Choong Hann clears first hurdle
Top News 3:03 PM
LONDON: Malaysian pair Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif-Hoon Thien How crashed out in the second round of the badminton World Championships with a 24-26, 20-21 defeat to Fang Chieh-min-Lee Sheng-mu of Taiwan here on Tuesday
Meanwhile, Spanish teenager Carolina Marin created an upset in the first round of the women's singles in the badminton World Championships when she beat 15th seed Eriko Hirose from Japan 21-23, 21-16, 21-16.
First round results
Men's singles: Wong Choong Hann (Mas) bt Hsieh Yu Hsing (Tpe) 21-7 21-9.
Second round results
Men's doubles: Fang Chieh-min-Lee Sheng-mu bt Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif-Hoon Thien How (Mas) 26-24, 21-20
Women's singles: Carolina Marin (Spa) bt Eriko Hirose (Jpn) 21-23, 21-16, 21-16.
Posted by Lucas Liau
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