Paddlers Javen-Karen stun third seeds to storm into final

Javen Choong and Karen Lyne will meet India’s Sharath Kamal Achanta-Sreeja Akula for the gold showdown. (Bernama pic)BIRMINGHAM: National mixed doubles paddlers Javen Choong-Karen Lyne turned things upside down when they produced a stunning 3-1 win over third seeds Clarence Chew Zhe Yu-Zeng Jian of Singapore to storm into the final of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games here today. The unseeded Malaysians were clearly in their element as they carved out an 11-7, 5-11, 11-7, 11-7 win over the fancied Singaporeans at the National Exhibition Centre here.