Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei were dealt a cruel blow in the first round after being drawn against world number one pair Zheng Siwei-Huang Yaqiong of China.
National top women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah’s performance at the World Badminton Championships quarterfinals last night deserves credit, despite failing to overcome the trauma of losing to China’s Zhang Shu Xian-Zheng Yu.