PETALING JAYA: National men’s doubles shuttlers Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun’s debut at the World Tour Finals ended on a disappointing note when they failed to qualify for the semi-finals.
The world No 4 duo, who needed to win their final group tie in straight games to enter the last four, fell to South Korea’s world champions Kim Won Ho-Seo Seung Jae 23-25, 21-14, 19-21 in a match lasting 62 minutes.
They won only one of the three group matches and were placed third in Group A which means they won prize money of US$39,000 (RM159,443). The fourth placed pair Chiu Hsiang Chieh-Wang Chi Lin from Taiwan received US$21,000 (RM85,854).