TheStar MULHEIM: National singles shuttler Lee Tsuen Seng made grounds in his bid to stay in the national team by reaching the third round of the German Open. Tsuen Seng, 25, who is under a six-month probation, defeated P. Gopichand of India 15-7, 15-4 and German Bjoern Joppien 15-10, 15-6 in the first two rounds. He will meet top seed Lin Dan of China in the third round. The only Malaysian casualty was Kuan Beng Hong who lost 11-15, 10-15 to Anders Boesen of Denmark. The other singles shuttlers – Wong Choong Hann, Lee Chong Wei, Sairul Amar Ayob and the Hashim brothers Hafiz and Roslin – all reached the third round. MALAYSIAN RESULTS Men's singles First round: Lee Tsuen Seng bt P. Gopichand (Ind) 15-7, 15-4; Mohd Roslin Hashim bt Jim Ronny Andersen (Nor) w.o.; Wong Choong Hann bt Peter Mikkelsen (Den) 15-11, 13-15, 15-11; Kuan Beng Hong lost to Anders Boesen (Den) 11-15, 10-15; Sairul Amar Ayob bt Niels Christian Kaldau (Den) 15-2, 9-15, 15-6; Lee Chong Wei bt Hendrik Westmeyer (Ger) 15-6, 15-6; Mohd Hafiz Hashim bt Anup Sridhar (Ind) 15-5, 15-7 Second round: Tsuen Seng bt Bjoern Joppien (Ger) 15-10, 15-6; Roslin bt Shoji Sato (Jpn) 15-7, 15-6; Chong Wei bt Lee Hyun-il (Kor) 15-8, 15-10; Hafiz bt Sven Eric Kastens (Ger) 15-3, 15-2; Sairul bt Rune Massing (Ned) 15-9, 15-6; Choong Hann bt Eric Pang (Ned) 15-6, 5-15, 15-7. Men's doubles First round: Choong Tan Fook-Chew Choon Eng bt Rupesh Kumar-Thomas Sanave (Ind) 15-7, 15-9; Chan Chong Ming-Koo Kien Keat bt Vladislav Drenchenko-Ingo Kindavater (Ukr-Ger) 15-12, 15-13 Women's singles (qualifying tournament) Second round: Wang Rong (Chn) bt Wong Mew Choo 11-7, 11-5 Women's doubles First round: Jiang Yanmei-Li Yujia (Chn) bt Ooi Sock Ai-Mooi Hing Yau 15-12, 15-10; Wong Pei Tty-Chin Eei Hui bt Aki Akao-Tomomi Matsuda (Jpn) 15-6, 15-8 Mixed doubles First round: Vladislav Druchenko-Elena-Nordzran (Ukr) bt Koo Kien Keat-Wong Pei Tty 15-13, 8-15, 15-13
