Good Day for Hosts – Malaysia Masters: Day 2
Praveen Jordan and Melati Daeva Oktavianti received a rude wake-up call to the new year as they were sent packing out of the PERODUA Malaysia Masters 2020 by young Malaysian pair Chong Wei Man and Pearly Tan.
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There was more good news in store for the hosts as Lee Zii Jia outgunned Anders Antonsen for the first time in three matches.
The home star trailed early but got better as the match progressed. Antonsen looked off-key in the third game and was left to rue his inconsistent performance as he crashed out 14-21 21-15 21-8.
“I’m not sure what happened,” said Antonsen, appearing quite puzzled. “I think he suddenly started playing better in the second game. Maybe I didn’t have the rhythm as this is the first match of the year. I will have to analyse this and hopefully do better in Indonesia next week.”