KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 — Malaysia’s rising star Leong Jun Hao’s pulled off a giant-killing act to register a monumental moment in his career by beating home favourite Jonathan...
Leong Jun Hao , ranked world number 32, took on Jonathan Christie of Indonesia, ranked third in the world and the All England champion, and battled for 62 minutes before emerging with a 21-13, 16-21, 21-12 victory at the Istora Senayan in Jakarta.
Last week, Jun Hao had also registered a career-high win at the Singapore Open last week by toppling world No. 7 Anthony Ginting of Indonesia 21-14, 10-21, 21-8 to march into the quarter-finals. Vivian-Chiew Sien lost 17-21, 18-21 to Hong Kong’s Yeung Nga Ting-Yeung Pui Lam in straight sets while Roy King-Valeree went the distance before bowing out in three games against China’s Jiang Zhenbang-Wei Yaxin.
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