Goh-Tan advance to HK Open second round
Published on: Thursday, November 24, 2016
Kuala Lumpur: World No. 1 pair Goh V Shem-Tan Wee Kiong lived up to their billing as top seeds by checking into the second round of the Hong Kong Open on Wednesday following a convincing win over Denmark's Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen. The Malaysian duo, who suffered a shock first round defeat at the China Open last week, needed only 41 minutes to notch a 21-14, 21-15 win over the Danes, reported the New Straits Times. V Shem-Wee Kiong, will play the winner of the match between China's Liu Cheng-Zhang Nan and Indonesia's Berry Angriawan-Hendra Setiawan next for a place in the quarter-finals.
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Also through to the second round are qualifiers Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi, who stunned fifth seeds Mads Conrad Petersen-Mads Pieler Kolding of Denmark 21-19, 22-24, 21-18. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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