KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia’s top mixed doubles pair Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei crashed out of the Macau Open today, falling to Denmark’s Mathias Christiansen and Alexandra Boje in the semi-finals.
According to Free Malaysia Today (FMT), the world No. 3 duo lost 21-15, 17-21, 11-21 in a 54-minute match after a strong start. Despite comfortably taking the first game, they were undone by unforced errors in the next two, allowing the world No. 4 Danes to take control.
The win marked Christiansen-Boje’s first victory over the Malaysians in three meetings, the report said.
Their exit ends hopes for an all-Malaysian final, after national underdogs Jimmy Wong and Lai Pei Jing — ranked world No. 127 — pulled off a shock win over a top Indonesian pair earlier to reach the World Tour Super 300 final.
