PETALING JAYA: Going for a counter-attacking strategy paid off for Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi against Indonesia’s Shohibul Fikri-Bagas Maulana in the men’s doubles quarter-finals of the Swiss Open.
The independent pair and world No. 8 changed their game plan after losing the first game 16-21 and it worked well in the end as they won the next two games 21-12, 21-19 to book their spot in the last four in Basel on Friday.
“So, we decided to be a bit more defensive and take the opportunities to counter-attack in the second and third games. It worked.” The duo will take on India’s world No. 6 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty next for a place in the final. Independent pair and world No. 11 Soon Huat-Shevon had finished runners-up last year and will face Holland’s world No. 12 Robin Tabeling-Selena Piek for a spot in a second consecutive final.Tabeling-Piek had dashed the hopes of national pair Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei after narrowly edging the latter 21-19, 19-21, 21-19.
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