Men’s doubles shuttlers Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi brought cheers to the home fans in the Malaysia Open by pulling off a sensational 15-21, 21-17, 21-13 win over Indonesia’s world No. 4 Fajar Alfian-Rian Ardianto in the first round.
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00:00The audience is cheering for the team
00:07The audience is cheering for the team
00:13We're more relaxed now
00:18Not like we're not focused
00:20Because we didn't play well last year
00:23So we just want to play our best
00:26That's the best thing for the outcome
00:30So it's more like nothing to lose
00:33Like you said, we didn't play well last year
00:36We had ups and downs
00:38A lot of downs
00:4070-80% down
00:43So far, hopefully we can do better in the second round
00:48Does the environment help with your performance?
00:52Yes, it does
00:54The answer is the same
00:56The audience is cheering for us
01:02Yusin, how important is this win?
01:05Like you said, we didn't play well last year
01:09Yesterday, a lot of your Malaysian friends
01:12Didn't advance to the second round
01:14Before going on the court
01:16How important is this result for you guys?
01:22We didn't say we wanted to go on the court
01:26We all wanted to win
01:28But we didn't force each other
01:32Like we had to win
01:34We focused on ourselves
01:37Don't think about winning or losing
01:41This win is important for us
01:44But keep it low
01:46Don't think it's enough
01:50You lost the last 3 games
01:53Not the last 3 games
01:55But the last 2 games
01:57So what's the key point today?
02:00Like you said, we didn't force each other
02:05We focused on ourselves
02:08Last year's result wasn't good
02:12So we focused on ourselves
02:15How do you see your performance tomorrow?
02:19It's tough
02:21Super Top 1000 isn't easy
02:23So we need to focus
02:25And recover well
02:27Yusin, does this result show that you're still hungry
02:30To continue your career?
02:33We want to win
02:35We're still hungry
02:37But like we said
02:39Don't put too much pressure on ourselves
02:42Focus on each game, each point
02:48Super Top 1000