V Shem-Wee Kiong put up a good fight to march into third round


Focused: China’s Li Wenmei (front) and Zheng Yu in action against Thailand’s Benyapa Aimsaard and Nuntakarn Aimsaard during their women’s doubles second round. — AP

PETALING JAYA: It was a happy reunion for former world No. 1 Goh V Shem-Tan Wee Kiong, combining again to power into the third round of the World Championships in Huelva.

The Rio de Janeiro Olympics men’s doubles silver medallists had to dig deep into their reserves before taming Japanese youngsters Masayuki Onodera-Hiroki Okamura 21-15, 22-24, 21-16 in 66 minutes.

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