Fairuzizuan-Vountus advance in Macau Open

PROFESSIONAL pair Fairuzizuan Tazari-Vountus Indra Mawan advanced to the quarter-finals of the Macau Open as veteran Wong Choong Hann's campaign came to an end in the third round yesterday.
Fairuz-Vountus upset third seeds Yonathan Dasuki-Hendra Gunawan of Indonesia 14-21, 22-20, 21-11 and will play another Indonesian pair Alvent Yulianto-Markis Kido in the last eight today.
National back-up pair Chooi Kah Ming-Ow Yao Han were shown the exit in the second round when they suffered a 21-17, 21-9 thrashing at the hands of South Koreans Yoo Yeon Seong-Shin Baek Cheol.
Choong Hann, 34, didn't have the energy to overcome K. Srikanth of India and suffered a 21-17, 15-21, 21-12 defeat in 53 minutes.
Women's doubles Vivian Hoo-Woon Khe Wei lost 21-12, 18-21 21-6 to Taiwan's Wang Pei Rong-Wen Kuo Yu.
Meanwhile, Tain Aik Quan-Lai Pei Jing lost 21-17, 21-14 to top seeds Ahmad Tantowi-Liliyana Natsir of Indonesia in the mixed doubles.
The Macau Open didn't attract any top names who will be focusing on the Super Series Finals in Shenzhen on Dec 12-16.
Lee Chong Wei withdrew from the event to focus on the Super Series Finals while Liew Daren is the other Malaysian who have qualified for the event.
The other players in the men's singles who have qualified for the Super Series Finals are China's Chen Long and Du Pengyu, Japanese duo Kenichi Tago and Du Pengyu, Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand and Hu Yun of Hong Kong.
Courtesy of New Straits Times