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PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has a chance to win three titles on the last day of the Russian Open.
Mohd Arif Abdul Latif-Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub, not thrilled, surprised Vladimir Ivanov-Ivan Sozonov in Vladivostok reach the final of the men's singles.
Former Arif-Azriyn national stars overcame the top-ranked Russian pair 16-21, 21-19, 21-19 in the semifinal yesterday to win their first international title this year. . They face Konstantin Abramov-Alexandr Zinchenko in the final today.
World Champion Chow Mei Kuan-Lee Meng Yean took advantage of his mission in Nanjing, China, beating team-mates Lim Chiew Sien-Tan Sueh Jeou 21-19, 23-21 to enter the final. double feminine.
The national pair of doubles No. 1 plays against the Japanese Chisato Hoshi-Kie Nakahishi in the final today.
In women, 22-year-old Ho Yen Mei continued her stunning race beating fourth-seeded Canadian Yvonne Li 21-17, 21-15 to reach the final.
Yen Mei, playing his first competition in four months after recovering from his injuries, meets Shiori, an unseeded Ebihara turnip of Japan in the final.
Arif, having reached the men's doubles final with Azriyn, said he was happy that they still have what it takes to play in the top-flight
" Our hope is to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, so it 's time to score as much rankin "Our goal was to reach the final and today, we have proven that our standard does not come anywhere near. is not so far behind some of the world's best shuttles beating Ivanov-Sozonov, "said Arif
.We are now more confident and hope to clinch our first international title this year.
" However, we can not not underestimate our opponents in the final since they are better ranked. "Since our goal is to qualify for the Olympics, we hope to enter the world 's top 40 by the end of the year," added Arif, who became national champion with Azriyn in 2015.
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