Korea Open: Doubles redeem pride

Tan Boon Heong (front) and Koo Kien Keat avenged their Malaysia Open’s defeat to China’s Hong Wei-Shen Ye by securing a 25-23, 11-21, 21-19 win in the second round of the Korea Open yesterday.

LEE Chong Wei was in his element while Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong avenged their defeat to Hong Wei-Shen Ye, but only just, as they advanced to the quarter-finals of the US$1.2 million (RM3.65 million) Korea Open in Seoul yesterday.
Chong Wei demolished South Korean hope Park Sung Hwan 21-14, 21-9 in the second round to set up an interesting clash with China's rising star Wang Zhengming today.

Zhengming had a surprisingly easy 21-11, 21-14 win over compatriot Chen Jin, the world champion, to reach the last eight.

Kien Keat-Boon Heong, who were shocked in the first round of the Malaysia Open by Hong Wei-Shen Ye, had to battle right to the end to avoid another disaster by securing a 25-23, 11-21, 21-19 win in 55 minutes.
Kien Keat-Boon Heong's victory also ensured there will be a Malaysian pair in the semi-finals as they will meet compatriots Fairuzizuan Tazari-Ong Soon Hock in the last eight.

Fairuz-Soon Hock defeated Indonesia's Alvent Yulianto-Hendra Gunawan 21-18, 21-12 in just 25 minutes.

Olympic champion Lin Dan of China hardly showed any signs of the abdominal injury that floored him in the Malaysia Open as he thrashed Marc Zwiebler of Germany 21-9, 21-12 to set up a quarter-final clash with Indonesian foe Taufik Hidayat.

Taufik, who struggled to beat Wong Wing Ki of Hong Kong 19-21, 21-18, 21-17 yesterday, had criticised Lin Dan's tendency to withdraw from tournaments regularly and this could spice up the quarter-final encounter.

Peter Gade Christensen of Denmark also claimed a quarter-final spot by beating P. Kashyap of India 21-16, 21-13 and will meet Simon Santoso of Indonesia, who beat England's Rajiv Ouseph 21-19, 21-15, today.

Kenichi Tago of Japan edged fourth seed Chen Long of China 20-22, 23-21, 21-16 and will play another China shuttler Du Pengyu, who overcame compatriot Bao Chunlai 21-13, 21-16, in the last eight.

In the women's singles, Wong Mew Choo's aim of securing an upset over top seed Wang Xin of China didn't materialise as the Malaysian suffered a tame 21-16, 21-9 defeat in 31 minutes.

New Danish pair Mads Condrads Petersen-Jonas Rasmussen continued to impress as they toppled three-time world champions Cai Yun-Fu Haifeng of China 21-18, 17-21, 21-13 to reach the quarter-finals.

They set up an all Danish quarter-final clash with World No 1 Mathias Boe-Carsten Mogensen, who beat Japan's Naoki Kawamae-Shoji Sato 21-10, 21-10.

courtesy of news straits times

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