Almore: Goh Soon Huat, Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong remain on course in their bid to lift the Dutch Open title but not without getting a tough fight from their opponents in the quarter-finals on Friday.
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Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong, Iskandar in Dutch Open quarters
Almere: No. 7 seeds men’s doubles pair Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong of Malaysia on Thursday survived a stern test from unseeded world number 53 Bastian Kersaudy/Gaetan Mittelheisser of France to reach the quarter-finals of the Dutch Open after a tense three-set encounter.
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Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong, on comeback trail, win ´White Nights 2015´
Gatchina: Former world No. 1 men’s pair Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong of Malaysia beat second seeds Marcus Ellis/Chris Langridge of England 21-10, 21-12 in the final of ´White Nights 2015´ International Challenge, to win their second title in three tournaments since announcing their comebacks in April 2015.
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2015 Baku: Chloe/Sam Magee, Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen advance
Baku: At the European Games in Baku, Irish badminton mixed doubles pair Chloe and Sam Magee were guaranteed bronze medals after beating Polish pair Aneta Wojtkow and Pawel Pietryja 21-18, 21-12 in 34 minutes on Friday to advance to the semi-finals.
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Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen in 2015 Baku semis
Baku: The badminton men’s doubles event was previously considered one of Denmark’s safest medal at the European Games in Azerbaijan, and tournament favorites Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen of Denmark again further solidified their chances of nabbing a gold for their country after they were able to live up to expectations and have successfully rolled past Gaetan Mittelheisser and Bastian Kersaudy of France on Thursday, winning 21-16, 21-17 to reach the Baku 2015 men’s doubles semifinals.
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Chloe Magee, Scott Evans win second group-stage matches at 2015 Baku
Baku: Chloe Magee managed to recompose herself on Tuesday after she was beaten by Estonias Kati Tolmoff 21-18 21-17 in her opening match in Group F yesterday. She eased through her second group game at the European Games in Baku on Tuesday, defeating Kristine Sefere in the badminton singles Group F encounter. The Irish Olympian was rarely troubled by her Latvian opponent and secured the 2-0 victory in just over 22 minutes with a scoreline of 21-9, 21-7.
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Scott Evans wins, Chloe Magee loses opening match in Baku
By Ian O’Riordan
From their first conception to their swift fruition Scott Evans has been eyeing up these European Games, and now we know exactly why. In a game where medals are the only currency, Evans is getting increasingly desperate for some just reward.
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US Open GP: Three Ireland players advance to quarters
New York: On Thursday, Ireland’s Scott Evans was able to knock off Petr Koukal of Czech Republic 21-18 21-19 to claim victory in the second round of US Open Grand Prix gold.
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