Malaysia’s challenge in the men’s doubles in the World Championships in Copenhagen is still very much alive when seventh seeds Hoon Thien How-Tan Wee Kiong made it to the quarter-finals but it was the end of the road for Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong .
In match marked by some bad line calls Thein How-Wee Kiong survived a fierce onslaught by Japan’s Takehashi Kamura-Keijo Conoda before prevailing with a 19-21, 21-17, 21-19 win after a 63 minute battle at the Ballerup Super Arena.
The Malaysians will face Taiwan’s Lee Sheng Mu-Tsai Chia Hsin for a place in the semi-final. The Taiwanese defeated Japan’s Hiroyuki Enda-Kenichi Hayakawa 23-21, 21-17 to advance.
Kien Keat and Boon Heong were also involved a three-set tie but failed to ride on their 21-14 win in the first set and lost the next two sets 21-10, 21-19 to bring their partnership to an end. Kien Keat has quit the national team and is now coaching a club side in Thailand.
Meanwhile in the women’s doubles Indonesia’s Nitya Krishinda Maheswari-Greysia Polii broke the Danish hearts when they crushed second seeds and home favourites Christina Pedersen-Kamilla Rytter Juhl 21-15, 21-19 to reach the quarter-finals.
Newly crowned Commonwealth Games champions Chris Adcock-Gabrielle Adcock were ousted from the world meet. The husband and wife team, seeded fourth in Copenhagen succumbed to a 21-15, 21-19 defeat to China’s 11th seeds Cheng Liu-Bao Yixin.
RESULTS THIRD ROUND (Selected)
Men’s Doubles
Hoon Thien How-Tan Wee Kiong (Mas) beat Takehashi Kamura-Keijo Conoda (Jpn) 19-21, 21-17, 21-19
Ko Sung Hyun-Shin Baek Cheol (Kor) beat Hiroyuki Enda-Kenichi Hayakawa (Jpn) 23-21, 21-17
Lee Sheng Mu-Tsai Chia Hsin (Tpe) beat Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong (Mas) 14-21, 21-10, 21-19
Women’s Doubles
Nitya Krishinda Maheswari-Greysa Polii (Ina) beat Christina Pedersen-Kamilla Rytter Juhl (Den) 21-15, 21-19
Mixed Doubles
Cheng Liu-Bao Yixin (Chn) beat Chris Adcock-Gabrielle Adcock (Eng) 21-15, 21-19
