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Manu-Sumeeth advance to Japan Open quarters
Updated On: 13 September, 2018 09:09 AM IST | Tokyo | PTI
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Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy
Indian men's doubles pair of Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy stunned Olympic silver medallists Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong of Malaysia to enter the quarterfinals of the USD 700,000 Japan Open badminton tournament here Wednesday.
National champions Manu and Sumeeth, who had defeated the Malaysian pair at Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold in 2015, saved a match point in the second game and came back from a 17-19 deficit to upset world number 10 V Shem and Tan Wee 15-21 23-21 21-19 in a 54-minute battle. "I feel we are playing well now. In today's match we played really well in the 2nd and 3rd game especially at the ending. We were calm and we knew what to be done," Manu told PTI. "Over all I think we are coordinating well on court and this win will be a good boost up for the future matches."
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