Malaysian duo stun Chinese world champions

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 (Reuters) Malaysian men's doubles sixth seeds Choong Tan Fook and Lee Wan Wah ousted Chinese defending champions Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng 15-21 21-18 21-19 in their world championships quarter-final match today.

Amid tumultuous scenes at the Putra Stadium, The Malaysians trailed 19-16 in the decider but swept to victory, winning the last five points in a row to the delight of a noisy, near-10,000 strong crowd.

Choong and Lee are seen as Malaysia's back-up to All England champions and second seeds Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong, who are in action on Friday night in their quarter-final.

Their victory raises real hopes that after 30 years of waiting since the inaugural tournament in 1977, Malaysia can finally land a world title.

They also retain aspirations in the women's singles through Wong Mew Choo, who ousted defending women's singles champion Xie Xingfang on Thursday, and Commonwealth women's doubles champions Wong Pei Tty and Chin Ei Hui.

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