Badminton: Mew Choo Fails To Make GP Final

JOHOR BAHARU, July 10 (Bernama) -- Top national player Wong Mew Choo failed to make the Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold Championship after she lost to Zhou Mi of Hong Kong.

Fourth seed Mew Choo went down 21-19, 12-21, 15-21 to second seed Zhou Mi in a match at Johor Baharu City Stadium here today.

Mew Choo who began brightly in the first set made several unforced errors in the second set.

"I tried to control the shuttle but it kept going out," she told reporters after the game.

Mew Choo tried to raise her game in the third set but Zhou Mi proved to be too strong.

Zhou Mi will meet fellow countrywoman Yip Pui Yin (3rd seed) who beat first seed Pi Hongyan of France.

Pui Yin who lost 10-21 in the first set recovered to wrap up the remaining two sets 21-10, 21-11.

Source from BERNAMA