Wee Kiong, V Shem win M'sia's sixth gold at Glasgow

GLASGOW: National men's doubles pair Tan Wee Kiong/Goh V Shem contributed Malaysia's sixth gold medal of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games after a thrilling three-set victory over Singaporean pair Danny Chrisnanta/Chayut Triyachart here, Sunday.
The gold was the second of the day for Malaysia from the Emirates Arena today where badminton was played, since the women's doubles pair had contributed the country's fifth gold medal of the games after beating a pair from India.
The gold won by the men's doubles pair was also the third contributed by the badminton squad, since Malaysia had already won the team gold earlier.
Wee Kiong-V Shem took the first set without much effort, winning 21-12, but Danny-Chayut came back strongly to reverse the score in the second set, winning 21-12 to force the match into a deciding set.
Knowing they had to dig deep into their reserves to maintain Malaysia's supremacy and pride in the men's doubles since 1990, Wee Kiong-V Shem started to play a more aggressive game to walk out with a 21-15 victory.
Brothers Jalani Sidek/Razif Sidek won the first gold at the 1990 Games, followed by Cheah Soon Kit/Soon Beng Kiang in 1994, Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah (1998), Chan Chong Ming/Chew Choon Eng (2002), Chan Chong Ming/Koo Kien Keat (2006) and Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong (2010).
"We are very happy to have contributed a gold medal to the country and more importantly maintain the tradition of winning. We hope to maintain the momentum when playing in the BWF World Championships in Denmark later this month," Wee Kiong told reporters, here yesterday.
The bronze medal went to Chris Langridge/Peter Mills who beat their fellow countrymen Chris Adcock/Andrew Ellis 21-17, 21-17 in an all-England affair, Saturday. – Bernama