Wei Chong-Kai Wun fall to Indonesian pair and boisterous crowd

 They lost to Sabar Karwayan Gutama-Muhammad Reza Pahlevi in straight games watched by a super-charged disruptive crowd at Istora Stadium in Jakarta.

Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun were occasionally rattled by the unfriendly home crowd in Jakarta who booed each time they served. (Bernama pic)

PETALING JAYA:

 Malaysia’s world No 7 men’s doubles pair Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun failed to make it to the finals of the Indonesia Open, falling to a home pair who were buoyed up by an often-disruptive capacity crowd at the Istora Stadium in Jakarta.

The Malaysians lost to the 8th ranked pair Sabar Karwayan Gutama-Muhammad Reza Pahlevi 18-21, 21-12, 18-21 in a 59-minute match that was marred by the crowd booing each time the Malaysians served.

The defeat was their second in three encounters between the two pairs, and dashed Wei Chong-Kai Wun’s hopes of winning another title in Jakarta this year after the Indonesian Master’s victory in January. - FMT

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