# Ginting dumps world champion Momota
Goh V Shem-Tan Wee Kiong joined compatriots Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi in the men’s doubles quarter-finals as Malaysia’s challenge in the men’s singles came to an end in the Asian Games badminton with the defeat of Lee Zii Jia.
The top Malaysian pair and former world number one stormed into the quarter-finals with a 21-9, 21-12 win over Nepal brothers Bikash and Nabin in only 20 minutes.
V Shem-Wee Kiong will play the winners of Indonesian top seeds Marcus Fernaldi Gideon-Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo versus Japan’s Takuto Inoue-Yuki Kaneki in a late night match.
Earlier Malaysia’s second-ranked pair Yew Sin-Ee Yi upset Japan’s third seeds in straight games 21-14, 21-17. The Malaysians are 25 in the world against the third-ranked Japanese.
The Yew Sin-Ee Yi pair next faces Indonesians Fajar Alfian-Muhammad Rian Ardianto who beat South Koreans Kim Wan-ho-Seo Seung-ja 21-18, 21-13.
Meanwhile, Malaysia’s run in the men’s singles ended with the defeat to Lee Zii Jia who lost in straight games against Korean veteran Son Wan-ho 11-21, 17-2.
Indonesia celebrated when Anthony Ginting dumped newly crowned world champion Kento Momota. The unseeded Indonesian shocked the second-seeded Japanese 21-18, 21-18.
Jonatan Christie joined his compatriot when he came back from a game down to beat Thailand’s Khosit Phetpradap 17-21, 21-18, 221-18 in a marathon 90-minute encounter.
However, in the women’s singles, Indonesia suffered a double blow with the exit of Fitriani Fitriani and world junior champion Gregoria Mariska in the second round -losing to their Indian rivals.
Saina Nehwal ousted Fitriani Fitriani 21-6, 21-14 while P.V. Sindhu stopped Mariska 21-12, 21-15 to reach the quarter-finals.RIZAL ABDULLAH
