I can reach it: Japan’s Hiroyuki Endo diving to retrieve a shot as his partner Yuta Watanabe looks on during their All-England men’s doubles final against Indonesia’s Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo on Sunday.
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s former coach Tan Kim Her has followed in Jeremy Gan’s footsteps to produce All-England champions for Japan.
World No. 6 Hiroyuki Endo-Yuta Watanabe, who has been training under Kim Her since April last year, emerged as Japan’s first-ever men’s doubles champions in the tournament’s 110-year history when they prevailed in a sensational 21-18,12-21,21-19 win over world No. 1 Marcus Fernaldi Gideon-Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo of Indonesia in the final at the Arena Birmingham on Sunday.
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