KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 — National professional men’s doubles pair Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi cruised into the quarter-finals of the China Open 2024 today without losing much sweat.
In the second round of the tournament at the Xincheng Gymnasium, Changzhou, Ong-Teo, ranked 23rd in the world had no problem recording an easy victory over Taiwanese pair Lee Fang Chih-Lee Fang Jen 21-19, 21-14 in a match that lasted just 35 minutes.
It was the third victory for the two against the Taiwanese pair since they had also beaten them in two previous meetings at the quarter-final stage last year.
Waiting for Ong-Teo in the quarter-final round tomorrow will be the winner of the action involving Indonesian pair Fajar Alfian-Muhammad Rian Ardianto and Andreas Søndergaard-Jesper Toft from Denmark.
Also following in their footsteps were national men’s doubles pair who have just turned professional Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani, after beating compatriots Wan Arif Wan Junaidi-Yap Roy King 21-14, 25-23 and are scheduled to meet another Malaysian pair, Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun, who had defeated the world champion pair from South Korea Kang Min Hyuk-Seo Seung Jae.
National mixed doubles pair Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie also moved into the next round after beating Supak Jomkoh-Supissara Paewsampran from Thailand 21-16, 21-12 and face a tough encounter against China’s Jiang Zhen Bang-Wei Ya Xin in the quarterfinals.
— Bernama
