KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 (Bernama) -- National men’s doubles pair Choong Hon Jian-Muhammad Haikal Nazri created an upset over Kim Astrup-Anderson Skaarup Rasmussen to storm into the last four of the Arctic Open 2025 in Vantaa, Finland, Friday.
The unseeded Malaysian pair took 39 minutes to dispose the third seeds 23-21, 21-15 in the quarter-finals of the Super 500 tournament held in Vantaan Energia areena.
Hon Jian-Muhammad Haikal will determine a slot in the final against Ben Lane-Sean Vendy after the England duo stunned sixth seeds from China Chen Bo Yang-Liu Yi 21-16, 21-12.
Meanwhile, national number one men’s doubles pair and top seeds Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik were made to slog before emerging victorious against unseeded Taiwanese duo Liu Kuang Heng-Yang Po Han, 21-19, 19-21, 21-17.
The 2022 world champions will face eighth seeds from Thailand Kittinupong Kedren-Dechapol Puavaranukroh after they came from behind to pull off a shock win over fourth seeds Liang Wei Keng-Wang Chang of China 19-21, 21-14, 21-19.
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