The Men’s doubles pair that was one of the favorites to take home their very first badminton title came short on their stint in the tournament. The Malaysian Boon Heong teamed up with the former World and Olympic champion Hendra of Indonesia in January to make a dominant pair for the Australian Open, but the high profile pair came short as the pair were beaten by the World No. 5 Takeshi Kamura-Keigo Sonoda of Japan in the final of Australian Open in Sydney on Sunday. Kamura-Sonoda’s win has made them ensured that Japan emerged as the biggest winners in Australia. The ninja has prevailed and slashed their opponents in this tournament. The World ranked No. 30 Boon Heong-Hendra, who were making their first final appearance after 12 tournaments, ran out of steam as the energetic Japanese pair romped to a 21-17, 21-19 win in 37 minutes. But speaking of the biggest wins in the Australia Open tournament the India’s K. Srikanth scored the biggest win of the day – beating...
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