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Wei Chong-Kai Wun fall to Indonesian pair and boisterous crowd
Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun were occasionally rattled by the unfriendly home crowd in Jakarta who booed each time they served. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA : Malaysia's world No 7 men's doubles pair Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun failed to make it to the finals of the Indonesia Open, falling to a home pair who were buoyed up by an often-disruptive capacity crowd at the Istora Stadium in Jakarta.
They lost to the 8th-ranked pair Sabar Karyaman Gutama-Reza Pahlevi Isfahani 18-21, 21-12, 18-21 in a 59-minute match that was marred by the crowd booing each time the Malaysians served.
The defeat was their second in three encounters between the two pairs, and dashed Wei Chong-Kai Wun's hopes of winning another title in Jakarta this year after the Indonesia Master's victory in January.
Despite the loss, Wei Chong-Kai Wun can hold their heads high as this is their fourth semi-final appearance while they have also won two titles this season, the Indonesia Masters and Malaysia Masters.
They have so far won five career titles and were runners-up three times, including in the World Tour Super 1000 series Indonesia Open last year.
As beaten semi-finalists in the Indonesia Open, the Malaysian duo take home US$20,300 (RM85,898).
In tomorrow's final, the Indonesian pair will either face compatriots Fajar Alfian-Rian Ardianto or Kim Won Ho-Seo Seung Jae from South Korea.
