Ohori's 'lucky charm' run ends for husband Yew Sin in Japan Open
Yew Sin and men's doubles partner Teo Ee Yi were stopped 21-14, 21-15 by South Korea's world No. 3 Kim Won Ho-Seo Seung Jae at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
It was a bittersweet end to what had been a dream week for Yew Sin — his first tournament since tying the knot with former Japanese star and world No. 7 Ohori in Melaka last month.
With his wife watching from the stands, the world No. 30 rediscovered their spark to reach their first World Tour semi-final of the season after crashing out in the first round of seven consecutive events.
But their inspired run came undone against the in-form Koreans, who were simply a class above on the day.
The defeat also dashed hopes of an all-Malaysian final, with top seeds Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani taking on Taiwan's Liu Kuan Heng-Yan Po Han in the other semi-final.
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