelievable. We are actually shocked that we won today. Initially we targeted a strong performance, but the win feels even better,” said Ee Yi. He added, “They managed to disrupt our momentum in the second set but with the backing and support of the...