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K.M. Boopathy
New Straits Times
11-28-2008
Men's doubles struggle
Byline: K.M. Boopathy
Edition: Main/Lifestyle
Section: Main Section
Memo: Badminton

NATIONAL No 1 Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong and Zakry Latif- Fairuzizuan Tazari slugged their way into the quarter-finals alongside women's doubles Wong Pei Tty-Chin Eei Hui in the Hong Kong Open yesterday.

Kien Keat-Boon Heong were expected to cruise past England's Robert Blair-Chris Adcock but were made to struggle before winning 18-21, 21-19, 21-16 in 46 minutes.
A repeat performance in today's quarter-finals will surely put end to their campaign as they are up against favourites Markis Kido- Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia. The Olympic champions ...

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