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Saturday, October 20, 2007

Sairul and Tsuen Seng to meet in last eight of Dutch Open


PETALING JAYA: KLRC Bhd’s Sairul Amar Ayob and Lee Tsuen Seng guaranteed Malaysia at least one representative in the men’s singles semi-finals of the Dutch Open after both won their third round matches on Thursday.

Seventh seed Sairul beat Stanislav Pukhov of Russia 21-14, 21-18 to set up a quarter-final meeting against Tsuen Seng.

The second seeded Tsuen Seng, chasing his third international title of the year, beat England’s Rajiv Ouseph 21-13, 22-20.

Malaysian veteran Roslin Hashim is also through to the last eight.

The fifth seeded Roslin defeated Peter Mikkelsen of Denmark 21-19, 21-6 and will face China’s Wu Yunyong for a place in the last four.

KLRC Bhd’s Lim Pek Siah-Haw Chiou Hwee also reached the last eight of the women’s doubles competition after beating Americans Eva Lee-Mesinee Mangkalakiri 21-10, 21-18.

Pek Siah-Chiou Hwee will play second seeds Anastasia Russkikh-Ekaterina Ananina of Russia for a place in the semi-finals.


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