Indian Surprise for Goh/Tan – Day 2: DAIHATSU YONEX Japan Open 2018
India’s Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy scored a memorable upset as they edged out Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong in a thriller at the DAIHATSU YONEX Japan Open today.
· DEV SUKUMAR
India’s Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy scored a memorable upset as they edged out Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong in a thriller at the DAIHATSU YONEX Japan Open today.
The first round Men’s Doubles bout went the way of the Indians, 15-21 23-21 21-19; Attri and Reddy now take on China’s He Jiting/Tan Qiang.
Goh and Tan, ranked No.11 to the Indians’ No.28, started strongly, holding their lead all the way to go a game ahead. From a position of strength at 13-8 in the second game, however, the Malaysians started to falter as Reddy and Attri chipped away at the lead. The Indians continued with their momentum, and even though the Malaysians saved three game points and had match point of their own, Reddy and Attri held firm to take the match to a decider.