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June 1 06
SURABAYA (Indonesia): Lee Chong Wei was the only Malaysian shuttler left standing in the men’s singles after the first day of action in the US$250,000 Indonesian Open here yesterday.
Chong Wei, the top seed and world number two, got off to an excellent start when he disposed of Chen Chi-hao of Taiwan 21-10, 21-8 in the first round.
In the second round, which was also played yesterday, Chong Wei eliminated Indonesian Alamsyah 21-14, 21-17.
The 24-year-old Chong Wei will face China’s Chen Yu for a place in the last eight.
Back-up shuttler Yeoh Kay Bin also got off to a good start when he defeated Indonesian Budi Santoso 15-21, 21-16, 21-19.
But his challenge ended in the second round when he went down 12-21, 5-21 to Kenneth Jonassen of Denmark.
Lee Tsuen Seng, K. Yogendran and club player Pei Wei Chung, however, suffered first-round exits.
Tsuen Seng’s misery in international tournaments continued when he was sent packing by former Indonesian great Icuk Sugiarto’s son Tommy Sugiarto 12-21, 11-21.
Yogendran lost 16-21, 12-21 to Germany’s Bjoern Joppien while Wei Chung went down 16-21, 8-21 to Thailand’s Boonsak Ponsana.
June 1 06
SURABAYA (Indonesia): Lee Chong Wei was the only Malaysian shuttler left standing in the men’s singles after the first day of action in the US$250,000 Indonesian Open here yesterday.
Chong Wei, the top seed and world number two, got off to an excellent start when he disposed of Chen Chi-hao of Taiwan 21-10, 21-8 in the first round.
In the second round, which was also played yesterday, Chong Wei eliminated Indonesian Alamsyah 21-14, 21-17.
The 24-year-old Chong Wei will face China’s Chen Yu for a place in the last eight.
Back-up shuttler Yeoh Kay Bin also got off to a good start when he defeated Indonesian Budi Santoso 15-21, 21-16, 21-19.
But his challenge ended in the second round when he went down 12-21, 5-21 to Kenneth Jonassen of Denmark.
Lee Tsuen Seng, K. Yogendran and club player Pei Wei Chung, however, suffered first-round exits.
Tsuen Seng’s misery in international tournaments continued when he was sent packing by former Indonesian great Icuk Sugiarto’s son Tommy Sugiarto 12-21, 11-21.
Yogendran lost 16-21, 12-21 to Germany’s Bjoern Joppien while Wei Chung went down 16-21, 8-21 to Thailand’s Boonsak Ponsana.