In the Syed Modi International, men’s doubles shuttlers Choong Hon Jian-Mohd Haikal Nazri have advanced to the final.
Hon Jian-Haikal, who were only paired together in August, surprised everyone by defeating England’s world No. 23 Ben Lane-Sean Vendy with a score of 21-12, 21-19 in the semi-finals in Lucknow on Saturday (Dec 2).
The national pair will be competing against Japan’s world No. 16 Akira Koga-Taichi Saito for the title on Sunday (Dec 3).