KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 — Professional men’s doubles, Chooi Kah Ming-Low Juan Shen began their campaign in the Celcom Axiata Malaysia Open 2019 on the right footing when they upset the world’s number 11th pair, He Jiting-Tan Qiang in their opening match today.
Chooi-Low ranked 45th in the world displayed a mesmerising performance to tame the Chinese pair in straight sets, 21-18, 24-22 in 33 minutes at Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur Sports City, Bukit Jalil here.
Low described the victory in the first set as a major booster to their confidence to control the court in the second set which almost went into rubber set.
“We were just told yesterday we have a slot after a doubles pair pulled out. We hope to make full use of opportunity in Malaysia Open,” he told Bernama.
Tomorrow they will either face sixth seeds Mohamad Ahsan-Hendrawan Setiawan of Indonesia or the Thai pair of Bodin Isara-Maneepong Jongjit in the second round.
Chooi-Low had earlier won the Laos International Series Championship on February 24. — Bernama
