Double Trouble – All England: Day 2
Rio 2016 Olympic silver medallists Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong (Malaysia) regained some of the form that saw them reach number one in the world in knocking out last week’s Yonex German Open victors Hiroyuki…
· Lloyd Green
Rio 2016 Olympic silver medallists Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong (Malaysia) regained some of the form that saw them reach number one in the world in knocking out last week’s Yonex German Open victors Hiroyuki Endo/Yuta Watanabe in straight games on Thursday.
It followed the surprise victory of World No. 28 ranked Germans Mark Lamsfuss and Marvin Seidel against China’s He Jiting and Tan Qiang – conquerers of No. 2 seeds and current world champions Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen in round one.
He Jiting and Tan Qiang took a substantial lead in the first game advancing 11-3 ahead, but the Germans rode the wave of pressure to first equal the encounter at 15-15 and then go onto secure the game 22-20.