Having lost to Cai Yun-Haifeng on Wednesday, the pressure was on Kien Keat-Boon Heong but the Danes were the ones who choked in the deciding game. Kien Keat, who needed medical attention twice for a bruised finger in the third game, also took advantage of the break to unsettle the Danes.
Kien Keat-Boon Heong must wait for the last group match between Boe-Mogensen and Cai Yun-Haifeng to confirm their semi-final berth. If Boe-Mogensen win, the semi-finalists will be decided on countback.
In the men's singles, Daren battled hard but his fitness and endurance were not good enough to stop Chen Long from securing a 23-25, 21-8, 21-12 win in Group B.
The win confirmed Chen Long a place in the semis while Daren was offered a glimmer of hope after Hans Christian Vittinghus of Denmark defeated Japan's Kenichi Tago 21-18, 21-13 in the same group.
Daren can sneak in if he beats Vittinghus in straight games and Chen Long secures a win over Kenichi with the same margin today.
"I had no pressure in the first game and managed to fight back from 10-18 to win 25-23. However, Chen Long was very focused after that," said Daren.
"I was very tired in the third game. My fitness is lacking compared to the top players and I have to work harder in order to beat them."
Men's doubles Tan Wee Kiong-Hoon Thien How are also out of the semi-finals after losing 21-17, 21-16 to Hong Wei-Shen Ye of China in Group B.
Mixed doubles Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying also failed to get past the preliminary stage after losing 21-16, 21-8 to Denmark's Joachim Fischer Nielsen-Christinna Pedersen in Group B.
They will play Olympic champions Zhang Nan-Zhao Yunlei of China in their last group match today.
Courtesy of New Straits Times
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