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12-04-2004, 10:45 PM
TheStar
PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers Lee Chong Wei and Chan Chong Ming-Koo Kien Keat continued to stamp their mark as the top players in the country when they marched into the men's singles and doubles finals respectively in the US$50,000 Taiwan Open yesterday.
The unseeded Chong Ming-Kien Keat pulled off the biggest upset when they blew away top seed and world number 14 Liu Kwok Wak-Albertus Susanto Njoto of Hong Kong 15-12, 15-7 in the semi-finals.
The duo are now on the right track to win their first international title. They will take on Indonesians Hendra Gunawan-Joko Riyadi in the final today.
The 22-year-old Chong Wei consolidated his position as the top player in the country when he clinched his easiest win yet over senior Wong Choong Hann, with a convincing 15-6, 15-3 victory to book his second consecutive final in an international tournament.
After falling short in the final of the Singapore Open two weeks ago, Chong Wei has now a bright chance to win his first international title outside of Malaysia.
The Malaysian Open champion will take on junior Kuan Beng Hong in the final today.
The 21-year-old Beng Hong snuffed out the fire in teammate Lee Tsuen Seng with a hard-fought 15-12, 15-11 victory to reach his first Open final.
Kien Keat also stayed in the hunt for a doubles title when he checked into the mixed doubles final with Wong Pei Tty.
The duo put up a sterling fight to edge Singaporeans Saputra Hendry Kurniawan-Li Yujia 16-17, 15-10, 15-9. They had also beaten the Singaporeans in the Singapore Open semi-finals two weeks ago.
However, it was the end of the road for Pei Tty-Chin Eei Hui in the women's doubles. The duo went down tamely 4-15, 9-15 to top seed Chien Yu-chin-Cheng Wen-hsing of Taiwan.
PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers Lee Chong Wei and Chan Chong Ming-Koo Kien Keat continued to stamp their mark as the top players in the country when they marched into the men's singles and doubles finals respectively in the US$50,000 Taiwan Open yesterday.
The unseeded Chong Ming-Kien Keat pulled off the biggest upset when they blew away top seed and world number 14 Liu Kwok Wak-Albertus Susanto Njoto of Hong Kong 15-12, 15-7 in the semi-finals.
The duo are now on the right track to win their first international title. They will take on Indonesians Hendra Gunawan-Joko Riyadi in the final today.
The 22-year-old Chong Wei consolidated his position as the top player in the country when he clinched his easiest win yet over senior Wong Choong Hann, with a convincing 15-6, 15-3 victory to book his second consecutive final in an international tournament.
After falling short in the final of the Singapore Open two weeks ago, Chong Wei has now a bright chance to win his first international title outside of Malaysia.
The Malaysian Open champion will take on junior Kuan Beng Hong in the final today.
The 21-year-old Beng Hong snuffed out the fire in teammate Lee Tsuen Seng with a hard-fought 15-12, 15-11 victory to reach his first Open final.
Kien Keat also stayed in the hunt for a doubles title when he checked into the mixed doubles final with Wong Pei Tty.
The duo put up a sterling fight to edge Singaporeans Saputra Hendry Kurniawan-Li Yujia 16-17, 15-10, 15-9. They had also beaten the Singaporeans in the Singapore Open semi-finals two weeks ago.
However, it was the end of the road for Pei Tty-Chin Eei Hui in the women's doubles. The duo went down tamely 4-15, 9-15 to top seed Chien Yu-chin-Cheng Wen-hsing of Taiwan.