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Mew Choo terus ditimpa malang


MEW CHOO tewas mengejut kepada pemain China pada aksi pusingan kedua Terbuka China semalam.

NASIB malang masih menghantui ratu badminton negara, Wong Mew Choo.

Selepas tersingkir pada pusingan pertama Terbuka Perancis awal bulan ini, Mew Choo yang memburu tiket Final Masters bulan depan, tewas mengejut kepada pemain ranking ke-99 dunia, Zhu Jingjing pada pusingan kedua Terbuka China semalam.

Mew Choo yang turun selaku juara bertahan, tewas 11-21, 14-21 dalam permainan yang mengambil masa 40 minit.

Pilihan ketujuh kejohanan itu kini berdepan risiko gagal melayakkan diri beraksi pada Final Masters yang akan diadakan di Kota Kinabalu pada 18 hingga 21 Disember sekiranya gagal menempatkan diri dalam kelompok lapan terbaik dalam ranking Super Series 2008.

Mew Choo kini menduduki ranking ke-10 Super Series dan hanya lapan pemain terbaik sahaja yang bakal beraksi pada Final Masters yang menawarkan hadiah lumayan AS$500,000 (RM1.8 juta) itu.

Seorang lagi pemain wanita perseorangan negara, Julia Wong Pei Xian pula beraksi cemerlang apabila menewaskan pemain pilihan ketiga dari Denmark, Tine Rasmussen 22-20, 10-21, 21-10.

Pada pusingan suku akhir hari ini, Julia akan menentang seorang lagi pemain China, Wang Lin yang menewaskan pemain Jerman, Xu Huaiwen Xu 21-17, 21-15.

Mengiringi Julia ke pusingan suku akhir ialah dua pemain lelaki perseorangan negara, Datuk Lee Chong Wei dan Wong Choong Hann yang akan bertemu sesama sendiri hari ini.

Chong Wei yang terpaksa bekerja keras sebelum menundukkan pemain ranking ke-109 dunia, Qiu Yanbo pada pusingan pertama kelmarin, mudah menundukkan pemain Hong Kong, Ng Wei 21-13, 21-14.

Manakala Choong Hann tampil cemerlang apabila menyingkirkan pemain pilihan kelima dari Denmark, Peter Gade 17-21, 21-18, 21-16.

Dalam pada itu, tiga beregu lelaki utama negara dengan diketuai Zakry Latif-Fairuzizuan Tazari turut melangkah ke pusingan suku akhir.

Zakry-Fairuzizuan yang diletakkan sebagai pilihan keempat, mudah menewaskan rakan sepasukan, Choong Hann-Hong Chieng Hun 21-13, 21-16. Turut mara bekas juara Seluruh England, Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong dan beregu veteran, Choong Tan Fook-Lee Wan Wah.

Kien Keat-Boon Heong menewaskan beregu China, Chai Biao-Liu Xiaolong 21-10, 21-13 manakala Tan Fook-Wan Wah menyingkirkan beregu Korea Selatan, Kim Ki Jung-Ko Sung Hyun 22-20, 21-8.

Beregu wanita No. 1 negara, Wong Pei Tty-Chin Eei Hui turut mara ke suku akhir selepas menewaskan beregu China, Deng Yuting-Tang Jinhua 21-13, 21-10.

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