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Vountus proves BAM wrong by making Macau Open quarter-finals

PETALING JAYA: Back in September, the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) controversially terminated Vountus Indra Mawan’s contract, claiming that he lacked the skills to be in the national team.

Yesterday, the 23-year-old proved them wrong at the Macau Open GP Gold as he combined with Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari to stun third seeded Indonesians Yonathan Surya­tama Dasuki-Hendra Gunawan 14-21, 22-20, 21-11 in the men’s doubles third round.

After losing the first game 14-21, the Malaysian scratch pair fought tooth and nail against the world No. 25 Indonesians to square things up by winning 22-20.

The third game saw the Malaysians in control as they went on to book their place in the quarter-finals.
Vountus said that all he wanted to do was to play his best as a professional after the BAM controversy.
Vountus-Fairuzizuan are the only pair left in the running following the 17-21, 9-21 loss of former junior champions Chooi Kah Ming-Ow Yao Han to South Koreans Shin Baek-choel-Yoo Yeon-seong.
Former world No. 1 Wong Choong Hann, 35, crashed out after losing 17-21, 21-15, 12-21 to India’s K. Srikanth.



Results - Third round

Men’s singles: K. Srikanth (Ind) bt Wong Choong Hann (Mas) 21-17, 15-21, 21-12; Chen Yuekun (Chn) bt Riyanto Subagja (Ina) 21-12, 21-17; Wei Nan (Hkg) bt Teng Shih Hua (Tpe) 21-18, 21-19; Wong Wing Ki (Hkg) bt Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk (Tha) 21- 19, 12-21, 21-18; Hong Ji-hoon (Kor) bt Poodchalat Pisit (Tha) 21-15, 21-13; R.M.V. Gurusaidutt (Ind) bt Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka (Ina) 21-13, 21-18; Chan Yan Kit (HKg) bt Ashton Chen Yong Zhao (Sin) 21-15, 21-15; Gao Huan (Chn) bt Taufik Hidayat (Ina) 21-13, 11-21, 21-10.

Men’s doubles: Vountus Indra Mawan-Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari (Mas) bt Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki-Hendra Gunawan (Ina) 14-21, 22-20, 21-11; Shin Baek-choel-Yoo Yeon-seong (Kor) bt Chooi Kah Ming-Ow Yao Han (Mas) 21-17, 21-9; Vladimir Ivanov-Ivan Sozonov (Rus) bt Angriawan Berry-Yohanes Rendy Sugiarto (Ina) 21-14, 21-18; Ronel Estanislao-Paul Jefferson Vivas (Phi) bt Kona Tarun-Vishnu Arun (Ind) 15-21, 21-19, 24-22.
Matches involving Malaysians in other events

Women’s doubles: Wang Pei-rong-Wen Kuo-yu (Tpe) bt Vivian Hoo-Woon Khe Wei 21-12, 18-21, 21-16.

Mixed doubles: Tantowi Ahmad-Lilyana Natsir (Ina) bt Tan Aik Quan-Lai Pei Jing 21-17, 21-14.


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