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10.6.09

Badminton / Singapore Open: Razif-Khe Wei advance, Chun Seang falls

By : Ajitpal Singh
Source : NST online

Razif  Latif (left) and Woon Khe Wei have made the main draw of the Singapore Open.
Razif Latif (left) and Woon Khe Wei have made the main draw of the Singapore Open.

RAZIF Latif-Woon Khe Wei advanced to the mixed doubles' main draw of the Singapore Open but national elite back-up singles player Tan Chun Seang was shown the door in the qualifying rounds yesterday.

Razif-Khe Wei were lucky in the opening round when Singapore's Hendri Kurniawan Saputra-Vanessa Neo retired midway in the second game. The Singaporean pair had turned on the heat with a stunning 21-19 victory in the first game.

Razif-Khe Wei were leading 11-8 when Hendri-Vanessa decided to retire.

In the deciding second round match, Razif-Khe Wei thrashed Netherlands' Koen Ridder-Yao Jie 21-9, 21-14 in 18 minutes to book their spot in the main draw.

The Malaysians face Singapore's Danny Bawa Chrisnanta-Yao Lei in the first round today.
Razif-Khe Wei are using the tournament and also next week's Indonesia Open to prepare for the World Championships in August.

Former national pair Chow Pak Chuu-Hong Chieng Hun also made the main draw of the men's doubles, after defeating Sune Gavnholt-Christian Lind Thomsen 21-10, 21-15.

Chun Seang, who was a reserve in last month's Sudirman Cup, started his campaign on a promising note by edging Denmark's Christian Thomsen Lind 16-21, 21-19, 23-21 in the first round of the qualifiers.

But he fell to a 21-13, 17-21, 21-7 defeat to China's Gong Weijie in the second round.

RESULTS (Malaysians unless stated)

Men's singles qualifiers (1st round): Tan Chun Seang bt Christian Thomsen Lind (Den) 16-21, 21-19, 23-21.

2nd round: Gong Weijie (Chn) bt Tan Chun Seang 21-13, 17-21, 21-7.

Doubles (1st round): Chow Pak Chuu-Hong Chieng Hun bt Sune Gavnholt-Christian Lind Thomsen (Den) 21-10, 21-15.

Women's singles (1st round): Kim Moon Hi (Kor) bt Anita Raj Kaur 21-16, 21-9.

Mixed doubles (1st round): Fairuzizuan Tazari-Wong Pei Tty bt Kenichi Hayakawa-Shizuka Matsuo 23-21, 21-19; Razif Latif-Woon Khe Wei bt Hendri Kurniawan Saputra-Vanessa Neo (Sin) 19-21, 11-8 (rtd),

2nd round: Han Sang Hoon-Jang Ye Na (Kor) bt Fairuzizuan Tazari-Wong Pei Tty 22-20, 11-21, 21-18; Razif Latif-Woon Khe Wei bt Koen Ridder-Yao Jie (Ned) 21-9, 21-14.