Shot in the Arm for Chow/Lee
Chow Mei Kuan and Lee Meng Yean received a shot of confidence ahead of their home tournament - the Celcom Axiata Malaysia Open 2019 - with a strong finish at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2019 in New Delhi last week.
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Although the Malaysian women’s doubles pair failed in their bid to win their first World Tour Super 500 title, they were in form through the week, quelling the challenges of some tough opponents on their way to the summit clash.
Chow and Lee prevailed in three games over Hong Kong’s Ng Tsz Yau/Yuen Sin Ying in the opening match, before beating China’s Chen Lu/Xu Ya and eighth seeds Chayanit Chaladchalam/Phataimas Muenwong in straight games.
The highlight of the week was their fightback from the brink against second seeds Jongkolphan Kititharakul/Rawinda Prajongjai in the semifinals. The Malaysians trailed by a game and 14-19 before reeling off seven points in a row to take the match to a decider, which they narrowly won.