<figure id="attachment_3125188" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3125188" style="width: 1600px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-3125188" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/4c1bf9b6-justin-hoh-bernama-030825-1.webp" alt="Justin Hoh" width="1600" height="1000" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3125188" class="wp-caption-text">National shuttler Justin Hoh lost to Anders Antonsen 17-21, 11-21 in 41 minutes in their last 16 match at the Korea Open today. (Bernama pic)</figcaption></figure>
PETALING JAYA: National shuttler Justin Hoh put up a spirited fight but was no match for world No 2 Anders Antonsen from Denmark in their Korea Open last 16 match today.
The world No 37 went down 17-21, 11-21 in 41 minutes at the Suwon Gymnasium. It was their first meeting on the international circuit.
Despite the straight-games defeat, Justin made the Dane work hard for his points. Antonsen will meet either Japan&#8217;s Kodai Naraoka or Taiwan&#8217;s Su Li Yang in the quarter-finals.
Earlier, men’s doubles pair Choong Hon Jian and Haikal Nazri crashed out after a 17-21, 11-21 loss to Japan&#8217;s Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi.
The World Tour Super 500 event has been a tough outing for Malaysian players, with only two mixed doubles pairs still in the running.
Tomorrow, Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Jemie Lai will take on world No 1 pair Jiang Zhen Bang-Wei Ya Xin of China, while Wong Tien Ci-Lim Chiew Sien face Denmark&#8217;s Mathias Christiansen-Alexandra Boje.

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