PETALING JAYA: National men’s doubles pair Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun crashed out of the Japan Open after a hard-fought loss to South Korea’s world No 3 pair Kim Won Ho-Seo Seung Jae in the quarter-finals today.
The world No 6 pair went down 13-21, 21-18, 13-21 in a match that lasted 54 minutes at the Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo.
This was the second time the Malaysians have lost to the Koreans in their two encounters so far.
Won Ho and Seung Jae will face either China’s Liang Wei Keng-Wang Chang or Malaysia’s Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi in tomorrow’s semi-final.