Tan-Lai stun Olympic champs
Published on: Thursday, June 22, 2017
PETALING JAYA: Mixed doubles pair Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing pulled off the biggest upset in their careers at the Australian Open badminton championship on Wednesday.The pair dumped Olympic champions and reigning Indonesian Open champions Tontowi Ahmad-Lilyana Natsir of Indonesia 21-17, 21-16 in the first round in Sydney, reported The Star.It was a sweet revenge for Kian Meng-Pei Jing after losing to their formidable opponents in the quarter-finals of the Indonesian Open last week.
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They will take on Japan's Yugo Kobayashi-Misaki Matsutomo next.They may be tired after fighting so hard to win the Indonesian Open title on Sunday but we took our chances well," said Pei Jing.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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