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Badminton / German Open: Choong Hann, Wei Feng stay on course

Lee Chong Wei has amassed 81,399 points to stay on top.
Lee Chong Wei has amassed 81,399 points to stay on top.

CHONG Wei Feng and Wong Choong Hann saved the blushes for Malaysia by reaching the third round after Tan Chun Seang and Yeoh Kay Bin crashed out in the second round of the German Open yesterday.


Wong Choong Hann defeated Christian Bosiger of Switzerland 21-10, 21-12 in the second round of the German Open yesterday.
Wong Choong Hann defeated Christian Bosiger of Switzerland 21-10, 21-12 in the second round of the German Open yesterday.
The unseeded Wei Feng defeated Bjoern Joppein of Germany 21-16, 21-19 in 33 minutes but faced an uphill battle against top seed Bao Chunlai of China in a late third round match last night.

Choong Hann had an easy 21-10, 21-12 win over Christian Bosiger of Switzerland and played Anup Sridhar of India for a place in the quarter-finals last night.

Chun Seang let slip another chance to make an impression as he fell 21-18, 17-21, 21-15 to Rajiv Ouseph of England while Chetan Anand of India showed Kay Bin the exit with a 23-21, 21-12 win in the second round.

In the women's singles first round on Wednesday, Julia Wong was shocked 21-17, 22-20 by Megumi Taruno of Japan while Lydia Cheah suffered a 21-7, 21-14 defeat to Hwang Hye Youn of South Korea.
However, Malaysia fared better in the men's doubles as three pairs reached the second round.

Mak Hee Chun-Tan Wee Kiong had a shaky start but recovered to beat Denmark's Jacob Chemnitz-Mikkel Larsen 18-21, 21-16, 21-17.

Razif Latif-Chan Peng Soon defeated Netherland's Ruud Bosch-Koen Ridder 21-16, 21-17 while former national pair Gan Teik Chai-Tan Bin Shen also secured a fine 22-20, 22-20 win over Han Sang Hoon-Hwang Ji Man of South Korea.

Hee Chun-Wee Kiong were involved in a late second round encounter against Germany's Michael Fuchs-Ingo Kindervater last night with the winners advancing to the quarter-finals.

Razif-Peng Soon played Kenichi Hayakawa-Kenta Kazuno while Teik Chai-Bin Shen met Kasper Hendriksen-Christian Skovgaard of Denmark yesterday.

In the mixed doubles, Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying defeated Dave Khodabux-Samantha Barning of the Netherlands 21-13, 18-21, 21-18 but faced a tough task against Olympic champions Lee Yong Dae-Lee Hyo Jung of South Korea last night.

Razif-Woon Khe Wei, who stunned second seeds Rasmus Andersen-Helle Nielsen of Denmark 21-16, 21-17, played South Koreans Ko Sung Hyun-Ha Jung Eun in the second round.

RESULTS (Malaysia unless stated) -- Men's singles, 2nd rd: Bao Chunlai (Chn) bt Andrew Dabeka (Can) 21-10, 22-20; Chong Wei Feng bt Bjoern Joppein (Ger) 21-16, 21-19; Andrew Smith (Eng) bt Anand Pawar (Ind) 14-21, 21-14, 21-8; Hong Ji Hoon (Kor) bt Jan Jorgensen (Den) 22-20, 21-23, 21-19; Rajiv Ouseph (Eng) bt Tan Chun Seang 21-18, 17-21, 21-15; Chen Long (Chn) bt Pavel Florian (Cze) 21-6, 21-11; Wong Choong Hann bt Christian Bosiger (Swi) 21-10, 21-12; Chetan Anand (Ind) bt Yeoh Kay Bin 23-21, 21-12.

Doubles, 1st rd: Razif Latif-Chan Peng Soon bt Ruud Bosch-Koen Ridder (Ned) 21-16, 21-17; Mak Hee Chun-Tan Wee Kiong bt Jacob Chemnitz-Mikkel Larsen (Den) 18-21, 21-15, 21-13; Gan Teik Chai-Tan Bin Shen bt Han Sang Hoon-Hwang Ji Man (Kor) 22-20 22-20.

Women's singles, 1st rd: Hwang Hye Youn (Kor) bt Lydia Cheah 21-7, 21-14; Megumi Taruno (Jpn) bt Julia Wong 21-17, 22-20.

Mixed Doubles, 1st rd: Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying bt Dave Khodabux-Samantha Barning (Ned) 21-13, 18-21, 21-18; Razif Latif-Woon Khe Wei bt Rasmus Andersen-Helle Nielsen (Den) 21-16, 21-17.

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