Veteran Daren suffers another early exit in Bali

Veteran Daren suffers another early exit in Bali

He was beaten 21-14, 21-15 by sixth seed Jonatan Christie in the Indonesia Open.

The defeat was Daren’s eighth early exit in nine outings this year. (Bernama pic)
KUALA LUMPUR:
Veteran national shuttler Liew Daren suffered another early exit after going down 21-14, 21-15 to sixth seed Jonatan Christie in the opening round of the Indonesia Open in Bali today.

Indonesian Jonatan will now face compatriot Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo in the next round.

Chico had earlier disposed of teammate Henrikho Kho Wibowo 21-11, 21-18 at the Bali International Convention Centre.

This is Daren’s eighth early exit in nine outings this year, with his best achievement being a quarterfinal appearance in the Thailand Open in January.

Meanwhile, women’s pair Vivian Hoo-Lim Chiew Sien staged a magnificent first round fightback to defeat Indonesians Melani Mamahit-Tryola Nadia 15-21, 21-8, 21-10.

Vivian-Chiew Sien will take on third seeds Jongkolphan Kititharakul-Rawinda Prajongjai next after the Thais received a first round bye.

Malaysia’s other women’s pair of Lee Meng Yean-Yap Cheng Wen also had a rough day, having to slog for one hour and 19 minutes before besting Alexandra Boje-Mette Poulsen of Denmark 21-12, 19-21, 26-24.

They face another tough challenge next in fifth seeds Gabriela Stoeva-Stefani Stoeva after the Bulgarians defeated India’s Ashwini Ponnappa-Reddy N Sikki 29-27, 21-18 earlier.

It was, however, the end of the road for mixed pair of Hoo Pang Ron-Cheah Yee See after they fell 21-18, 21-12 to Japanese third seeds Yuta Watanabe-Arisa Higashino.

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