KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — Three Malaysian representatives including men’s doubles pairs Ong Yew Sin - Teo Ee Yi and Man Wei Chong - Tee Kai Wun today advanced to the Taipei Open 2023 semi-finals.
Malaysia is guaranteed a spot in the men’s doubles final as top seeds Ong - Teo will lock horns with fifth seeds Man - Tee in the last four tomorrow at the Tian-Mu Arena, University of Taipei.
In today’s quarter-finals, Ong - Teo came from behind to dispose of Taiwan’s Lee Fang-Chih - Lee Fang-Jen 15 - 21, 21 - 19, 21 - 17.
On the other hand Man - Tee, who are the Malaysia Masters 2023 runners-up, took 32 minutes to stun fourth seeds Lee Jhe-Huei - Yang Po-Hsuan of Taiwan 21 - 19, 21 - 19.
National mixed doubles pair Chen Tang Jie - Toh Ee Wei also made it to the semi-finals by triumphing over home duo Yang Po-Hsuan - Hu Ling Fang 21 - 15, 21 - 14.
The fourth seeds will face another Taiwanese pair, Ye Hong Wei - Lee Chia Hsin, who prevented an all-Malaysian semi-final affair by ousting Hoo Pang Ron - Teoh Mei Xing 21 - 18, 21 - 14.
— Bernama
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National badminton and men’s doubles athletes Man Wei Chong and Tee Kai Wun react following their match against Taiwan's Lee Jhe-Huei and Yang Po-Hsuan, during the Taipei Open 2023 semi-finals at the Tian-Mu Arena in the University of Taipei, Taiwan, on June 23, 2023. — Picture by FACEBOOK/BADMINTON ASSOCIATION OF MALAYSIA - BAM[/caption]
