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Tze Yong falls in Denmark Open first round

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian shuttler Ng Tze Yong crashed out of the first round of the Denmark Open today.

Tze Yong, 23, who reached the Arctic Open final last week, lost 21-18, 21-11 to China's Lu Guang Zu.

Just last week, Tze Yong downed Guang Zu in the quarter-finals in Finland.

The Chinese world No. 12 will face world No. 2 Antony Sinisuka Ginting of Indonesia next.

Malaysian men's doubles Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun, who finished second in the Arctic Open, lost 21-18, 21-16 to Japan's Akira Koga-Taichi Saito in the first round.

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