Japan Open: Malaysians Spring Surprise
Just five tournaments into their partnership, Jimmy Wong and Cheng Su Yin knocked out in-form pair Mathias Christiansen and Alexandra Boje on their way to a first semifinal.
· DEV SUKUMAR
It was Christiansen and Boje’s earliest defeat since the All England in March, after which they had embarked on a brilliant run which saw them win four titles from five finals.
Wong and Cheng, whose partnership started at the Malaysia Masters where they ran into the Danes, turned it around today with a calm performance, disallowing the Danes any substantial opening.
After a late surge in the opening game, the world No.118 duo shot ahead early in the second and kept their lead, closing out the match 21-17 21-17 to ensure their debut appearance in an HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750 semifinal.