Yew Sin seeks perfect wedding gift for wife Ohori at Macau Open
The Super 300 tournament begins on Tuesday, with Yew Sin and partner Teo Ee Yi taking on Indonesia's world No. 51 Rahmat Hidayat-Yeremia Rambitan in the first round.
Yew Sin tied the knot with former Japanese shuttler Ohori in Melaka last month, and since then, the pair have enjoyed a much-needed upturn in form.
After seven straight first-round exits, Yew Sin-Ee Yi roared back to reach the semi-finals of the Super 750 Japan Open a fortnight ago — cheered on by Ohori from the stands.
The momentum carried into last week's Super 1000 China Open, where they advanced to the quarter-finals.
While the Macau Open may not match the prestige of their last two events, Yew Sin-Ee Yi are now eyeing their first title since the 2020 Thailand Masters.
However, the path to glory won't be easy.
Standing in their way could be Indonesia's world No. 8 Sabar Karyaman Gutama-Moh Reza Isfahani in the quarter-finals
Sabar-Reza, coached by former Olympic champion Hendra Setiawan, will first face Malaysia's world junior champions Aaron Tai-Kang Khai Xing in the opening round.
Another experienced Malaysian pair, Nur Azriyn Ayub-Tan Wee Kiong, will also look to build on recent form after reaching the Japan Open quarter-finals and narrowly losing to compatriots Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun in the second round of the China Open.
World No. 25 Azriyn-Wee Kiong will begin their Macau campaign on Wednesday.
In women's doubles, world No. 22 Go Pei Kee-Teoh Mei Xing, who impressed by reaching the China Open quarter-finals, will be fired up for another good run.
They open against India's world No. 137 Apoorva Gahlawat-Sakshi Gahlawat in the first round.
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